Nara, Nara / 柿の葉ずし総本家 平宗 奈良店
Hiraso Nara Shop (Kakinoha-zushi)
The Nara shop of Hiraso, a maker of kakinoha-zushi (sushi wrapped in persimmon leaves) founded in the Bunkyu era, near Sarusawa Pond in Naramachi; serves the sushi, tea gruel and Miwa somen, and offers a hands-on kakinoha-zushi class.
Last official check
26 Sept 2026
Traveler reports
0
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Next scheduled check
25 Dec 2026
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- Opening hours
Shop 10:00-20:30; restaurant 11:30-20:00 (last order 19:30).
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Closed
Closed on Mondays.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Admission
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- Getting there
About 12 minutes on foot from Kintetsu Nara Station.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Parking
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Address: Nara, Nara (Japanese address: 奈良県奈良市今御門町30-1)
Official site: https://hiraso.jp/
Location
Smaller pins are other spots nearby.
Nearby spots
- No photo yetGango-ji TempleNaraLess than 1 km away (straight line)
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- No photo yetNara National MuseumNaraLess than 1 km away (straight line)
Photo: Ian G Shingler / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)Ukimido PavilionNaraLess than 1 km away (straight line)
Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances.
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- Busiest season
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- Latest traveler report
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Verification log
- 26 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://yamatoji.nara-kankou.or.jp/09shop/02kakinoha_sushi/01north_area/kakinohazushisohonke-hirasonaraten/Hours, closing days, access, description, activities and shops and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.
- 26 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://yamatoji.nara-kankou.or.jp/09shop/02kakinoha_sushi/01north_area/kakinohazushisohonke-hirasonaraten/access/Access read from a tourism organization's site.