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京都府京都市東山区五条橋東6丁目
The business you are picturing —
This is what the public record says about opening a business at 京都府京都市東山区五条橋東6丁目. Use it as a starting point, not a verdict: where something matters to your decision, go to the source we cite and confirm it.
The short version
Higashiyama Ward is included in the designated flood inundation area for the Kamo River and Takano River systems. Kyoto Prefecture and Kyoto City have published hazard maps showing flood depth and expected duration. Under the worst-case rainfall scenario, the modelled duration of flooding at or above 50cm depth in Higashiyama Ward is up to 13 hours (about 0.5 days), which is shorter than the up to ~4.6 days modelled for Shimogyo, Minami and Fushimi Wards. Kyoto City also publishes a web-based hazard map overlaying flood, internal drainage, and landslide risk.
The specific yōto chiiki (用途地域, statutory zoning category) for 五条橋東6丁目 could not be identified from public search results. Kyoto City provides an online zoning and city-planning search tool, and the City Planning Division can also be contacted directly for a formal determination.
Using the nearest Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) observation station, 'Kyoto,' located approximately 4.8km from the property, the average annual temperature is 16.2°C, with an average of 75.8 hot days, 18 cold days, and 44.5 days with snow per year, and average annual precipitation of 1,522.9mm.
City-wide (not ward-specific) annual visitor numbers for Kyoto City reached a record 53.52 million in 2019, fell to 21.02 million in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, then recovered to 43.61 million in 2022 and 50.28 million in 2023 — about 91% of the 2019 level.
What is around you
⚠ We could not place this to the exact street number, so the pin is approximate. Tap the map to check where it really is.
Walking times are estimated from straight-line distance, not measured routes.
Who else is nearby
The area around Gojo Ohashi bridge already has a cluster of bakeries and cafés: the review site Retty lists 14 shops as popular bakeries in the immediate vicinity, and Tabelog lists further bakery and sandwich shops near the Kiyomizu-Gojo and Gion-Shijo stations. Formats vary, from hotel-attached bakery cafés to shops run by independent bakers, with several offering morning hours and eat-in seating. A recent example is a new bakery, 'Passage,' opened nearby by the owner of an established bakery, cited as an instance of new bakery openings choosing this area.
| No. | Name | Type | Straight-line |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | LIBERTÉ PÂTISSERIE BOULANGERIE Kyoto Kiyomizu | Cafe | 281 m |
2 | Confectionary Store | Bakery | 377 m |
3 | Chosei | Bakery | 393 m |
4 | Puchi Brown | Bakery | 433 m |
5 | CICON BAKERY by NOHGA HOTEL | Bakery | 438 m |
At least 32 more businesses of the same type were found within 2.5 km (from Google Maps). Distances are straight-line, not walking routes.
Population over time
Higashiyama Ward has the smallest population of Kyoto City's 11 wards, recorded at 35,565 as of October 2022, down from 39,044 in 2015 and 36,602 in 2020; a separate 2026 estimate puts the ward at 32,589 people across 20,295 households. The ward has the highest proportion of residents aged 65 and over among Kyoto's wards, while also having a comparatively large population of women in their 20s, attributed to a women's school located in the area. Net migration data for 2024 show an overall population outflow of 61 people, with a small net inflow of 2 in the 20s age bracket and a net outflow of 102 in the childcare-age bracket.
Visitor numbers
Kyoto City as a whole — not Higashiyama Ward specifically — recorded a record 53.52 million visitors in 2019, before falling to 21.02 million in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Numbers recovered to 43.61 million in 2022 and 50.28 million in 2023, reaching roughly 91% of the 2019 level.
Elevation and climate
The elevation is measured at this exact point (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan). The climate figures are not from this address — Japan has 157 official weather stations, and these are the 1991–2020 normals from the nearest one. Distance and a difference in elevation can both make the real feel of a place differ from these numbers. Source: Japan Meteorological Agency.
Who lives here
This is the whole municipality of Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, not just the streets around the property.Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Basic Resident Register population (2026).
Things worth thinking about
The elevation at this location is 70.5 metres, based on 1m-resolution laser survey data from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI).
Statistics Bureau data records a total population of 32,589 (20,295 households) for Higashiyama Ward in 2026. Separate migration statistics for 2024 show a net population outflow of 61 people overall, alongside a small net inflow of 2 people in the 20s age bracket, and a net outflow of 102 in the childcare-age category.
The 2026 age-band population estimate for Higashiyama Ward is: ages 0-19, 3,575; 20s, 4,409; 30s, 3,341; 40s, 3,988; 50s, 4,582; and 60 and over, 12,694.
Who to ask
What we could not confirm
The exact yōto chiiki (用途地域) zoning classification for this parcel
Use Kyoto City's online zoning/city-planning search tool, or check in person, at the address given in the zoning source page.
Higashiyama Ward's population figure for 2010
Search e-Stat (Japan's official statistics portal) or Kyoto City's population statistics pages for the 2010 census figure for Higashiyama Ward.
The actual walking or driving distance from this property's address to the nearest competing bakery or café
Enter the exact registered address into a mapping service (e.g. Google Maps) and measure distance/time to the specific competitor locations.
The physical condition of any existing structure on the site and whether it can legally be rebuilt (saikenchiku fuka)
Whether electricity, water supply and gas connections are currently active at the property
Whether any existing competitor nearby explicitly markets Kyoto-grown wheat (京都府産小麦)
Search competitor websites and social media, or check in person at nearby bakeries, for explicit mentions of Kyoto-grown wheat.
The road classification fronting the property under the Building Standards Act (kenchiku kijunhō dōro)
Consult Kyoto City's designated road map (指定道路図), available through the city's building administration division (建築指導課), or ask them directly by address.
KOKODEKIRU? is built around one rule: if public information cannot establish something, we say so rather than guess.
— Masayuki Nishimura, founder. Miura, Kanagawa.
Of the 7 things we could not confirm:
Questions for the agent
The Japanese is written to be sent as it is.
1. Are electricity, water supply, and gas connections currently active and usable at this property?
この物件は現在、電気・水道・ガスの引き込みが有効で使用可能な状態でしょうか？
Sources
This report was generated automatically from public sources. It does not tell you the actual condition of the building, whether water, gas and electricity are connected, or what the neighbourhood is like to live in — none of that can be established from a desk. Treat it as a starting point, and check anything that matters to you on site or with a professional before you decide.
Gojobashihigashi 6-chome sits at the edge of a bakery and café cluster that has already grown up around Gojo Ohashi bridge, in a ward whose population is small, ageing, and still shrinking. The records here mark out what's on file — the flood duration, the visitor numbers, the subsidies on offer — but the zoning line, the utility hookups, and the walk from this door to the nearest competitor are things only a visit and the calls listed above can settle.
Anything here that matters to you is worth checking on the ground, or with a local agent who can walk it with you.
This report was generated automatically from public sources. It does not tell you the actual condition of the building, whether water, gas and electricity are connected, or what the neighbourhood is like to live in — none of that can be established from a desk. Treat it as a starting point, and check anything that matters to you on site or with a professional before you decide.
We have taken care with the contents, but we do not guarantee them. Where something matters to your decision, go to the source we have cited — the city office, the ministry, or a licensed professional — and confirm it directly.