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Last update:April 25,2025

Japanese

Shoyeido (Manufacturing Process of Incense Sticks)

Outline

Visitors can observe manufacturing processes of incenses and tools for making them.

The experience

Address

604-0857
Nijyo-Higashi, Karasuma-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City

Home page

Shoyeido

Access

3 minutes on foot from subway Karasuma Line, Marutamachi Station exit #7

Parking

Room for 3 cars (no charge)

Hours

10:00~12:00, 13:30~15:00 (closed on weekends, holidays, New Year’s, and Obon)

Number of visitors facility can accept

1-10 (need prior reservation)

Average visit length

About 30 minutes

Facility details / highlights

You can see the process of making incense up close. Also, you can learn about the history, materials, types, and uses of incense.

Admission fee

Free

Support in foreign languages

English-speaking staff available

Contact

Planning and Public Relations Division: 075-212-5591

Applications

Please call to apply one week in advance of your desired visit day.

Contact Information about this page.
(When you want to visit the facilities introduced in this list, please apply to each facility directly.)

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Kansai Bureau
International Investment Promotion Division
Address: 1-5-44 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 540-8535
Phone:+81-6-6966-6033