Food

Sobahouse Konjiki Hototogisu

Shinjuku, Tokyo

The Soba House Konjiki Hototogisu sign with its orange bird logo on a pale wooden wall in Shinjuku
Photo: lazy fri13th / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Sobahouse Konjiki Hototogisu is a ramen shop opposite Shinjuku Gyoen, known for shio and shoyu soba built on hamaguri clam dashi with porcini oil and truffle. It moved here from its original shop in Hatagaya.

Nearest station Shinjuku-Gyoenmae (Marunouchi)
Cost ¥
Time needed 1 hour
Best time Weekday lunch

Insider tip

Go on a weekday and line up before opening. The clam-broth shio soba is the bowl it's known for.

Tap to open the interactive map

Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Sobahouse Konjiki Hototogisu, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.

Garden On now ¥

Shinjuku Gyoen Autumn Foliage

15 Oct to 5 Dec Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, Shinjuku

Station Shinjukugyoenmae Station (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line), 5 min walk

One of Tokyo's premier autumn gardens featuring 700+ maple and zelkova trees across three garden styles (French, English, Japanese). Peak viewing mid-November to early December with simultaneous rose blooms creating a rare dual-season display.

See on the map Hotels nearby
Add to calendar
Google Calendar Outlook
Official site
Shinjuku Gyoen Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0
Garden Starts in 9 days ¥

Chrysanthemum Flower Beds Exhibition at Shinjuku Gyoen

菊花壇展

1 to 15 Nov Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, Shinjuku

Historic exhibition dating to 1929 displaying specially arranged chrysanthemum flowerbeds in traditional styles. Temporary wooden pavilions (uwaya) shelters showcase various chrysanthemum varieties cultivated since 1904, representing imperial tradition.

See on the map Hotels nearby
Add to calendar
Google Calendar Outlook
Official site
Shinjuku Gyoen Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0
Garden ¥

Shinjuku Gyoen Spring Special Opening (cherry blossom season)

新宿御苑 春の特別開園

25 Mar to 24 Apr Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, Shinjuku

Time Garden hours (9:00 opening; closing time varies by season)

The garden stays open every day for a month of cherry blossom, about 900 trees of some 70 varieties, from early single-flowered trees in late March to double-flowered ones in April.

See on the map Hotels nearby
Add to calendar
Google Calendar Outlook
Official site
Shinjuku Gyoen Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0
Garden ¥

Shinjuku Gyoen Chrysanthemum Exhibition

新宿御苑 菊花壇展

1 to 15 Nov Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, Japanese garden, Shinjuku

Station Shinjuku-gyoenmae (Marunouchi Line), 5 min walk

Held since 1929, this imperial-tradition show arranges meticulously trained chrysanthemums under wooden uwaya shelters along the Japanese garden's paths, including single plants trained into domes of hundreds of blooms. Included in the standard ¥500 garden admission.

See on the map Hotels nearby
Add to calendar
Google Calendar Outlook
Official site
Shinjuku Gyoen Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0
Performance Free

Shinjuku Eisa Matsuri

新宿エイサーまつり

31 Jul (dates to be confirmed) Shinjuku Station east and west exit streets, Shinjuku

Station Shinjuku (JR, Tokyo Metro, Toei, Odakyu, Keio Lines)

Okinawan eisa drum-dance troupes, around 20 of them, parade through the streets on both sides of Shinjuku Station for an afternoon and evening. Free to watch from anywhere along the routes; held on the last Saturday of July.

See on the map Hotels nearby
Add to calendar
Google Calendar Outlook
Official site
Shinjuku . Ray in Manila, CC BY 2.0

Smaller local events nearby

  • Chrysanthemum bed explanation exhibition at Shinjuku Gyoen Garden

    27 Oct to 15 Nov · Shinjuku Gyoen Information Center, Art Gallery

    An exhibition at the Information Center near the Shinjuku Gate that explains the garden's chrysanthemum bed display.

    Free (park admission needed to enter the garden) · 09:00 to 16:30 · Map · Source: Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden · 【イベント情報】2026年10月27日(火)~11月15日(日)「菊花壇解説展」の開催について

  • GTF Green Challenge Day 2026 in Shinjuku Gyoen Festival

    7 to 8 Nov · Shinjuku Gyoen, landscape and formal gardens

    A two-day environmental fair of the Greater Tokyo Festival in the landscape and formal gardens of Shinjuku Gyoen.

    Free · 10:00 to 16:00 · Map · Source: Edogawa City · GTFグリーンチャレンジデー2026 in 新宿御苑

See every upcoming event in Tokyo

Tonight's gigs across Tokyo

Neon chaos, tiny bars, and a surprisingly serene garden

Shinjuku is the Tokyo people picture before they arrive, and it's every bit that intense. The trick is knowing when to switch modes. Golden Gai and Omoide Yokocho are for tiny-bar nights, and Shinjuku Gyoen is for when you need the volume turned down. The entry fee at Gyoen keeps the crowds manageable even in cherry blossom season, which makes it one of the best value tickets in the city.

Shinjuku has 16 places on the Roam Tokyo map: 4 restaurants, 4 bars, 2 parks and gardens, 2 bathhouses, 1 shrine or temple, 1 viewpoint, 1 landmark and 1 neighbourhood. Read the Shinjuku guide.

How do I get to Sobahouse Konjiki Hototogisu?
The nearest station is Shinjuku-Gyoenmae (Marunouchi). Sobahouse Konjiki Hototogisu is in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
How much does Sobahouse Konjiki Hototogisu cost?
Sobahouse Konjiki Hototogisu is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
How long do you need at Sobahouse Konjiki Hototogisu?
Plan for 1 hour.
When is the best time to visit Sobahouse Konjiki Hototogisu?
Weekday lunch.

Stay near Sobahouse Konjiki Hototogisu

Browse live availability and compare prices around Shinjuku.

Median US$213 a night across 48 listings within 0.6 km for a two-night stay a month out, sampled 20 October 2026. Cheapest quarter under US$165. See the weekly index for every neighbourhood.

See hotels near Sobahouse Konjiki Hototogisu on Booking.comPrices are for the night of Saturday 24 October. You can change the dates on Booking.com. If you book, Roam Tokyo earns a small commission from Stay22 at no extra cost to you.