Sangencha

Name: Sangencha
Address: 347-96 Gionmachi Kitagawa Higashiyama-ku Kyoto, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, Kyoto, 605-0073, JP
Telephone: +81-75-533-0218
Price range: ¥20,000–29,999

山玄茶

Kaiseki in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, Kyoto, 5 min walk from Gion-shijo Station

2026Bronze百名店2025

Our analysis

#23of 129 kaiseki restaurants in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama
18%of high-end restaurants in Kyoto have a higher dinner budget
8 yearsThe Tabelog Award in a row
Japaneseonline booking only

Dinner ¥20,000–29,999Closed TuesdaysBook by phone

Inside

Entrance

Photos posted by the restaurant on Tabelog

In our ranking, Sangencha is 23rd of the 129 kaiseki restaurants in Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama and 43rd of 332 in Kyoto. Its dinner budget on Tabelog (¥20,000–29,999) is lower than that of 18% of the high-end restaurants in Kyoto in this guide, and lower than that of 21% of its kaiseki restaurants. Its record: The Tabelog Award every year since 2019 (8 times; one of 33 in Kyoto in this guide with that run) and Tabelog 100 in 2021, 2023, and 2025. It takes bookings online only in Japanese, on Ikyu Restaurant; 132 of the 332 kaiseki restaurants in Kyoto can be booked online in English. Good for a seat at the counter, a private room (for 2, 4, or 6), a less expensive lunch (from ¥10,000, 50% below its dinner budget), 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
Gion Nishikawa	#33	¥33,000	¥15,730	Online in English (OMAKASE)	★★ · Bronze 2026 · Tabelog 100 2025	11 min, Gion-shijo	Mon, Sun
Hyotei	#35	budget ¥30,000–39,999	budget ¥30,000–39,999	Online in English (Pocket Concierge)	★★★ · Bronze 2024 · Tabelog 100 2023	6 min, Keage	Wed
Sumibi Kappo Ifuki	#39	¥33,000	—	Online, Japanese only	★★ · Bronze 2026 · Tabelog 100 2025	5 min, Gion-shijo	Tue
Sangencha	#43	budget ¥20,000–29,999	budget ¥10,000–14,999	Online, Japanese only	Bronze 2026 · Tabelog 100 2025	5 min, Gion-shijo	Tue
Gion Matayoshi	#47	¥36,000	¥20,000	Online in English (TableCheck)	★★ · Bronze 2026 · Tabelog 100 2025	4 min, Gion-shijo	Mon
Mizuno	#48	budget ¥20,000–29,999	budget ¥20,000–29,999	Online in English (TableCheck)	★	6 min, Sanjō Keihan	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, Private rooms, Sunken seating (no kneeling), Tatami room

How to book Sangencha

The restaurant also takes online bookings in Japanese through Ikyu Restaurant.
Call 075-533-0218 (+81-75-533-0218 from outside Japan). Staff may speak only Japanese, so a hotel concierge can call for you.

Anniversaries and birthdays: the restaurant prepares a celebration if you ask when you book (a dessert plate with your message, a cake or a surprise). More in Kyoto.

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

The food

Photos the restaurant posted on Tabelog.

Prices

Dinner	¥20,000–29,999 per person
Lunch	¥10,000–14,999 per person
Diners report spending	¥30,000–39,999 at dinner, ¥10,000–14,999 at lunch
Service charge	Charge fee: 500 yen.
Credit cards
Electronic money	Not accepted

Opening hours

Monday	12:00–14:30, 18:00–21:30
Tuesday	Closed
Wednesday	18:00–21:30
Thursday	12:00–14:30, 18:00–21:30
Friday	12:00–14:30, 18:00–21:30
Saturday	12:00–14:30, 18:00–21:30
Sunday	12:00–14:30, 18:00–21:30

Seats and rooms

Inside

The dining room, in the restaurant's own photos.

Seats	26
Private rooms	Yes, for 2, 4, or 6 people
Private hire	Possible
Smoking	Non smoking
Children	Children are welcome
Setting	A house restaurant, Relaxing space, Spacious seating, Counter seating, Tatami room, Sunken seating
Drinks	Sake (Nihonshu)
Services	Celebrations and surprises, Take-out
Opened	February 2008

Getting there

5 min walk (390 m) from Gion-shijo Station, Exit 9.

Also near: Sanjō Keihan: 8 min · Sanjo: 8 min

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Leave Gion-shijo Station by Exit 9 and walk north for 20 m.
Turn right at Jam Hostel and walk 60 m.
Turn right at FamilyMart onto Nawate-dori and walk 10 m.
Turn left at FamilyMart and walk 240 m.
Turn left and walk 20 m.
Turn right and walk 20 m.
Sangencha is on your right.
On your right
Look for
山玄茶
The restaurant's name, as on its sign
The entrance, in the restaurant's own photo

Show this to a taxi driver

山玄茶京都府京都市東山区祇園町北側347-96

The address in Japanese, as drivers enter it

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Location

Address	347-96 Gionmachi Kitagawa Higashiyama-ku Kyoto, Kyoto 605-0073
Stations	Gion-shijo, 390 m, about 7 min walk Sanjō Keihan, 490 m, about 8 min walk Sanjo, 550 m, about 9 min walk
Directions	12 minutes walk from Gion-Shijo Station.

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Nearby

Sights within a walk

Yasaka Shrine, 290 m, about 5 min walk

Awards

Selected for Tabelog Japanese cuisine WEST “Tabelog 100”, 2025
Selected for Tabelog Japanese cuisine WEST “Tabelog 100”, 2023
Selected for Tabelog Japanese cuisine WEST “Tabelog 100”, 2021

Questions visitors ask

How much does Sangencha cost?

The restaurant puts dinner at ¥20,000–29,999 per person and lunch at ¥10,000–14,999. Drinks and a service charge (Charge fee: 500 yen.) may be extra; credit cards are accepted.