Akagi Cafe
- Wheelchair access
- Toilets
Tokyo · Kagurazaka & Iidabashi
Cafés in Kagurazaka & Iidabashi
A 1918 boathouse on the moat, a café in Akagi Shrine, Thai Akha coffee, a Costa Rican farm's beans since 1996, and American music at Edogawabashi.
Photo: Lorenzo Castellino, Pexels License
Kagurazaka is a slope climbing northwest from Iidabashi, named, by one account, for the kagura music played as a festival shrine passed.1 It was a geisha district at its height in the Taishō era, with about 120 restaurants and more than 700 geisha, and the Institut français and the former French school brought French residents to the neighborhood.1 Its traffic reverses direction at midday, a system in place since 1958.1
The coffee spreads out from the slope. At the bottom sits the moat, in the middle the shrine and its neighbors, and past them the quieter back streets of Yaraichō and Saikumachi, then down to Edogawabashi. Leave the main road and you find small roasters and old kissaten (coffee houses).
At a glance
108Cafés listed
16With opening hours
08:00Earliest opening
05:00Latest closing
- Opens earliest: Akomeya, from 08:00 (Daily 08:00–22:00).
- Closes latest: Table Soccer Cafe Shines, until 05:00 (Mon–Thu 18:00–02:00 · Fri–Sat 18:00–05:00 · Sun 18:00–02:00).
- Most listed streets: Yaraicho (2).
- Most common features: outdoor seating (8%), toilets (6%), open late (5%).
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Canal Cafe
- Outdoor seating
- Vegetarian options
- Partial wheelchair access
- Toilets
- Wi-Fi
Cocotte Café
- Toilets
gootara
- Outdoor seating
- Takeaway
Seki Quiche & tarte
Soundbonds
サウンドボンド
Suido café
- Partial wheelchair access
Unplan
- Wi-Fi
- Outdoor seating
- Card payment
- Wheelchair access
- Toilets
- Open late
キイトス
Kiitos
ボローニャ
Café Bologna
- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair access
メロンとロマン
Melon to Roman
- Takeaway
- Card payment
Akha Ama Coffee
Atipikku
attic kitchen
Bar Mazan
Bikas Coffee
Bon rivière
Cafe & Bar 1363
Cafe 1 Part
Cafe Bond
Cafe Plat
Café Pōpoki
Copain
elm green coffee
HANZOMON COFFEE
HuBase
J's Cafe
Kota Cafe
Lili HanaRe
MAISON T メゾン・ティ
mic cafe Tomato Kagurazaka
miel
Monster Coffee & Grill
Passage Coffee
Renatus cafe
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Coffee chains in Kagurazaka & Iidabashi
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Doutor Coffee
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- ドトールコーヒーショップ
- ドトールコーヒーショップ, 九段南二丁目 2-8Mon–Fri 06:45–21:00 · Sat 07:30–19:00 · Sun 08:00–19:00
- ドトールコーヒーショップ, 富士見二丁目 3-10Mon–Fri 07:00–21:00 · Sat 07:00–19:30 · Sun 07:30–19:00
- ドトールコーヒーショップ飯田橋東口店, 揚場町2-16
- ドトールコーヒーショップ, 神楽坂一丁目 12Mon–Fri 07:00–22:20 · Sat–Sun 08:00–22:20
- ドトールコーヒーショップ, 神楽河岸 1-1Mon–Fri 07:30–21:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–21:00
- ドトールコーヒーショップ, 関口一丁目 47Mon–Fri 07:00–21:00 · Sat 07:00–20:00 · Sun 08:00–20:00
- ドトールコーヒーショップ, 飯田橋3丁目5-1Mon–Fri 07:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–18:00
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Starbucks
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- スターバックス, 富士見二丁目 10-2Mon–Fri 07:00–22:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–21:00
- スターバックスコーヒー防衛省, 市谷本村町5-1
- スターバックス, 揚場町 2-1Mon–Sat 07:00–22:00 · Sun 08:00–21:00
- スターバックス, 神楽坂一丁目 13Mon–Fri 06:30–22:30 · Sat 07:00–22:30 · Sun 07:00–21:30
- スターバックス, 神楽坂一丁目 9-2Daily 07:00–23:00
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Tully's Coffee
- タリーズコーヒー 神楽坂店, 22 大久保通りMon–Fri 07:30–20:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–18:00
- タリーズコーヒー, 揚場町 1-14Mon–Fri 07:00–22:00 · Sat 08:00–21:00 · Sun 09:00–19:00
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Caffè Veloce
- カフェ・ベローチェ, 揚場町 1-21Daily 07:00–23:00
- カフェ・ベローチェ, 矢来町 109Daily 07:00–22:00
- カフェ・ベローチェ, 神楽坂四丁目 1-1Daily 07:00–23:00
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PRONTO
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Saint Marc Café
- サンマルクカフェ, 飯田橋四丁目 6-10Mon–Fri 07:00–22:00 · Sat 07:30–20:00 · Sun 07:00–22:00
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Café Renoir
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Café de Crié
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- カフェ・ド・クリエMon–Fri 07:30–21:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–21:00
- カフェ・ド・クリエ, Iidabashi, 4 Chome−10−1 セントラルショッピングプラザラムラ １Ｆ
- カフェ・ド・クリエ, 富士見2-14-23Mon–Fri 07:00–21:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–19:00
- カフェ・ド・クリエ, 神楽坂6-8-31Mon–Fri 07:30–21:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–21:00
- カフェ・ド・クリエ, 飯田橋4丁目7-1Mon–Fri 06:30–22:00
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Kohikan
- 珈琲館神楽坂店, 神楽坂6丁目46Daily 07:30–22:30
- 珈琲館牛込, 納戸町12
- 珈琲館飯田橋店, 飯田橋4丁目8-13
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Ueshima Coffee
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Tsubakiya Coffee
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Royal Garden Cafe
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Coffee Mafia
A boathouse on the outer moat
Canal Cafe stands on the Edo Castle outer moat, in a building converted from a boat pier founded in 1918, the Tokyo Suijo Club.2 It comes in two halves: a restaurant side for pizza and pasta, and a self-service deck for coffee, beer and light food.2 Seats can be booked for lunch and dinner only, by phone or in person.2
The deck is the coffee drinker's half, a place to sit over the water near Iidabashi Station with free Wi-Fi.2 Cherry blossoms reflect in the moat in spring, and the water takes on color at dusk.2
Akagi Shrine and a Thai mother's coffee
Akagi Shrine was rebuilt in 2010 under the architect Kengo Kuma, a local parishioner, with a condominium on leased land helping to pay for it.4 Akagi Cafe stands in the grounds, an Italian-leaning café that asks each person to order at least one item, and it closes on Tuesdays and the second Monday.5
Also on Akagi-Motomachi, Akha Ama Coffee came to Tokyo in 2020 from Chiang Mai.3 A young man from a 300-person Akha village in northern Thailand started the company in 2010 with his mother's coffee, and its name means "Akha mother".3 The beans are grown by agroforestry among fruit and nut trees, and the profits go back to the village.3
Back-street roasters in Saikumachi and Yaraichō
珈琲焙煎店 ボルカン (Volcan) calls itself a small roastery, and its signature coffee is an old relationship: Volcan Azul, from the Kahle family's organic farm on the Poás volcano in Costa Rica, first shipped to Japan, and to this shop, in 1996.6 It is the shop's best seller, a medium roast starting at ¥880 as of 2026.6
Swing by coffee sits in an area known as Oku-Kagurazaka ("inner Kagurazaka"), a short walk off the main road in Yaraichō, roasting beans it brings in from around the world.8 Opening days vary, so check its social feeds before walking over.8
American music at the Edogawabashi end
オン・ザ・コーナー (On the Corner) keeps to its name: an American-music coffee house at the four-way junction at the back of the Jizō-dōri shopping street, near Edogawabashi Station.7 It opens at 08:00 from Tuesday to Friday and closes on Sundays, Mondays and holidays, so it suits a weekday breakfast before the walk back up to the shrine.7
Sources
- 神楽坂, Wikipedia (Japanese), accessed November 2026
- CANAL CAFE, Good Luck Trip, accessed November 2026
- AKHA AMA COFFEE JAPAN, Akha Ama Coffee Japan, accessed November 2026
- 赤城神社 (新宿区), Wikipedia (Japanese), accessed November 2026
- あかぎカフェ, Akagi Cafe, accessed November 2026
- 神楽坂の小さな焙煎店 ボルカン, Volcan, accessed November 2026
- コーヒーハウス オン・ザ・コーナー, On the Corner, accessed November 2026
- Swing by coffee, Swing by coffee, accessed November 2026
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FAQ
Kagurazaka & Iidabashi cafés: questions
What is the history of Canal Cafe at Kagurazaka in Tokyo?
Canal Cafe occupies a converted boat pier on the Edo Castle outer moat, founded in 1918 as the Tokyo Suijo Club. It has a restaurant side serving pizza and pasta and a self-service deck for coffee, beer and light food. Seats can be booked for lunch and dinner only, by phone or in person.
Is Akha Ama Coffee in Kagurazaka, Tokyo, from Thailand?
Yes. A young man from a 300-person Akha village in northern Thailand started the company in Chiang Mai in 2010 with his mother's coffee, and it came to Kagurazaka in 2020. The name means "Akha mother". The beans are grown by agroforestry among fruit and nut trees, with profits going back to the village.
Where can you buy freshly roasted beans in Kagurazaka, Tokyo?
Volcan in Saikumachi is a small roastery whose best seller, Volcan Azul, comes from the Kahle family's organic farm on the Poás volcano in Costa Rica and has reached the shop since 1996. Swing by coffee in Yaraichō, in the area called Oku-Kagurazaka, also roasts its own beans, with varying opening days.
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