Information for Travelers

Tourist Information Center

Kyoto

  • KANSAI TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER KYOTO

    Certified as a category 3 Tourist Information Center by the JNTO, we are an information center focused on giving tourism information solely to visitors to Japan.
    Our collection of travel information from all over the country allows us to provide tourism information not just for Kyoto, but for the whole of Japan. We also sell passes for shinkansen, JR Line trains and private railways and we offer arrangements for domestic flight tickets, hotels and traditional ryokan inns, as well as for bus tours exclusively for visitors to Japan. Additionally, all of our staff can speak English, and we also have staff that can speak Chinese (Pekingese, Cantonese).

    KANSAI TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER KYOTO
    Services Available:
    Domestic lodging/trip arrangement, JR Line/Private railway/Highway bus/Sightseeing Bus reservation arrangement, Sale of passes for visitors to Japan, Luggage storage service, Same-day delivery, Home delivery (within Japan), Foreign currency exchange machine
    Available Languages:
    English, Chinese (Pekingese, Cantonese), Korean
    Open hours:
    10:00~17:30 (excluding 12/30~1/3)
    Phone:
    +81-(0)75-341-0280
    Address:
    Front of Kyoto Station (Kyoto Tower Building 3rd Floor)

Coin Lockers

Coinlocker

Keihan Electric Railway has installed rental lockers at the following stations for your convenience.
Refer to the station maps provided for the precise location in each station.

Locker availability by train interval

Note: Use the scroll bar to view the tables about rental lockers.

Nakanoshima Line
Station Location Size
XS S M L XL
KH54
Nakanoshima
Outside the ticket gate - 13 6 - 2
Keihan Main Line
Station Location Size
XS S M L XL
KH01
Yodoyabashi
(Station map)
Outside West ticket gate no. 0, next to the stairway
(ICOCA lockers)
- 17 3 2 2
Outside West ticket gate no. 0, next to the stairway
(ICOCA lockers)
15 12 2 2 -
Near the West ticket gate - 11 - 2 -
Near the West ticket gate
(one-coin lockers)
- 10 - - -
KH02
Kitahama
(Station map)
Next to ticket sales
(ICOCA lockers)
- 21 6 4 -
KH03
Temmabashi
(Station map)
Outside the West ticket gate - 50 11 4 2
Next to the Information Station
(ICOCA lockers)
- 11 3 2 -
KH04
Kyobashi
(Station map)
Near the Station Office - 70 11 2 4
Next to the Station Office
(one-coin lockers)
- 10 - - -
On the first floor next to MOYORI ICHI
(ICOCA lockers)
- 11 3 4 -
Katamachi Exit stairway 1 - 5 3 2 -
Katamachi Exit stairway 2
(one-coin lockers)
- 10 - - -
Next to the Katamachi Exit ticket gate - 15 6 - -
In the middle of the third floor concourse - 22 - 6 -
KH20
Hirakata-koen
On the Demachiyanagi-bound platform - 12 - - -
On the Yodoyabashi-bound platform - 25 3 4 -
Next to ticket sales outside the ticket gate on the Yodoyabashi side - 11 3 1 -
KH21
Hirakatashi
(Station map)
Corridor outside the ticket gate on the second floor - 28 8 2 -
Corridor outside the ticket gate on the second floor
(one-coin lockers)
- 15 - - -
Corridor outside the ticket gate on the second floor
(ICOCA lockers)
- 26 6 4 -
KH24
Kuzuha
(Station map)
First floor of the Kuzuha Station building - 40 14 - 2
KH26
Iwashimizu-hachimangu
(Station map)
Outside the ticket gate - 10 3 2 -
KH28
Chushojima
(Station map)
Station underground corridor - 10 3 - -
Inside the North ticket gate - 10 6 4 -
KH30
Tambabashi
(Station map)
Inside the South ticket gate - 6 - - 2
Outside the South ticket gate - 15 8 - 2
KH34
Fushimi-inari
(Station map)
Outside the Demachiyanagi-bound platform ticket gate - 20 13 10 1
On the Yodoyabashi-bound platform - 10 6 4 -
KH36
Tofukuji
(Station map)
On the Demachiyanagi-bound platform - 10 3 2 -
On the Yodoyabashi-bound platform - 15 6 4 -
KH37
Shichijo
(Station map)
Outside the dedicated Demachiyanagi-bound ticket gate - 15 - - 2
Outside the dedicated Yodoyabashi-bound ticket gate - 15 - - 2
KH38
Kiyomizu-gojo
Next to ticket sales
(ICOCA lockers)
- 15 7 4 -
Inside the ticket gate - 10 2 6 2
KH39
Gion-shijo
(Station map)
Exit 8/9 corridor
(ICOCA lockers)
10 65 38 28 2
KH40
Sanjo
(Station map)
Outside the central ticket gate
(ICOCA lockers)
- 6 6 6 -
Outside the North ticket gate
(ICOCA lockers)
- 27 11 12 2
KH42
Demachiyanagi
(Station map)
Outside the Eizan Electric Railway ticket gate - 5 6 4 -
Outside the Eizan Electric Railway ticket gate
(ICOCA lockers)
- 16 6 8 -
Below exits 3/4 (B1 level) - 15 6 4 -
Uji Line
Station Location Size
XS S M L XL
KH77
Uji
(Station map)
Outside the ticket gate
(ICOCA lockers)
- 12 9 4 -
B1 level corridor - 10 6 2 -

Current as of April 2024

Precautions for locker use

  • Locker access hours are from the first train departure until the final train of the day (some exceptions apply.)
  • An additional day charge accumulates after 1 a.m.
  • Lockers may be rented for up to three days. Items that have not been collected after three days will be stored by Keihan Electric Railway at a separate location for up to 30 days. Items left beyond 30 days will be disposed of according to the Terms of Use.
  • Please note that locker dimensions may vary slightly depending on the installation location.

Foreign currency
exchange machines

Foreign currency exchange machines Foreign currency exchange machines

The automated foreign currency exchange machine converts foreign currency (paper money only) into Japanese yen. The machine uses a touch panel and supports four different foreign languages. Users can exchange 12 different currencies into Japanese yen.

Foreign currencies

US dollar, euro, British pound, Australian dollar, Chinese renminbi (yuan), Hong Kong dollar, South Korean won, New Taiwan dollar, Singapore dollar, Thai bahts, Indonesian rupiah, and Malaysian ringgit

Machine locations

Yodoyabashi, Kitahama, Temmabashi, Chushojima, Fushimi-inari, Kiyomizu-gojo, Gion-shijo, Sanjo, Demachiyanagi, and Uji stations

Hours of operation

5:00–24:00 (all year round)

Maximum exchange amount

Up to 100,000 yen per exchange

Notes:

1. This service only converts foreign currency (paper currency only) into Japanese yen.

2. The foreign currency exchange rates change daily. The rates include a service charge.

Station Map of Major Stations

Lost and Found

If you have lost your belongings in a Keihan Railway train or at a Keihan Railway station...

An inquiry about lost articles can be made at any Keihan station.

Contact on the day you lost the article
Contact a station attendant in the station office or at a ticket gate.
If there is no station attendant, please use the nearest intercom.
Keihan Railway Customer Center 06-6945-4560
Weekdays: 9:00 – 19:00
Saturdays and holidays: 9:00 – 17:00
Seven days a week (except December 30 to January 3)
Contact after noon on the day following the day you lost the article

​Lost and Found Center​ 06-6353-2431

  • *Weekdays: 8:30-20:30 / Saturdays and holidays: 8:30-19:30
  • *Seven days a week / Business hours may change during the Bon holiday period and the year-end and New Year period.

Inquiries about lost articles can be madeat any Keihan station and the Customer Center.

If you have lost your belongings on the Otsu Line
Contact a station attendant in the station office or at a ticket gate.
If there is no station attendant, please use the nearest intercom.
Keihan Railway Customer Center 06-6945-4560
Weekdays: 9:00 – 19:00
Saturdays and holidays: 9:00 – 17:00
Seven days a week (except December 30 to January 3)

Precautions

  • You are responsible for your own transportation expenses when you claim a lost article.
  • When claiming a lost article, please be sure to bring an ID (a document that verifies your name and address issued by a public institution) with you.
  • If someone else claims a lost article on your behalf, he / she will need to show a letter of proxy that you have written and his / her own ID (a document verifying his / her name and address issued by a public institution).
  • If lost articles comprise food, etc., we may dispose of them before the storage period ends.