New Restaurant "Kyoto Gyoen Nakadachiuri Gomon Higaki" to Open at "Kyoto Gyoen Nakadachiuri Rest Area" on May 1, 2026, Offering Kyoto Food Culture
Value Management and Hokodo are partnering to open "Kyoto Gyoen Nakadachiuri Gomon Higaki," a restaurant experiencing Kyoto food culture, inside the Kyoto Gyoen National Garden on May 1, 2026.
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Value Management Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture; Representative Director: Jun Tarikino; hereinafter "our company") will partner with Hokodo Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture; Representative Director: Keiko Iwahata; hereinafter "Hokodo") to open "Kyoto Gyoen Nakadachiuri Gomon Higaki," a restaurant where you can experience "Kyoto food culture," inside the "Kyoto Gyoen Nakadachiuri Rest Area" within Kyoto Gyoen, one of Japan's three "National Gardens," on May 1, 2026.
## Background of the New Store Opening
Kyoto Gyoen is a unique historical space surrounding the Kyoto Imperial Palace, which has been the center of Japan's governing structure and culture for a millennium. Today, it is popular as a national garden where rich nature and profound historical heritage coexist. The "Kyoto Gyoen Nakadachiuri Rest Area" has played an important role as a place of relaxation for park visitors, surrounded by the garden's trees, allowing them to spend time comfortably while viewing the Kyoto Imperial Palace from the terrace seats.
In this project, while maintaining the public nature and openness as a "free rest area" of the facility, we will pursue what the next-generation park facility should be by providing a high-quality food experience using traditional Japanese culinary techniques. The new restaurant "Kyoto Gyoen Nakadachiuri Gomon Higaki" will strengthen its operational structure to address the diverse needs of local residents and domestic/international tourists under the concept of a "destination restaurant" that becomes the purpose of the stay. Specifically, in addition to expanding lunch and cafe menus so guests can enjoy authentic Kyoto food culture, we plan to expand business hours into the morning and night, and promote the acceptance of group use. Through this, we aim to satisfy the need for morning dining experiences, which is an issue in the city, while contributing to the suppression of overtourism by alleviating daytime congestion, and the revitalization of the night-time economy.
## Store Information for "Kyoto Gyoen Nakadachiuri Gomon Higaki"
Under the store concept of a "Showcase of Japanese Culture opening in Gyoen," we will provide food and culture that respects the dignity of the former imperial garden. Starting May 1, 2026, we will begin offering Japanese lunches incorporating Kyoto's gastronomy. From July of the same year, in addition to breakfast and limited-time night operations, we will gradually expand the hosting of events aimed at enlightening Japanese culture and MICE usage. Furthermore, to meet the needs of diverse park visitors, we will introduce vegan and halal-friendly menus and strengthen our multilingual information dissemination system.
## Store Overview
- Store Name: Kyoto Gyoen Nakadachiuri Gomon Higaki
- Location: 3 Kyoto Gyoen, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture (North side of Nakadachiuri Gate)
- Operation Start Date: May 1, 2026
- Business Hours: 10:00-18:00 (Breakfast and night operations scheduled to start from July)
- Number of Seats: 106 table seats, 36 terrace seats
## About the Menus Provided (From May 1)
The menu concept is "Gyoen Retreat." We provide diverse dining experiences tailored to the time of day so that park visitors, including local residents and tourists, can use it as a "third place" to adjust their mind and body, and as a place to encounter Kyoto food culture.
During the main daytime serving hours, we offer Japanese "Gozen" using Kyoto food culture and traditional Kyoto ingredients, plates using modern Western techniques, sweets, and more. We have prepared a menu lineup that will satisfy a wide range of customers. In addition, in collaboration with Hokodo Co., Ltd., a long-established Uji tea shop in Kyoto that runs Japan's oldest coffee shop, we offer cafe menus and sweets that utilize highly fragrant matcha and coffee.
- Shokado Bento Gozen: 2,500 yen (tax included)
- Kyoto Vegetable Ethical Quiche Plate: 1,800 yen (tax included)
- Kyoto Japanese Salad Bowl Set: 1,650 yen (tax included)
- Hokodo Coffee Jelly Anmitsu: 1,200 yen (tax included)
- Uji Matcha Au Lait: 800 yen (tax included)
- Craft Beer Kyoto Beer 3 Types (Kolsch, Kura no Honoka, Yamada Nishiki): 1,500 yen each (tax included)
## Regarding Use for Parties, Banquets, and Events
With the launch of this business, we expect to host events and receptions. In Kyoto, there is an extremely high demand for holding events in unique local historical spaces (castles, temples, gardens, etc.) that cannot be experienced in hotel banquet halls. As an indoor unique venue forming a part of Kyoto Gyoen and possessing an overwhelming advantage in terms of environment and practicality, we will proceed with product development so that you can experience its value at the Nakadachiuri Rest Area.
## About Kyoto Gyoen
Kyoto Gyoen is a lush national garden of about 100 hectares spreading around the Kyoto Imperial Palace, where emperors lived and conducted state affairs for over a millennium. After the Meiji Restoration, it was created by organizing the remains of the court nobles' residential area.
## Background of the New Store Opening
Kyoto Gyoen is a unique historical space surrounding the Kyoto Imperial Palace, which has been the center of Japan's governing structure and culture for a millennium. Today, it is popular as a national garden where rich nature and profound historical heritage coexist. The "Kyoto Gyoen Nakadachiuri Rest Area" has played an important role as a place of relaxation for park visitors, surrounded by the garden's trees, allowing them to spend time comfortably while viewing the Kyoto Imperial Palace from the terrace seats.
In this project, while maintaining the public nature and openness as a "free rest area" of the facility, we will pursue what the next-generation park facility should be by providing a high-quality food experience using traditional Japanese culinary techniques. The new restaurant "Kyoto Gyoen Nakadachiuri Gomon Higaki" will strengthen its operational structure to address the diverse needs of local residents and domestic/international tourists under the concept of a "destination restaurant" that becomes the purpose of the stay. Specifically, in addition to expanding lunch and cafe menus so guests can enjoy authentic Kyoto food culture, we plan to expand business hours into the morning and night, and promote the acceptance of group use. Through this, we aim to satisfy the need for morning dining experiences, which is an issue in the city, while contributing to the suppression of overtourism by alleviating daytime congestion, and the revitalization of the night-time economy.
## Store Information for "Kyoto Gyoen Nakadachiuri Gomon Higaki"
Under the store concept of a "Showcase of Japanese Culture opening in Gyoen," we will provide food and culture that respects the dignity of the former imperial garden. Starting May 1, 2026, we will begin offering Japanese lunches incorporating Kyoto's gastronomy. From July of the same year, in addition to breakfast and limited-time night operations, we will gradually expand the hosting of events aimed at enlightening Japanese culture and MICE usage. Furthermore, to meet the needs of diverse park visitors, we will introduce vegan and halal-friendly menus and strengthen our multilingual information dissemination system.
## Store Overview
- Store Name: Kyoto Gyoen Nakadachiuri Gomon Higaki
- Location: 3 Kyoto Gyoen, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture (North side of Nakadachiuri Gate)
- Operation Start Date: May 1, 2026
- Business Hours: 10:00-18:00 (Breakfast and night operations scheduled to start from July)
- Number of Seats: 106 table seats, 36 terrace seats
## About the Menus Provided (From May 1)
The menu concept is "Gyoen Retreat." We provide diverse dining experiences tailored to the time of day so that park visitors, including local residents and tourists, can use it as a "third place" to adjust their mind and body, and as a place to encounter Kyoto food culture.
During the main daytime serving hours, we offer Japanese "Gozen" using Kyoto food culture and traditional Kyoto ingredients, plates using modern Western techniques, sweets, and more. We have prepared a menu lineup that will satisfy a wide range of customers. In addition, in collaboration with Hokodo Co., Ltd., a long-established Uji tea shop in Kyoto that runs Japan's oldest coffee shop, we offer cafe menus and sweets that utilize highly fragrant matcha and coffee.
- Shokado Bento Gozen: 2,500 yen (tax included)
- Kyoto Vegetable Ethical Quiche Plate: 1,800 yen (tax included)
- Kyoto Japanese Salad Bowl Set: 1,650 yen (tax included)
- Hokodo Coffee Jelly Anmitsu: 1,200 yen (tax included)
- Uji Matcha Au Lait: 800 yen (tax included)
- Craft Beer Kyoto Beer 3 Types (Kolsch, Kura no Honoka, Yamada Nishiki): 1,500 yen each (tax included)
## Regarding Use for Parties, Banquets, and Events
With the launch of this business, we expect to host events and receptions. In Kyoto, there is an extremely high demand for holding events in unique local historical spaces (castles, temples, gardens, etc.) that cannot be experienced in hotel banquet halls. As an indoor unique venue forming a part of Kyoto Gyoen and possessing an overwhelming advantage in terms of environment and practicality, we will proceed with product development so that you can experience its value at the Nakadachiuri Rest Area.
## About Kyoto Gyoen
Kyoto Gyoen is a lush national garden of about 100 hectares spreading around the Kyoto Imperial Palace, where emperors lived and conducted state affairs for over a millennium. After the Meiji Restoration, it was created by organizing the remains of the court nobles' residential area.