Wakwak-kan（Takakura-Nijo）

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Wakwak-kan（Takakura-Nijo） is located near the Kyoto Imperial Palace. The town’s atmosphere as well as the street names remind us of the long history of Kyoto. The town’s name of Wakwak-kan（Takakura-Nijo）, Tenshu-cho, seems to have come from the church of the Tenshu sect in the 16th century.

There are some old buildings like Wakwak-kan（Takakura-Nijo） remaining between modern high-rise condos. To preserve these historical buildings and pass them down to next generation is a big concern of Kyoto. We have to preserve the building of Wakwak-kan（Takakura-Nijo） and keep providing visitors with Japanese cultural activities as long as Wak Japan survives.

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Facility name	Wakwak-kan（Takakura-Nijo）
Business hours	9:00AM-6:00PM
Contact information	TEL:+81 (0)75 212 9993 FAX:+81 (0)75 212 9994
Address	761 Tenshucho, Takakura-dori,Nijo-agaru, Nakagyo-ku,Kyoto, Japan 604-0812
Directions	train：5 min-walk from Subway Marutamachi  Stn, Exit No.7.
Overview of the building	The building of Wakwak-kan（Takakura-Nijo）, located in the center of Kyoto, was built around 1910. Formally, it was the residence of the sake producer which extends to the street at the back. (Sakaimachi st.) Various features of the middle-class merchant’s machiya remain in the house. Features of the townhouse that merchants on the class of the middle class lived has remained variety .

Culture Experience Courses at Wakwak-kan（Takakura-Nijo）で体験できるコース

• Food/SakeTour

  Fermented Food Walk Tour

  This is a WAK JAPAN’s new walk tour featuring fermented Japanese seasoning such as shoyu soy sauce and miso as well as sake. The WAK’s tour guide takes you to popular shops of shoyu and miso located west next to Kyoto Imperial old Palace and explains their history and especially the great role of Koji yeast.  After the shops, let’s go to WAK JAPAN’s machiya house through the Imperial park at which you can enjoy many kinds of seasonal flower and plants.  At the house, finally, you can taste snacks with fermented seasonings along with 3 kinds of sake. Also we prepare healthy smoothie containing sake-kasu lees.  During the tour,…

  This is a WAK JAPAN's new walk tour featuring fermented Japanese seasoning such as shoyu soy sauce and miso as well as sake. The WAK's tour guide takes you to popular shops of shoyu and miso located w