Hanasaki

We were with a tour group that arranged a Maiko dinner show at Gion Hanasaki. Entrance is up a private laneway. We had our own private room for around 24 people, the food service & the friendly staff made the night. Three course meal with what ever you wanted to drink ( beer, saki, scotch, orange ju...ice. The food was delicious & the Geisha who was there answer every question we asked, 1 question was could she speak and understand English she just smiled a little. Her dancing was delightfully & the game of Endo got everyone in. The hostess & staff were wonderful not cheap but wince in a life time experience.

Visited May 2026

Wonderful kaiseki dinner in tatami room at Gion Hanasaki. As it's name indicates, it is located in the Gion district on a street where Geishas live (off a private alleyway) We actually saw three Geishas, one before and two after our dinner - which was quite a bonus. Reservations are a must and the... dinner with drinks runs about $100 per person. But the meal and the experience is worth it.

Visited September 2024

It is 1 of the more affordable kaiseki dinner in gion area. Cheapest was 5500. We had both 5500 and 8500 set. Definitely worth going for 8500 as it is alot more quality. The kyoto beef was good. The sushi dish was also better as it is seafood base. The sushi dish for 5500 jpy set was pickled base. S...ake was relatively affordable too starting from 900jpy for 180ml. We are a group of 4 adults with an active 1year old boy. We had our own room (with no extra charge) and our boy was busy crawling around the room. The younger waitress was definitely alot friendlier than the older one. It is not an amazing kaiseki experience for someone who already had a ryokan kaiseki experience... however, I will still Definitely recommend this place as it is pretty value for money.

Visited February 2020

We loved this evening experience! The meal was good, the entertainment and hosts were even better! Both Geisha and Maiko answered all our questions and chatted with us. We all played a game at the endo f the evening and it was really entertaining! Great fun!

Visited December 2019

We had a private Maiko entertainment dinner here and she was by far the best part of the experience. Otherwise, this place is depressing and ugly as soon as you walk past the interior garden. Our food was so glutenous and not good. The atmosphere in our room was depressing with what looked like flor...escent lighting and an ugly air conditioner to look at with no art, no flowers, no garden, just blank walls of nothingness. Very disappointing, we would never ever go back. One star.

Visited November 2019