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Kyoto Modern Architecture Festival: Southeast Asian Studies Library

A lottery-entry tour of a normally closed Meiji-era red-brick library.

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Kyoto University Southeast Asian Studies Library10:00 AM, 11:00 AM or noon

Plan your visit

Event dates
October 31 and November 1, 2026 · 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM or noon; each tour lasts 40 minutes
Address
Kyoto University Southeast Asian Studies Library
Admission
¥2,000; for junior-high students and above. Each session has 20 places; arrive 10 minutes early.
Reservation
Lottery application closes September 30 at 6:00 PM; this is not first-come, first-served.

What to know

Enter the normally closed Meiji-era red-brick Southeast Asian Studies library during the Kyoto Modern Architecture Festival.

Photography is allowed, but publishing images requires prior permission and credit under the university notice.

Highlights

Enter the normally closed Meiji-era red-brick Southeast Asian Studies library during the Kyoto Modern Architecture Festival.

Good for

Good for architecture enthusiasts and repeat Kyoto visitors.

Suggested stay

Suggested stay: 40 minutes.

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