Cafe · Kinkaku-ji and Kitano
Awamochi Sawaya
粟餅所 澤屋
A sweets shop across Imadegawa-dori from Kitano Tenmangu, in business since 1682 as a teahouse for the shrine. It makes awamochi, millet cakes coated in red bean paste or soybean flour, to be eaten the same day.
Nearby places
- Tenjin-san Market (Kitano Tenmangu) Market about 1 min on foot
- Kitano Tenmangu Shrine about 4 min on foot
- Kamishichiken Street about 5 min on foot
- Hirano Shrine Shrine about 7 min on foot
- Senbon Shakado (Daiho-on-ji) Temple about 8 min on foot
- Toji-in Temple about 15 min on foot
Walking times are estimates from the straight-line distance.
Neighbourhood
Kitano and Kinkaku-ji (north-west): what to see and do
The north-west of the city around Kitano Tenmangu, the Kamishichiken geisha district and Kinkaku-ji, with Ryoan-ji and Ninna-ji along the Randen line.
Where to stay near Awamochi Sawaya
This place is near Kinkaku-ji and Kitano, where the median hotel rate in the latest sample was US$431 per night. Where to stay near Kinkaku-ji and Kitano: stations, pros and cons, hotel types
Prices and availability come from the booking sites and can change.
Sources · Verified 25 September 2026