At Kyoto Shijo Ohashi, inside an atmospheric Western-style building, eating while gazing at the Kamo River, the taste where you feel the history of this established restaurant is delicious Chinese cuisine bringing the breeze of Kyoto. Drinking beer, eating chili shrimp, and gazing at couples on the Kamo River under the bright daytime sunlight, the city of Kyoto delivers deliciousness today as well.

In this article, we introduce the Chinese restaurant beside Kyoto Shijo Ohashi, “Touka Saikan Main Shop,” as actually experienced by the author.

Charms of “Touka Saikan Main Shop”

“Touka Saikan Main Shop” is Beautiful Right From Its Exterior

Towering at the foot of Shijo Ohashi, the established Chinese restaurant conveying good old traditions, “Touka Saikan Main Shop,” is a Beijing cuisine shop in a Spanish Baroque Western-style building.

The entrance is also a gorgeous storefront with a Western-style building feel reminiscent of Taisho romance. Entering through this entrance grandly as a tourist “solo diner” takes quite a bit of courage, but the staff welcome you with a smile and polite manners, so straighten your collar and enter.

Depending on the season, there are 3 types of wonderful dining spaces to choose from: Kawadoko (riverbed), indoors, and top floor terrace seats. Any seat will be an elegant time without change, but if you can choose, please request the spot you think is most wonderful and enjoy.

Special Space Unique to Kyoto: Kawadoko (Riverbed)

Kawadoko, which built a “deck” over the Kamo River, is a space boasting Kyoto’s atmosphere that Kyoto Shijo is proud of. Having lunch while feeling the refreshing river breeze and gazing at Kyoto’s atmosphere and Shijo Ohashi is very exhilarating. Sitting in the seat closest to the river, the sunlight is too hot and you’ll get quite worn out! Be careful!

Interior Feeling Taisho Roman

Splendid furnishings placed in the sunlit interior and elegant indoor tables—eating Chinese cuisine indoors is also a wonderful moment. Above all, the staff notice right away, making it super easy.

Top Floor Terrace Seats with Great View

Eating Chinese cuisine while gazing at the Kamo River and Gion-Shijo from the top floor is exceptional. The funny (lol) strange phenomenon where couples sit lined up at equal intervals along the embankment of the Kamo riverbank is famous, so whether you envy them or achieve enlightenment is up to you. Please be careful not to throw things from above.

Eating Supreme Chinese Cuisine

An established luxury Chinese restaurant with high prices, but although high, it is supreme, delicious Chinese cuisine. For chili shrimp, the shrimp are plump and the chili is tingling, a menu item matching the mood of drinking beer while gazing at the Kamo River.

For sweet and sour pork, each ingredient is large and the flavor is deep. The depth of flavor clinging to the tender meat (karaage) is a menu item matching the mood of drinking beer while gazing at the Kamo River. Beer is the best!

Gazing at the Kamo River in Kyoto Gion

While gazing at the flow of the Kamo River, why not indulge in beer all day long with delicious Chinese cuisine? You want to enjoy such Kyoto, Gion-Shijo.

Good Old Elevator Feeling Taisho Roman

The elevator at “Touka Saikan Main Shop” is built with a feel of good old Taisho Roman. Aside from the nostalgic goodness of its structure, exterior, and interior, its movement is dynamic and surprisingly fun to ride. It is wonderful that it is still actively operating.

Location and Access of “Touka Saikan Main Shop”

“Touka Saikan Main Shop” is very close to Kyoto’s famous spot “Shijo Ohashi.” It is a prominent building along the Kamo River, recognizable in an instant.

Location

Getting off at Gion-Shijo Station, going outside, crossing Shijo Ohashi, and walking toward Kawaramachi, “Touka Saikan Main Shop” is right after crossing the bridge. It is a very large Western-style building that feels a bit difficult to enter due to its grand entrance, but upon entering, the staff comfortably guide you.

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