{"id":3370,"date":"2026-10-31T14:59:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T14:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thejapanpro.com\/blog\/?p=3370"},"modified":"2026-11-02T07:53:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T07:53:09","slug":"chiikawa-kyoto-nishiki-market-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejapanpro.com\/blog\/it\/chiikawa-kyoto-nishiki-market-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiikawa Kyoto Nishiki Market 2026: Lottery, Menu & Goods"},"content":{"rendered":"

Short answer:<\/strong> Chiikawa Baby Castella Kyoto Nishiki opens inside Nishiki Market on Wednesday 18 November 2026, 10:30\u201317:30 daily, selling character baby castella from \u00a5700. Until 3 January 2027 entry is by LINE lottery only, with weekly windows that close at 18:00 Japan time, and payment is cashless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chiikawa Kyoto Nishiki Market 2026 shop \u2014 officially Chiikawa Baby Castella Kyoto Nishiki<\/strong> (\u3061\u3044\u304b\u308f\u30d9\u30d3\u30fc\u30ab\u30b9\u30c6\u30e9 \u4eac\u90fd\u9326\u5e97) \u2014 opens on Wednesday 18 November 2026, inside Nishiki Market, 10:30\u201317:30 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a> and the operator’s announcements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last checked: 1 November 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

Wed 18 Nov<\/p>

Opening day, 2026<\/p><\/div>

10:30\u201317:30<\/p>

Daily hours, open year-round<\/p><\/div>

\u00a5700<\/p>

10-piece baby castella<\/p><\/div>

LINE lottery<\/p>

Entry to 3 Jan 2027<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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Nishiki Market, home of the new shop. Photo: T\u3055\u3093\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059<\/a> \/ photo-AC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Chiikawa Kyoto Nishiki Market 2026: the key facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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. (\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e\u5bfa\u5b50\u5c4b) under the Chiikawa Mogumogu Honpo (\u3061\u3044\u304b\u308f\u3082\u3050\u3082\u3050\u672c\u8217) food brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What<\/th>Details<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Official name<\/td>Chiikawa Baby Castella Kyoto Nishiki (\u3061\u3044\u304b\u308f\u30d9\u30d3\u30fc\u30ab\u30b9\u30c6\u30e9 \u4eac\u90fd\u9326\u5e97)<\/td><\/tr>
Si apre<\/td>Wednesday 18 November 2026 \u2014 Confirmed<\/td><\/tr>
Hours<\/td>10:30\u201317:30, open every day (may change with season or crowds)<\/td><\/tr>
Address<\/td>205 Kajiya-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8053 (\u4eac\u90fd\u5e02\u4e2d\u4eac\u533a\u935b\u51b6\u5c4b\u753a205\u756a\u5730), inside Nishiki Market<\/td><\/tr>
Nearest station<\/td>Hankyu Kyoto-Kawaramachi, about 3 minutes’ walk (operator)<\/td><\/tr>
Entry<\/td>Lottery reservation via LINE, 18 November 2026 \u2013 3 January 2027<\/td><\/tr>
Payment<\/td>Cashless only: card, e-money (IC cards) and QR payments<\/td><\/tr>
Enquiries<\/td>0120-975-316, weekdays 10:00\u201317:00 (Japanese)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Do not mix it up with Chiikawa Mogumogu Honpo Kyoto Fushimi<\/strong>, the older goods shop near Fushimi Inari. That one is a different store with its own entry lotteries (the next runs 13\u201315 November 2026, per the Fushimi store page<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is on the Chiikawa baby castella Kyoto menu?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Baked to order on a hot griddle: baby castella belong to the same family of Japanese street snacks. Photo: Evgeny Tchebotarev \/ Pexels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>. The castella come in five shapes \u2014 Chiikawa, Hachiware, Usagi, Momonga and Kurimanju.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Item<\/th>Price (2026)<\/th>Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Baby castella, 10 pieces<\/td>\u00a5700<\/td>Baked in the shop<\/td><\/tr>
Baby castella, 10 pieces with cream<\/td>\u00a5800<\/td>Strawberry, chocolate or pudding cream<\/td><\/tr>
Soft-serve with baby castella<\/td>\u00a5700<\/td>Milk, chocolate or mix; pick one of 5 characters<\/td><\/tr>
Ice candy<\/td>\u00a5650<\/td>Chiikawa (strawberry), Hachiware (soda), Usagi (pineapple); seasonal, while stocks last, unwrapped and handed over \u2014 no takeaway<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Every castella item and soft-serve comes with one random sasumata<\/em> pick (\u3055\u3059\u307e\u305f\u30d4\u30c3\u30af, 2 designs). At \u00a5700 for ten pieces this is one of the cheaper character-food fixes in Japan \u2014 the goods are where the money goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goods, prices and purchase limits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Goods<\/th>Price<\/th>Where<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Mascot set that clips to the cup (\u30ab\u30c3\u30d7\u3068\u7e4b\u304c\u308b\u30de\u30b9\u30b3\u30c3\u30c8\u30bb\u30c3\u30c8)<\/td>\u00a55,280<\/td>New 18 Nov; Kyoto Nishiki and Otaru only<\/td><\/tr>
Plush cup holder, 3 designs (\u306c\u3044\u3050\u308b\u307f\u30ab\u30c3\u30d7\u30db\u30eb\u30c0\u30fc)<\/td>\u00a52,200 each<\/td>New 18 Nov; Kyoto Nishiki and Otaru only<\/td><\/tr>
Reusable cup, 2 designs<\/td>\u00a5550 each<\/td>Souvenir \u2014 one per food item bought<\/td><\/tr>
Hot\/cold lunch bag<\/td>\u00a52,640<\/td>Souvenir \u2014 one per food item bought<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n