Chiikawa Kyoto Nishiki Market 2026: Lottery, Menu & Goods

Short answer: Chiikawa Baby Castella Kyoto Nishiki opens inside Nishiki Market on Wednesday 18 November 2026, 10:30–17:30 daily, selling character baby castella from ¥700. Until 3 January 2027 entry is by LINE lottery only, with weekly windows that close at 18:00 Japan time, and payment is cashless.

The Chiikawa Kyoto Nishiki Market 2026 shop — officially Chiikawa Baby Castella Kyoto Nishiki (ちいかわベビーカステラ 京都錦店) — opens on Wednesday 18 November 2026, inside Nishiki Market, 10:30–17:30 every day. From opening day until Sunday 3 January 2027 you can only get in with a reservation won in a lottery on the Chiikawa Mogumogu Honpo LINE account, so the first thing to do is apply, not queue.

It is a takeaway shop baking Chiikawa-shaped baby castella (bite-size sponge cakes) to order, plus goods sold only here and in Otaru. Below: the full menu with 2026 prices, the lottery schedule and how a tourist actually enters it, what Otaru’s launch tells you, and a half-day Nishiki plan that keeps you on the right side of the market’s no-eating-while-walking rule. Everything was checked on 1 November 2026 against the official store page and the operator’s announcements.

Last checked: 1 November 2026

Chiikawa Kyoto Nishiki Market 2026: the key facts

This is the second Chiikawa Baby Castella shop. The first opened in Otaru, Hokkaido, on 18 July 2026. Both are run by Terakoya Co., Ltd. (株式会社寺子屋) under the Chiikawa Mogumogu Honpo (ちいかわもぐもぐ本舗) food brand.

What	Details
Official name	Chiikawa Baby Castella Kyoto Nishiki (ちいかわベビーカステラ 京都錦店)
Si apre	Wednesday 18 November 2026 — Confirmed
Hours	10:30–17:30, open every day (may change with season or crowds)
Address	205 Kajiya-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8053 (京都市中京区鍛冶屋町205番地), inside Nishiki Market
Nearest station	Hankyu Kyoto-Kawaramachi, about 3 minutes’ walk (operator)
Entry	Lottery reservation via LINE, 18 November 2026 – 3 January 2027
Payment	Cashless only: card, e-money (IC cards) and QR payments
Enquiries	0120-975-316, weekdays 10:00–17:00 (Japanese)

Do not mix it up with Chiikawa Mogumogu Honpo Kyoto Fushimi, the older goods shop near Fushimi Inari. That one is a different store with its own entry lotteries (the next runs 13–15 November 2026, per the Fushimi store page).

What is on the Chiikawa baby castella Kyoto menu?

Kyoto copies the Otaru menu exactly. Prices below include tax and come from the operator’s 28 October 2026 announcement, as reported by Dengeki Online. The castella come in five shapes — Chiikawa, Hachiware, Usagi, Momonga and Kurimanju.

Item	Price (2026)	Notes
Baby castella, 10 pieces	¥700	Baked in the shop
Baby castella, 10 pieces with cream	¥800	Strawberry, chocolate or pudding cream
Soft-serve with baby castella	¥700	Milk, chocolate or mix; pick one of 5 characters
Ice candy	¥650	Chiikawa (strawberry), Hachiware (soda), Usagi (pineapple); seasonal, while stocks last, unwrapped and handed over — no takeaway

Every castella item and soft-serve comes with one random sasumata pick (さすまたピック, 2 designs). At ¥700 for ten pieces this is one of the cheaper character-food fixes in Japan — the goods are where the money goes.

Goods, prices and purchase limits

Goods	Price	Where
Mascot set that clips to the cup (カップと繋がるマスコットセット)	¥5,280	New 18 Nov; Kyoto Nishiki and Otaru only
Plush cup holder, 3 designs (ぬいぐるみカップホルダー)	¥2,200 each	New 18 Nov; Kyoto Nishiki and Otaru only
Reusable cup, 2 designs	¥550 each	Souvenir — one per food item bought
Hot/cold lunch bag	¥2,640	Souvenir — one per food item bought

• Souvenir rule: the cups and lunch bag are limited to one per food item you order.
• Shop-only goods: the new mascot set and cup holders are not sold online. Other goods match the Otaru line-up, and you can buy goods without ordering food.
• Opening sticker: an original non-sale sticker, one per person per transaction with any food or goods purchase, Kyoto Nishiki only, while stocks last. Splitting your bill to get two is not allowed.

How does the Chiikawa Kyoto shop lottery work?

Status: Confirmed. The operator announced on 28 October 2026 that the shop opens with advance reservations and full turnover between groups (完全入れ替え制), run as a lottery on the Chiikawa Mogumogu Honpo LINE official account (ちいかわもぐもぐ本舗 LINE公式アカウント). Schedule as reported by Gamepedia e Dengeki Online; every application window closes at 18:00 on its last day.

Visit dates	Apply	Results
Wed 18 – Sun 22 Nov	4–7 Nov	Mon 9 Nov
Mon 23 – Sun 29 Nov	11–14 Nov	Mon 16 Nov
Mon 30 Nov – Sun 6 Dec	18–21 Nov	Mon 23 Nov
Mon 7 – Sun 13 Dec	25–28 Nov	Mon 30 Nov
Mon 14 – Sun 20 Dec	2–5 Dec	Mon 7 Dec
Mon 21 – Sun 27 Dec	9–12 Dec	Mon 14 Dec
Mon 28 Dec – Sun 3 Jan	16–19 Dec	Mon 21 Dec

• One digital ticket per person. Children of primary-school age and under can come with a ticket holder.
• Only the applicant pays, in a single transaction.
• You can apply once per day within a window, but you can win only once per window.
• No cancellations or transfers once you win.
• Whether limits continue after 3 January 2027 will be announced separately.

Entering from abroad: step by step

• Get LINE. The app registers with non-Japanese mobile numbers, so set it up at home, not on hotel Wi-Fi the night before.
• Add the Chiikawa Mogumogu Honpo official account — follow the link from the official store page or Instagram (@chiikawamgmg) rather than a search result.
• Pick the window that matches your Kyoto days and apply on each day it is open — it raises your odds without risking a double win.
• Check results on the Monday and screenshot the digital ticket. Translate menus with your phone camera; the forms are in Japanese.

The announcements we checked do not restrict applicants by country or require a Japanese address. They also do not publish slot times — you see those when you apply.

What Otaru’s launch tells you

Otaru ran the same model. Per the June 2026 PR Times release, entry from 18 July to 16 August 2026 needed a LINE lottery reservation, in four weekly windows opening and closing at 18:00, with results two days later. The release said where you live made no difference, and that a reservation guaranteed entry only — not stock or the novelty.

The release said any limits after 17 August would be announced later — and Otaru is running a fresh LINE lottery for 18–29 November 2026 to match Kyoto’s opening. Our read: Kyoto’s first weeks will be the hardest to win, and you should not assume walk-ins return before an official notice says so.

No LINE, or no luck?

• Wait for January. If restrictions lift after 3 January 2027, walk-ins should return — check the news page first.
• Go to Fushimi instead. The Fushimi goods shop near Fushimi Inari has Chiikawa goods and Kyoto-themed photo spots, though no castella.
• Shop online. The cups and lunch bag are sold on the Chiikawa Mogumogu online store; the new Kyoto goods are not.

How do you order and pay at the Chiikawa Kyoto shop?

Ordering is by mobile order: scan the QR code in the shop, pay on your phone, and wait for your number to be called. You can also pay at the self-checkout, which takes the same cards, e-money and QR wallets. There is no cash at all — bring a credit card, an IC card such as ICOCA or Suica, or a QR wallet.

Chiikawa Nishiki Market half-day plan

Nishiki Market (錦市場) is a 390-metre covered street of more than 130 food shops, about 400 years old. Shop hours and closing days vary by shop, so mornings are best. Market address: 609 Nishidaimonji-cho, Nakagyo-ku (Nishiki Market Association).

Station	Line	Walk to Nishiki
Shijo	Kyoto Subway Karasuma Line	About 3 min
Karasuma	Hankyu Kyoto Line	About 3 min
Kyoto-Kawaramachi	Hankyu Kyoto Line	About 4 min (3 min to the castella shop)
Gion-Shijo	Keihan Main Line	About 10 min
Shijo-Takakura bus stop	City Bus 5 from Kyoto Station	About 2 min

From Kyoto Station, the subway to Shijo is the simplest route. Coming from Osaka on the Hankyu, get off at Kyoto-Kawaramachi (the shop says about 3 minutes on foot) (access details).

The one rule: don’t eat while walking

The market asks everyone not to eat while walking — the aisles are narrow and food ends up on other people’s clothes. Eat in front of, or inside, the shop you bought from; some shops have eat-in corners (official request). That matters here: the ice candy is handed over unwrapped and cannot be taken away, so plan to finish it at the counter.

A sample half-day

• Your slot (from 10:30): castella and goods first, while stock is full. Ten pieces is a snack for two.
• Next 60–90 minutes: graze the rest of Nishiki — pickles, tamagoyaki, soy-milk doughnuts — eating at each stall.
• East end: Nishiki Tenmangu shrine, then the Teramachi and Shinkyogoku covered arcades for more shopping.
• Afternoon: cross the Kamo River into Gion, or join our Gion walking tour guide. For the rest of the city, see things to do in Kyoto.

Chiikawa Kyoto shop vs the Christmas markets

Doing a Chiikawa trip? In Chiba, the Chiikawa Christmas Market 2026 runs 24 November–25 December at Toyosuna Park, Makuhari, with timed tickets — a different, ticketed event. For Chiikawa and other character cafés in the capital, see our Tokyo anime café guide. For the wider season, see our Tokyo Christmas markets 2026 e Kansai Christmas markets guides.

Chiikawa Kyoto Nishiki Market 2026 FAQ

Sources and how we checked

All facts were checked on 1 November 2026 against the official Chiikawa Baby Castella page and its news list, the operator’s announcements as reported by Dengeki Online e Gamepedia, the Otaru PR Times release, the Fushimi store page e il Nishiki Market Association site. Lottery rules can change — recheck the LINE account before you apply. Last checked: 1 November 2026.