Café & Sweets · Murasakino / Kita Ward
Aburi Mochi Kazariya あぶり餅 本家 根元 かざりや
Centuries-old teahouse at Imamiya Shrine's east gate serving one thing: grilled rice-cake skewers in white miso sauce.
Hours10:00-17:00
ClosedWednesdays (open if the 1st, 15th or a holiday, then closed the next day); Dec 16-31
PriceTypical visit: ¥700
Getting thereImamiya Jinja-mae bus stop (city bus 46), 3 min
Time needed30 min
Best timeWeekday afternoon, combined with Imamiya Shrine or Daitoku-ji
Address96 Murasakino Imamiya-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto
About
Kazariya faces its rival Ichiwa across the east approach to Imamiya Shrine, and both sell only aburi-mochi, small rice cakes dusted with kinako, grilled over charcoal and coated in sweet white miso. You eat at low tables in an old wooden house. It has been a Tabelog Wagashi Hyakumeiten many times, most recently 2026.
Highlights
- Single-item menu of grilled aburi-mochi
- Historic wooden teahouse at Imamiya Shrine
- Tabelog Wagashi Hyakumeiten (2018-2026)
Tips
- Pair with Imamiya Shrine and Daitoku-ji, a 10-min walk away
- Takeaway available
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