Historic restaurants · Okazaki

Rokusei 六盛

Okazaki restaurant founded in 1899, the creator of the te-oke bento served in a hand-made wooden pail.

Hours11:30–14:00, 17:00–21:00 (dinner by reservation)

ClosedMondays (next day if holiday), irregular

Getting thereHigashiyama Station (Tozai Line), 10 min

Time needed1 hour

Address71 Okazaki Nishitenno-cho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto

Websiterokusei.co.jp

About

Rokusei began as a caterer and opened as a restaurant in 1899, taking its name from a local council it served, the Rokuseikai of six neighbourhoods. In 1966 it created its signature te-oke bento: seasonal Kyoto dishes arranged in a lidded wooden pail made by a cooper, a design it registered as a trademark. The restaurant outgrew its first home and in 1977 moved to the north bank of the canal beside Heian Shrine. During building, many roof tiles from the Heian-period Rokushoji temples were dug up on the site, and some are displayed by the entrance. There is also a soufflé café.

Highlights

Te-oke bento in a hand-made wooden pail
Heian-period roof tiles at the entrance
Canal-side location by Heian Shrine

Tips

11:30–14:00, 17:00–21:00 (dinner by reservation); closed Mondays and some other days.
Good lunch stop between Heian Shrine and Nanzen-ji.

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