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Kaiseki & ryotei — Kyoto

Minokichi Honten Takeshigero

The flagship of Minokichi, one of Kyoto's oldest kaiseki houses (founded in 1716), rebuilt in 1992 at Awataguchi between Okazaki and Higashiyama. A sukiya-style main building with a staged great hall, and the Gassho-kan, a thatched farmhouse moved from Gokayama, surround a bamboo garden. House speciality: grilled eel.

京懐石 美濃吉本店 竹茂楼

City
Kyoto
District
Awataguchi (Okazaki / Higashiyama)
Cuisine
Kaiseki & ryotei
Private hire
On request
Indicative budget
Dinner: kaiseki ¥16,200 to ¥27,000 per person (tax included, 20% service extra); lunch from ¥8,000 on weekdays (excl. tax, 10% service). Indicative prices published on the official site.
Address
65 Torii-cho, Awataguchi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8436
Access
5 minutes on foot from Higashiyama station (Tozai subway). Parking for 7 cars; we recommend coach or taxi.

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Corporate use

A true ryotei able to host a large group dinner: the Nanae great hall (56 tatami mats, cypress stage) suits an evening with a geiko or maiko dance, and the chair-seated hall in the Gassho-kan doubles as a meeting room for up to 50. Ten minutes on foot from The Westin Miyako, it rounds off a Nanzen-ji and Heian Shrine day.

Private rooms & private hire

Main building: the upstairs Nanae great hall (56 tatami, plus a 12-mat corridor, raised stage), the Matsugasane mid-size room (22.5 tatami), small rooms of 4.5 to 10 tatami, some with sunken tables. Gassho-kan: 24- and 15-mat rooms downstairs and a chair-seated hall upstairs (Yuki-no-ma), with space for dance and up to 50 for a meeting.

The menu

Monthly Kyoto kaiseki (each month's menu is illustrated on the website), in several courses at lunch and dinner, with charcoal-grilled eel as the signature dish. Celebration menus on request; content varies with the day's market.

Frequently asked questions

Can we hold an evening with maiko?

Yes, the Nanae great hall has a stage and Yuki-no-ma has space set aside for dance; we book the geiko or maiko separately.

Can we hold a meeting before dinner?

Yes, the chair-seated hall in the Gassho-kan can be set as a meeting room for up to 50.

Will guests have to sit on the floor?

Not necessarily: several rooms have tables and chairs, and some small rooms have sunken leg wells.

What are the hours?

Lunch 11:30–15:00, dinner 17:00–21:00, last order 19:00.

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Japan MICE, precisely orchestrated since 2005.

A few details are enough for a first proposal. A dedicated project manager replies within 48 business hours.