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Kyoto Events Calendar
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Event introductions
6 eventsSep 1–30
Featured eventsShosei-en Ranpūtei Special Opening
A limited opening of the normally closed Ranpūtei, with screens by Takehiko Inoue.
Shosei-en Garden
10:00 AM–4:30 PM
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Sep 11, Sep 12, Sep 13, Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20
Featured eventsKodaiji Moon-Viewing Tea Gathering
Tea, a night garden tour and a yuba dinner in Higashiyama.
Kodaiji, Higashiyama
Check-in 5:00–6:00 PM
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Sep 12–23
Featured eventsKitano Tenmangu Fugetsuden Night Opening
A rare night opening of Fugetsuden and its garden, with an optional priest-guided visit.
Kitano Tenmangu
6:00–8:30 PM
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Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 29, Sep 30
Featured eventsSeika Yamaga 140th Anniversary Exhibition
A textile retrospective bringing rockets and Tokyo Tower into traditional craft.
Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art
10:00 AM–6:00 PM
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Sep 25–27
Featured eventsDaikakuji Moon-Viewing Night
Walk beside Osawa Pond and look for the two moons in the sky and water.
Daikakuji, Saga
5:30–9:00 PM
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Sep 25
MarketsKitano Tenjin Market
A once-a-month market for antiques, traditional goods and everyday finds.
Kitano Tenmangu
7:00 AM until sunset
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Seasonal calendar
Jul 1 – Sep 23, 2026
Arashiyama by Firelight
August 5–September 30, 2026 · 10:00 AM–4:30 PM (special opening last admission 4:00 PM; enter by 3:45 PM)
Shosei-en Ranpūtei Special Opening
September 11–13 and 18–20, 2026 · Check-in 5:00–6:00 PM
Kodaiji Moon-Viewing Tea Gathering
September 12–23, 2026 · 6:00–8:30 PM (last admission 8:00 PM)
Kitano Tenmangu Fugetsuden Night Opening
September 19–December 20, 2026 · 10:00 AM–6:00 PM (last entry 5:30 PM; closed Mondays, open on holidays)
Seika Yamaga 140th Anniversary Exhibition
September 25–27, 2026 · 5:30–9:00 PM (last admission 8:30 PM)
Daikakuji Moon-Viewing Night
September 25, 2026 · 7:00 AM until sunset
Kitano Tenjin Market
October 3–December 6, 2026 · 10:00 AM–6:00 PM (last entry 5:30 PM; closed Mondays, open on holidays)
Zen and Ghibli
October 31 and November 1, 2026 · 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM or noon; each tour lasts 40 minutes