Restaurants and Accommodations

Enjoy some seasonal food while looking at the Kiyotaki River and the natural garden. The front view of Kosanji, a temple well known for Choju Jinbutsu Giga (monochrome ink painting paper scroll of caricatures of frolicking birds, animals, and humans), is one of the temple’s features.

This shop is in front of the Makinoo bus stop, where you can eat noodles, donburi (a bowl of rice with food on top), set meals, zenzai (red bean soup), and amazake (a sweet drink made from fermented rice), as well as oden (Japanese one-pot dishes).

The area is surrounded by fresh green maple leaves and beautiful mountain azalea blossoms, and in spring you will hear the croaks of kajika frogs. When the firefly season is over, enjoy mountain village dishes with freshly baked young sweetfish (for 2,800 yen) by the flowing of the Kiyotaki River. The red autumn leaves are at their best around mid-November. The hot-tofu set meal (for 2,500 yen) is popular in the chilly autumn. Botannabe (boar stew) is served in winter (for 5,500 yen) to those who make a reservation.

Suzuriishitei is located down by the gate of Jingoji, a temple well known for red autumn leaves. It is a teahouse where you can enjoy the sight of fresh greenery in spring and colored leaves in autumn.

Momijiya is a traditional inn priding itself on its cuisine. It has a main building and annex. The annex is a folk art-like hall reached by crossing a dedicated suspension bridge over the Kiyotaki River. Momijiya is a quiet inn surrounded by maples and Kitayama cedar trees. It attaches importance to seasonal ingredients and keeps in mind that guests can enjoy the food while taking in the beauty of nature.

Yamamoto Shokudo is a restaurant with a beautiful view from the window. It is right in front of the Takao bus stop. It also serves as a liquor store and a souvenir shop.

The Takao Kanko Hotel is located in a mountain valley surrounded by greenery. You can see fresh greenery in spring and natural fireflies in summer (mid-June to early July). You can also enjoy kawadoko ryori (dining by the riverbed) in summer while watching the dancing of maiko (apprentice geisha, Japanese women who entertain through performing the ancient traditions of art, dance, and singing). Every autumn, the mountain is covered with beautiful red leaves foliage. This hotel is a convenient base for visiting the three greatest mountain ridges and strolling around Sagano. It takes 15 to 20 minutes to reach Toei Kyoto Studio Park and Kinkakuji Temple by car. The hotel offers lunch by the riverbed (early April through the end of November). Offerings include hot tofu and packed lunch (from 3,000 yen), a seasonal kaiseki (a traditional multi-course Japanese meal) course (from 7,000 yen), and a matsutake kaiseki (pine mushroom kaiseki) course (from 10,000 yen).

Kinsuitei Shiten is a restaurant that stands on a hillside that overlooks the Kyototake River along Shuzan-kaido Road. In the restaurant, there is an elevated, felt-carpeted room that resembles a riverbed, where customers can enjoy the beautiful scenery up close.
This is a perfect place to take a breather while enjoying local cuisine, such as soba (buckwheat) noodles made with locally grown wild vegetables and salt-grilled sweetfish from the Kiyotake River.

Takao Chaya’s Momiji Set is a popular menu that a wide range of age groups can enjoy in this quiet place full of red leaves in autumn, which comes with all Takao specialties.

This shop is located along National Highway Route 162, between Kozanji Temple and Jingoji Temple. The shop mainly deals in woodworking products. Each article sold is handmade, and the shop attaches importance to inspiration, flexibility, and makes every effort to offer fine-quality products.

Love the four seasons and taste the essence of each season. There are delicacies of the mountains and benefits of the clear stream nurtured by rich nature here in Takao. Takao Kinsuitei hopes that you will taste the treasure of these wonderful ingredients. The power of nature has been added to delicate and beautiful Kyoto food that is said to be “eaten with one’s eyes.” Give Kinsuitei’s taste a try. The owner brings himself into the mountain and collects bamboo shoots, bracken, and matsutake (pine mushrooms). Enjoy dishes unique to Takao, such as the sweetfish, amago (red spotted masu trout), and Botannabe (boar stew) in a pure Japanese-style restaurant made of Kitayama cedar wood.

All guestrooms are in pure Japanese style.
The rooms are all air-conditioned, and provided with equipment, such as a TV and mini-fridge, and Yukata (Japanese-style bathrobes), as well as amenities.
The Japanese-style inn Yamazaki, which is close to Arashiyama and Takao, hopes that its service will make your trip to Kyoto the greatest.