Gion Yamaoka

Name: Gion Yamaoka
Address: 570-246 Gionmachi Minamigawa Higashiyama-ku Kyoto, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, Kyoto, 605-0074, JP
Telephone: +81-50-5596-3303
Price range: ¥30,000–39,999

祇園山岡

Kaiseki in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, Kyoto, 7 min walk from Gion-shijo Station

Our analysis

82%of high-end restaurants in Kyoto have a lower dinner budget
Phonebookings only

Dinner ¥30,000–39,999Book by phone

Photos from the restaurant's page on Tabelog

All 8 photos, by dishes, the room and the entrance

Dishes 8

Its dinner budget on Tabelog (¥30,000–39,999) is higher than that of 82% of the high-end restaurants in Kyoto in this guide, and higher than that of 79% of its kaiseki restaurants. It takes bookings by phone only; 132 of the 332 kaiseki restaurants in Kyoto can be booked online in English. Good for a seat at the counter, a late dinner (open until midnight), and a meal with children (its Tabelog listing says they are welcome).

How we analyze restaurants

How it compares

Kaiseki restaurants in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama with a dinner budget close to its own, nearest to it in our ranking.

Restaurant	Rank in Kyoto	Dinner from	Lunch from	Booking	Awards	Walk	Closed
Kawabata	—	¥29,700	budget ¥10,000–14,999	Online, Japanese only	—	10 min, Gion-shijo	—
East End Gion	—	¥16,500	—	Phone only	—	4 min, Gion-shijo	Mon, Sun
Gion Yamaoka	—	budget ¥30,000–39,999	—	Phone only	—	7 min, Gion-shijo	—
SoNoMa by SingleThread	—	budget ¥40,000–49,999	—	No public phone or online	—	5 min, Gion-shijo	Mon, Sun
Gion Fukuyama	—	¥18,000	—	Online, Japanese only	—	3 min, Gion-shijo	Sun
Kani Jenu Gion	—	budget ¥40,000–49,999	budget ¥30,000–39,999	Online in English (TableCheck)	—	5 min, Gion-shijo	Sun

For international visitors

Book through a concierge

No online booking in English and no menu or staff in English are listed. A hotel concierge can book for you.

Menu	Not listed
Staff	Not listed
Payment
Seating and facilities	Counter seats, Sunken seating (no kneeling), Free Wi-Fi

How to book Gion Yamaoka

Call 050-5596-3303 (+81-50-5596-3303 from outside Japan). Staff may speak only Japanese, so a hotel concierge can call for you.

Can't get a table? Kaiseki nearby you can book online

The food

Photos from the restaurant's page on Tabelog.

Prices

Dinner	¥30,000–39,999 per person
Credit cards
Electronic money	Accepted, QR code payments accepted

Opening hours

Monday	19:00–00:00 (next day)
Tuesday	19:00–00:00 (next day)
Wednesday	19:00–00:00 (next day)
Thursday	19:00–00:00 (next day)
Friday	19:00–00:00 (next day)
Saturday	19:00–00:00 (next day)
Sunday	19:00–00:00 (next day)
Public holidays	Open

Seats and rooms

Seats	8
Private rooms	No
Private hire	Possible
Largest group	8 people
Smoking	Non smoking We have a smoking area available.
Children	Children are welcome
Setting	Hideout, A house restaurant, Relaxing space, Counter seating, Sunken seating, Power outlets available, Free Wi-Fi available
Drinks	Sake (Nihonshu), Shochu (Japanese spirits), Wine

Getting there

7 min walk (530 m) from Gion-shijo Station, Exit 6.

Also near: Kyoto-Kawaramachi: 9 min · Sanjō Keihan: 13 min

Leave Gion-shijo Station by Exit 6 and walk east for 70 m.
Turn right onto Yamato-ohji and walk 90 m.
Turn left at Laonn Inn and walk 70 m.
Turn right and walk 120 m.
Turn right onto Hanami-koji and walk 30 m.
Turn left and walk 160 m.
Gion Yamaoka is on your right.
On your right
Look for
祇園山岡
The restaurant's name, as on its sign

Show this to a taxi driver

祇園山岡京都府京都市東山区祇園町南側570-246

The address in Japanese, as drivers enter it

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Location

Address	570-246 Gionmachi Minamigawa Higashiyama-ku Kyoto, Kyoto 605-0074
Stations	Gion-shijo, 450 m, about 8 min walk Kyoto-Kawaramachi, 680 m, about 11 min walk Sanjō Keihan, 820 m, about 13 min walk
Directions	10 minutes on foot from Gion Shijo Station.