01Date index
Nov 4 — Dec 428 scheduled datesScheduled today
Seika Yamaga 140th Anniversary Exhibition
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A textile retrospective bringing rockets and Tokyo Tower into traditional craft.
03KYOTO NOW / CULTURAL INDEX
Only here for a while
Festivals, rituals and seasonal moments worth planning around.
02Date index
Kyoto Now
Only While You’re Here
Dates are in Japan time. Schedules may change; check event details before visiting.
Default event search: Nov 4, 2026 – Dec 4, 2026
Nov 4 — Nov 8Closing soon
Dreamlike Arashiyama Moonlight Path
Around 1 km of bamboo paths lit by handcrafted lanterns and immersive art installations.
Nov 4 — Nov 30Ongoing
Daian-ji Eleven-headed Kannon Autumn Opening 2026
An autumn-only opening reveals Daian-ji's Eleven-headed Kannon statue.
Limited events
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Dreamlike Arashiyama Moonlight PathDaian-ji Eleven-headed Kannon Autumn Opening 2026Daitokuji Oubai-in Autumn Special OpeningKobe Illuminage 2026 — Starlight DreamThe 78th Shosoin ExhibitionTōrin-in: Bontō Lantern NightKitano Tenmangu Odoi Maple Garden: Opening and Light-upHieizan Yokawa Chūdō Inner Sanctum Special ViewingJingo-ji Daishidō Special OpeningChion-ji Autumn Used Book Fair 2026Myoren-ji: Marugoto MuseumKOBE ART SALONE 2026Seika Yamaga 140th Anniversary ExhibitionRokko Hikari no Mori — Night Art Walk 2026Zen and GhibliShogoin Autumn Opening: Emperor Go-MizunooShinnyo-in Garden Special OpeningKyoto Modern Architecture Festival: Southeast Asian Studies LibraryKyoto Modern Architecture Festival 2026Expo '70 Park Autumn Rose Festa 2026Seika Yamaga 140th Anniversary ExhibitionZen and GhibliMidosuji Illumination 2026Rokko Hikari no Mori — Night Art Walk 2026Shogoin Autumn Opening: Emperor Go-MizunooShinnyo-in Garden Special OpeningSeika Yamaga Exhibition: Hand-weaving WorkshopKyoto Tachibana Marching Performance at Expo '70 ParkPan Tengoku Autumn 2026 at Expo '70 ParkMyoren-ji: Marugoto MuseumShogoin Autumn Opening: Emperor Go-MizunooCURATION⇄FAIR Kyoto 2026Shosei-en Boat Rides and Garden Tours — CURATION⇄FAIRKobe Foreign Settlement Terrace Days 2026Rokko Hikari no Mori — Night Art Walk 2026Kyoto Modern Architecture Festival 2026Kofuku-ji Tokondo Special Night Visit 2026Pan Tengoku Autumn 2026 at Expo '70 ParkKifune Shrine Autumn Foliage Light-UpShinsen-en Dainenbutsu Kyogen 2026Expo '70 Park Maple Festival 2026Kobe Port Weekend Fireworks 2026Suma Rikyu Maple Viewing and Lumiere 2026Kobe Christmas Market 2026 — Old Castle ChristmasKOBE UMIAKARI 2026Gango-ji Special Night Visit 2026Kasuga Taisha Night Visit and Mantoro 20268
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Daian-ji Eleven-headed Kannon Autumn Opening 2026Daitokuji Oubai-in Autumn Special OpeningKobe Illuminage 2026 — Starlight DreamExpo '70 Park Autumn Rose Festa 2026Kitano Tenmangu Odoi Maple Garden: Opening and Light-upHieizan Yokawa Chūdō Inner Sanctum Special ViewingMidosuji Illumination 2026Kifune Shrine Autumn Foliage Light-UpExpo '70 Park Maple Festival 2026Kobe Christmas Market 2026 — Old Castle ChristmasKOBE UMIAKARI 2026Suma Rikyu Maple Viewing and Lumiere 2026The 78th Shosoin ExhibitionSeika Yamaga 140th Anniversary ExhibitionRokko Hikari no Mori — Night Art Walk 2026Dreamlike Arashiyama Moonlight PathZen and GhibliShogoin Autumn Opening: Emperor Go-MizunooTōrin-in: Bontō Lantern NightKyoto Modern Architecture Festival 2026Myoren-ji: Marugoto MuseumPan Tengoku Autumn 2026 at Expo '70 ParkCURATION⇄FAIR Kyoto 2026Shosei-en Boat Rides and Garden Tours — CURATION⇄FAIRShinsen-en Dainenbutsu Kyogen 2026Seika Yamaga 140th Anniversary ExhibitionZen and GhibliUmeda Flea Market 2026Shogoin Autumn Opening: Emperor Go-MizunooSuma Rikyu Maple Viewing and Lumiere 2026Rokko Hikari no Mori — Night Art Walk 2026Kofuku-ji Tokondo Special Night Visit 2026Gango-ji Special Night Visit 2026Kasuga Taisha Night Visit and Mantoro 2026Murin-an: Twilight Garden Party 202615
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Daian-ji Eleven-headed Kannon Autumn Opening 2026Daitokuji Oubai-in Autumn Special OpeningKobe Illuminage 2026 — Starlight DreamExpo '70 Park Autumn Rose Festa 2026Kitano Tenmangu Odoi Maple Garden: Opening and Light-upHieizan Yokawa Chūdō Inner Sanctum Special ViewingMidosuji Illumination 2026Kifune Shrine Autumn Foliage Light-UpExpo '70 Park Maple Festival 2026Suma Rikyu Maple Viewing and Lumiere 2026Kobe Christmas Market 2026 — Old Castle ChristmasKOBE UMIAKARI 2026Umeda Flea Market 2026Seika Yamaga 140th Anniversary ExhibitionRokko Hikari no Mori — Night Art Walk 2026Zen and GhibliShogoin Autumn Opening: Emperor Go-MizunooMurin-an: Twilight Garden Party 2026Seika Yamaga 140th Anniversary ExhibitionZen and GhibliShogoin Autumn Opening: Emperor Go-MizunooOsaka Castle Illuminage 2026To-ji Kobo MarketRokko Hikari no Mori — Night Art Walk 2026Kofuku-ji Tokondo Special Night Visit 2026Kobe Port Weekend Fireworks 2026Gango-ji Special Night Visit 2026Kasuga Taisha Night Visit and Mantoro 2026Murin-an: Twilight Garden Party 2026Nara Pottery Market at Kasuga Taisha 202622
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Seika Yamaga 140th Anniversary ExhibitionDaian-ji Eleven-headed Kannon Autumn Opening 2026Zen and GhibliDaitokuji Oubai-in Autumn Special OpeningKobe Illuminage 2026 — Starlight DreamKitano Tenmangu Odoi Maple Garden: Opening and Light-upMidosuji Illumination 2026Expo '70 Park Maple Festival 2026Suma Rikyu Maple Viewing and Lumiere 2026Kobe Christmas Market 2026 — Old Castle ChristmasKOBE UMIAKARI 2026Osaka Castle Illuminage 2026Kifune Shrine Autumn Foliage Light-UpRokko Hikari no Mori — Night Art Walk 2026Shogoin Autumn Opening: Emperor Go-MizunooExpo '70 Park Autumn Rose Festa 2026Hieizan Yokawa Chūdō Inner Sanctum Special ViewingMurin-an: Twilight Garden Party 2026Nara Pottery Market at Kasuga Taisha 2026Rokko Hikari no Mori — Night Art Walk 2026Kofuku-ji Tokondo Special Night Visit 2026Gango-ji Special Night Visit 2026Kasuga Taisha Night Visit and Mantoro 202629
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Daian-ji Eleven-headed Kannon Autumn Opening 2026Daitokuji Oubai-in Autumn Special OpeningKobe Illuminage 2026 — Starlight DreamKitano Tenmangu Odoi Maple Garden: Opening and Light-upMidosuji Illumination 2026Suma Rikyu Maple Viewing and Lumiere 2026Kobe Christmas Market 2026 — Old Castle ChristmasKOBE UMIAKARI 2026Osaka Castle Illuminage 2026Seika Yamaga 140th Anniversary ExhibitionRokko Hikari no Mori — Night Art Walk 2026Zen and GhibliExpo '70 Park Maple Festival 2026On the calendarLimited datesClosing soon
04Kyoto Now by date
Seasonal calendar
- Ended03Nov 3, 2026
Oct 17, 2026 + 6 listed dates
Shinnyo-in Garden Special Opening
Seasonal moment
Normally closed karesansui with fish-scale-shaped stones suggesting flowing water, restored by Mirei Shigemori.
- Opening hours
- 10:00 AM–3:00 PM
- Address
- Shinnyo-in, Horikawa-Gojo
- Nearest station
- Station details on official site
- Admission
- ¥600.
- Reservation
- No reservation channel or deadline is listed on the official page.
- Ended03Nov 3, 2026
Oct 30, 2026 — Nov 3, 2026
Chion-ji Autumn Used Book Fair 2026
Craft & market
Browse antiquarian books and second-hand finds in a temple setting rather than a conventional bookshop.
- Opening hours
- 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Address
- Chion-ji Temple grounds, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto
- Nearest station
- Station details on official site
- Admission
- Admission fee not published in the current official announcement.
- Reservation
- The official announcement does not state a reservation requirement or deadline.
- Ended03Nov 3, 2026
Nov 1, 2026 — Nov 3, 2026
KOBE ART SALONE 2026
Seasonal moment
Installation, design, illustration and fashion works meet concrete architecture under this year's exclamation-mark theme.
- Opening hours
- Opening hours not published in the current official listing
- Address
- Rose Garden, KITANO Alley and Rin's gallery, Kitano, Kobe
- Nearest station
- Station details on official site
- Admission
- Admission ¥500.
- Reservation
- No advance application is required, according to Kobe City's official listing.
- Ended03Nov 3, 2026
Seasonal moment
Choose thread and try plain weaving on a tabletop loom.
- Opening hours
- 10:30–11:30 AM or 1:00–2:00 PM
- Address
- Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum, Main Building 2F
- Nearest station
- Station details on official site
- Admission
- ¥2,000, payable in cash on the day.
- Reservation
- Applications closed; check the official notice for updates.
- Ended03Nov 3, 2026
Festival & ritual
A high-school marching parade and junior-high band performance add live music to the autumn garden visit.
- Opening hours
- 1:30–2:15 PM
- Address
- Festival Plaza and route toward Peace Rose Garden, Expo '70 Park, Suita, Osaka Prefecture
- Nearest station
- Station details on official site
- Admission
- Viewing has no additional fee; park entry is ¥450 per adult, free for junior-high pupils and younger.
- Reservation
- The official announcement does not state a reservation requirement or deadline.
- Ended01Nov 1, 2026
Oct 31, 2026 — Nov 1, 2026
Kyoto Modern Architecture Festival: Southeast Asian Studies Library
Festival & ritual
Enter the normally closed Meiji-era red-brick Southeast Asian Studies library during the Kyoto Modern Architecture Festival.
- Opening hours
- 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM or noon
- Address
- Kyoto University Southeast Asian Studies Library
- Nearest station
- Keihan Jingu-Marutamachi · 5 min walk
- Admission
- ¥2,000; for junior-high students and above. Each session has 20 places; arrive 10 minutes early.
- Reservation
- Applications closed; check the official notice for updates.
- Ended22Oct 22, 2026
Oct 22, 2026
Jidai Festival
Festival & ritual
Around 2,000 participants, 70 horses and a two-kilometre procession present costumes from Kyoto's successive eras.
- Opening hours
- Noon departure; Oike ~12:50 PM; Heian Jingu ~2:30 PM
- Address
- Kyoto Imperial Palace to Heian Jingu
- Nearest station
- Station details on official site
- Admission
- Reserved seats: general ¥5,600; learning ¥9,000; special ¥13,800. Check ticket page for inventory.
- Reservation
- Paid seats require tickets; general sales began Sep 8. No final cutoff is stated and current inventory was not confirmed.
- Ended22Oct 22, 2026
Oct 22, 2026
Kurama Fire Festival
Festival & ritual
Torch processions and calls move through the village around Yuki Shrine; the tradition is traced to the tenth century.
- Opening hours
- 6:00 PM–after midnight
- Address
- Yuki Shrine and Kurama village
- Nearest station
- Station details on official site
- Admission
- Visitor fee is not stated in the official event listing.
- Reservation
- The official event listing does not state a reservation requirement or deadline.
- Ended20Oct 20, 2026
Oct 17, 2026 — Oct 20, 2026
Otoshi Shrine: Kaya Grove and Bamboo Lanterns
Seasonal moment
Shrine lanterns burn oil pressed from kaya seeds beneath bamboo lights, inspired by a grove remembered in Ki no Tsurayuki’s poetry.
- Opening hours
- 6:00–8:30 PM
- Address
- Otoshi Shrine, Oharano, Nishikyo Ward
- Nearest station
- Station details on official site
- Admission
- The current official event listings do not state an admission fee.
- Reservation
- The current official shrine and tourism notices do not state a reservation requirement, booking channel or deadline; confirm with the shrine before travel.
- Ended17Oct 17, 2026
Oct 10, 2026 + 1 listed dates
Yamashiro Autumn Fire-making Workshop
Seasonal moment
A hands-on fire-making session rather than a standard museum visit.
- Opening hours
- 13:30–16:30
- Address
- Kyoto Prefectural Yamashiro Regional Museum, Kizugawa
- Nearest station
- JR Nara Line Kamikoma · 20 min walk
- Admission
- ¥500 per participant.
- Reservation
- Applications closed; check the official notice for updates.
- Ended12Oct 12, 2026
Oct 8, 2026 — Oct 12, 2026
Kyoto Imperial Palace: Introduction to Court Culture
Seasonal moment
View the Takamikura and Michodai; gagaku, kangen or kemari is scheduled at 10:00 and 11:00, varying by date.
- Opening hours
- 9:00 AM–3:20 PM (exit by 4:00 PM)
- Address
- Kyoto Imperial Palace, Kyoto Gyoen
- Nearest station
- Station details on official site
- Admission
- Free.
- Reservation
- No advance application is required. Entry may be restricted when crowded; security checks apply.
- Ended12Oct 12, 2026
Oct 10, 2026 — Oct 12, 2026
Mibu Kyogen Autumn Performances
Festival & ritual
A roughly 700-year-old masked silent-theatre tradition with bells, drums and flute; each play lasts about 45 minutes.
- Opening hours
- 1:00–5:30 PM (doors 12:30 PM)
- Address
- Mibudera Temple, Nakagyo-ku
- Nearest station
- Station details on official site
- Admission
- Adults ¥1,000; middle/high-school students ¥500.
- Reservation
- Day-of tickets only; unreserved seating. No reservation or assigned seats.