Keibunsha Ichijoji
京都市左京区一乗寺払殿町10Open in Google Maps ↗Official site ↗
Keibunsha Ichijoji is a well-known independent select bookshop in Kyoto, selling books and lifestyle goods with an attached gallery and event space. Open 11:00 AM–7:00 PM (closed during the year-end/New Year period), at 10 Haraidono-cho, Ichijoji, Sakyo Ward; about a 3-minute walk from Eizan Electric Railway Ichijoji Station.
Before you go
Keibunsha Ichijoji is an independent select bookshop in Ichijoji — 'a shop of this and that about books.' Beyond books it has the Seikatsukan (books and goods about daily life, with a mini gallery), Gallery Enfer (rentable gallery with irregular exhibitions and a yearly used-book fair), and Cottage, an event space with a kitchen rentable by the day. Parking: 1 space in front + 5 behind the shop.
- Independent select bookshop: books plus lifestyle goods
- Three spaces: Seikatsukan mini gallery, Gallery Enfer, kitchen-equipped Cottage event space
- Yearly used-book fair at the gallery
- Open 11:00 AM–7:00 PM, closed only on New Year's Day
- Getting there
- 10 Haraidono-cho, Ichijoji, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto 606-8184. About a 3-minute walk from Eizan Electric Railway 'Ichijoji' Station (per the shop's official access guide on note). By car: 1 space in front + 5 behind the shop.
- Booking
- No reservation needed for shopping. Gallery Enfer and Cottage event space require applications (forms on the official site).
- Crowds
- Open 11:00 AM–7:00 PM, closed only on New Year's Day (and year-end/New Year period). Event days can be busy.
- Good for
- Book lovers, fans of lifestyle goods and design, anyone wanting to see a small exhibition in Kyoto.
- How it differs
- Unlike big chain bookstores, this is a select shop mixing books, lifestyle goods, a gallery and event spaces — more of a cultural hub. You can browse books, see an exhibition, or join an event in one visit.
What are the opening hours?
11:00 AM–7:00 PM (closed during the year-end/New Year period).
Any closing days?
Open all year except New Year's Day.
How do I get there?
Eizan Electric Railway 'Ichijoji' Station, about a 3-minute walk along the shopping street (per the shop's official access guide).
Is there an English page?
Unknown — the top page has only a one-line English tagline; no full English version found.
Sources Keibunsha official site (hours, address, floors) · Keibunsha official access guide (shop's official note account) · Geospatial Information Authority of Japan: address search API (government)
- Closed during the year-end/New Year period; only New Year's Day is the regular closing day otherwise
- Only 6 parking spaces total — public transport is easier
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