What's on in Kyoto
Friday 23 October to Sunday 25 October
188 events across the weekend (90 exhibitions, 38 festivals, 17 performances, 14 gardens, 10 food events, 9 illuminations, 5 anime and games events, 4 sports events and 1 market). Mild, with highs around 23°C. The Jidai Matsuri procession on 22 October ends at Heian Jingu, and the leaves start to turn at the end of the month, first on higher ground at Mount Hiei, Ohara and Takao. More on the season in Autumn colour in Kyoto.
Map建築展示「京都会館／ロームシアター京都 65年の記録」
Time Follows the opening hours of the third-floor common lobby Station Higashiyama (Tozai Line), 10 min walk
An exhibition of records of the building in the Park Plaza third-floor common lobby.
Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0 tupera tupera（ツペラ ツペラ）10周年記念メインビジュアル原画展示
Time Follows the Promenade opening hours Station Higashiyama (Tozai Line), 10 min walk
Original artwork for the theatre's 10th anniversary key visual, shown beside the ticket counter.
Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0 グリーンスローモビリティで和束の茶畑周遊ツアー
Station Wazukagawara bus stop, 3 min walk
A tour in small electric vehicles through Wazuka's Ishidera tea fields, run on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
樂歴代 特別展 菊花繚乱
Time 10:00 to 16:30 (last entry 16:00), closed Mondays unless a holiday Station Imadegawa (Karasuma Line), exit 6, 13 min walk
The Raku Museum shows how successive generations of the Raku family treated the chrysanthemum motif, which appears in Raku work earlier than the Edo-period chrysanthemum craze.
京阪電車×響け！ユーフォニアム2026 秋 コラボイベント（ニデック京都タワー）
Time 10:00 to 21:00 (last entry 20:30) Station Kyoto Station (JR, Karasuma Line, Kintetsu), across the street
The observation deck shows character panels and a replica Keihan headmark, with collaboration tickets, goods and a seven-spot stamp rally in the tower building. Deck admission is ¥1,000 for adults.
Alberto Ortega, CC BY 2.0 2026年 秋季 石山寺と紫式部展「石山寺と戦国時代」
Time 10:00-16:00
Autumn exhibition of temple treasures on the Warring States rebuilding of Ishiyama-dera, with sutras and Tale of Genji paintings. Open daily 10:00 to 16:00; temple entry is charged separately.
駒井家住宅（駒井卓・静江記念館）一般公開
Time 10:00 to 16:00 (last entry 15:00), Fridays and Saturdays only Station Chayama Kyoto University of the Arts (Eizan Railway), 7 min walk; Iori-cho bus stop (City Bus 3, 204), 2 min walk
The house opens to the public every Friday and Saturday by advance booking only, run by the Japan National Trust. It has no car park.
企画展「オオサンミミクリー～「模倣」それはテクノロジーの始まり～」
Station Umekoji-Kyotonishi (JR Sagano Line), close by
A special exhibition at the Kyo no Kawa area showing three items modelled on the giant salamander's body, such as tongs and gloves, with panels and a video.
m-louis ., CC BY-SA 2.0 高台寺掌美術館 秀吉天下一統の念持仏 大随求菩薩公開
Time 9:00 to 17:10 (reception to 17:00), to 21:10 during the 23 Oct to 13 Dec night viewing Station Higashiyama Yasui bus stop (City Bus), 7 min walk
The museum shows the Daizuigu Bosatsu, the personal Buddhist image of Hideyoshi, together with Nene's thousand-Jizo and other treasures from Kodai-ji and related temples.
Tetsuhiro Terada, CC BY 2.0 ブロンズギャラリー 中国青銅器の時代 ギャラリー３特集展示「金文の世界」
Time 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30). Closed Mondays (Sep 24, Oct 13 and Nov 24 also closed)
Feature display of ancient Chinese bronzes with cast inscriptions, shown with the Sumitomo Collection. Admission is ¥1,200 while the Kan'ei exhibition runs to 18 October and ¥600 on 20 to 30 October, when only the Bronze Gallery is open.
宇野亞喜良展 AQUIRAX UNO
Station Kyoto Station (JR, Karasuma Line), connected
Museum Eki Kyoto surveys illustrator and graphic designer Uno Aquirax from his early work to new pieces, including underground theatre posters and picture books.
二条城障壁画 展示収蔵館 秋期原画公開
Time 9:00 to 16:30 (last entry 16:00) Station Nijojo-mae (Tozai Line), 1 min walk
Original Ninomaru Palace wall paintings from the Ohiroma first and second rooms are shown, focusing on the rooms used for the 1626 imperial visit. Castle admission is charged separately.
Pom', CC BY-SA 2.0 Art Rhizome KYOTO 2026「逆旅京都3」
Time Hours follow each venue Station Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae (Tozai, Karasuma Lines)
Works by young Kyoto-linked artists are shown and sold at nine hotels, shops and public buildings around the city, including Kyoto City Hall.
夜明けの唄 EXHIBITION 〜Two Million Stars〜
Time 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30), closed Wednesdays and 11 and 12 Oct, museum admission applies Station Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line), 2 min walk
An exhibition on the manga Yoake no Uta in Gallery 4 on the second floor of the Kyoto International Manga Museum, free with museum admission.
ESU, CC BY 3.0 オペラの扉2026 愛で人生は変わるのか「椿姫の世界展」
Time 10:00 to 17:00 Station Higashiyama (Tozai Line), exit 1, 10 min walk
A free exhibition of costumes, video and stories from Verdi's La Traviata, produced by the New National Theatre, Tokyo.
Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0 丸木スマ展 73歳からのアーティスト
Time 9:30-17:00
Exhibition of the painter Maruki Suma (1875 to 1956), who began painting at 73. Open 9:30 to 17:00, closed Mondays. The permanent collection is included.
怪々YOKAI祭 2026
Time Parade at 17:30 on weekends and holidays (night entry 17:00 to 21:00) Station Uzumasa-Koryuji (Randen), 5 min walk
On weekends and holidays a yokai parade, dance live and greetings take over the Edo street at dusk, with the parade starting at 17:30 and night entry from 17:00.
松延総司：壁
Time 10:00 to 18:00, closed Mondays unless a holiday Station Higashiyama (Tozai Line), 8 min walk
Matsunobe Soshi shows installations and drawings built from everyday motifs such as wallpaper and rubber bands, in the museum's free contemporary space The Triangle.
そらみみ, CC BY-SA 3.0 令和８年度秋季特別展「寛永行幸四百年記念－洛外の寛永行幸 家光の淀、尾張・紀伊藩の伏見－」
Time Weekdays 9:00 to 18:00, weekends 9:00 to 17:00 (closed on holidays and the second Wednesday)
The library's autumn special exhibition marks 400 years since the Kan'ei imperial visit, looking at Iemitsu's Yodo and the Owari and Kishu domains' Fushimi.
特別展「宇治川をめぐる」
Time 9:00 to 17:00
The museum looks at the Uji River in the Edo period, including the 1756 flood, tea masters, river transport of night-soil fertiliser, waterfowl hunting on Ogura Pond and the cormorant fishing begun in 1926. It is closed on Mondays and public holidays. On 14 November entry is free and it stays open until 17:30.
みんなでつくる「アンコ」写真展
Time Zoo hours 9:00 to 17:00 (to 16:30 from December), last entry 30 minutes before closing, closed Mondays and Dec 28 to Jan 1 Station Keage (Tozai Line), 8 min walk
Visitor-submitted photos of Anko displayed on the wall of the serval exhibition room.
inunami, CC BY 2.0 国会議事堂のインテリアファブリック ―近代建築を彩る織物―
Time 10:00 to 16:30 (last entry 16:00) Station Eizan Ichihara, 7 min walk
Display of textile samples and curtains made for the National Diet Building. Free but by reservation, open weekdays only, closed 6 November and 30 Dec to 4 Jan.
企画展 描かれる源氏物語
Time 9:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30) Station Uji Station (Keihan Uji Line), 8 min walk
Folding screens, woodblock prints and printed books that show scenes from The Tale of Genji. The museum is closed on Mondays, or the next day when Monday is a holiday.
Tetsuhiro Terada, CC BY 2.0 「Mangaと育った子どもたち：ヨーロッパにおけるManga文化の40年」展
Time 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30) Station Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line), 2 min walk
How Japanese manga was translated, read, criticised and taken up over 40 years in France, Belgium, Spain, Italy and Germany, ending with work by Europeans who grew up on it and now draw manga themselves. It's included in the museum ticket, and the museum is closed on Wednesdays.
ESU, CC BY 3.0 織部十作－古田織部と十人の陶工たち
Time 9:30 to 17:00 Station Kitayama (Karasuma Line), exit 4, 3 min walk
Exhibition on the ten potters linked to the tea master Furuta Oribe, in a museum near Kitayama station. Closed Mondays, New Year and between displays.
大徳寺 聚光院 開創460年 特別公開
Time 9:30 to 15:30 (last entry) Station Daitokuji-mae bus stop (City Bus 1, 204, 205, 206), 5 min walk
Sen no Rikyu's family temple at Daitoku-ji opens for the first time in about three and a half years, with copies of the National Treasure wall paintings by Kano Eitoku and his father Shoei, Senju Hiroshi's waterfall panels and the tea room Kan'in-seki. It's cash only, preschool children can't enter, and it's closed on 14, 16 to 18, 27 and 28 Oct and 21, 22 and 27 to 29 Nov.
Eric Salard, CC BY-SA 2.0 第43回全国都市緑化フェアin京都丹波 ～京都丹波みどりの里まつり～
A garden and greenery fair themed on farming, food, environment and art, spread over five sites in three towns. Kameoka Hozugawa Park, Kameoka Sports Park, Sonobe Park and Tamba Nature Park are free to enter, while Wachi Wildflower Forest and some areas around Kameoka Sports Park charge. Marketplaces, stages and workshops run at the sites, and outdoor events may change or stop in bad weather.
企画展「宴にみる清朝陶磁」
Time 10:00 to 16:00 (last entry 15:30) Station JR Tanbaguchi or Umekoji-Kyotonishi, 7 min walk
Exhibition of imported Qing ceramics once used at banquets in Sumiya, with the Important Cultural Property building open on its first and second floors. Open Friday to Sunday and holidays.
「愛のカタチ－幻の春画《稚児草紙》公開－」
Time 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30) Station Arashiyama (Randen), 4 min walk
The museum shows the early 14th-century Chigo no Soshi scroll in public for the first time, with painted shunga by Tsukioka Settei and others, Hokusai's Nami Chidori, made in his 70s, and paintings about love by Uemura Shoen and Kaburaki Kiyokata. Nobody under 18 is admitted, and you may be asked for photo ID.
運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0 特別展「寛永 太平がはぐくむ美」
Time 10:00 to 18:00, Fridays to 19:30 (last entry 30 minutes before) Station Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line), 3 min walk
Marking 400 years since Emperor Go-Mizunoo's visit to Nijo Castle, the museum shows the Kan'ei culture of Hon'ami Koetsu, Tawaraya Sotatsu and Nonomura Ninsei, with scrolls and screens of the imperial procession and a Kano Sanraku hawk painting from Nijo Castle. It's closed on Mondays (open 12 Oct) and 13 Oct, and the ticket covers the permanent galleries too.
Photograph by Mike Peel www.mikepeel.net., CC BY-SA 4.0 特別展 生誕140年記念 染織家 山鹿清華 宙翔ぶイマジネーション
Time 10:00 to 18:00 (last entry 17:30) Station Higashiyama (Tozai Line), 8 min walk
The first retrospective in 40 years of Yamaga Seika, who designed, chose the thread and wove his own tapestries, from Gion Matsuri float hangings to wall pieces showing locomotives, rockets and Tokyo Tower. It's closed on Mondays unless they're holidays.
そらみみ, CC BY-SA 3.0 天龍寺 法堂「雲龍図」特別公開
Time 9:00 to 16:30 (last entry 16:20) Station Randen Arashiyama Station (Keifuku), 13 min on foot from JR Saga-Arashiyama
The Hatto hall's Cloud Dragon ceiling painting by Kayama Matazo is open daily in autumn, with a separate ticket from the garden.
Kimon Berlin, CC BY-SA 2.0 秋季企画展「みんなおいでん！東三河の普門寺さん」
Time 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30). Closed Mondays except Sep 21, Oct 12 and Nov 23, and closed Sep 24 and Oct 13
Autumn exhibition of Buddhist statues and historical documents kept at Fumon-ji in Toyohashi, Aichi, which marks 1,300 years since its founding in 2027. The display changes partway through the run.
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 東寺 宝物館 2026秋期特別公開 東寺五重塔の美術と歴史
Time 9:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30) Station Toji Station (Kintetsu), 5 min walk
The exhibition looks at the art and history of the five-storey pagoda over twelve centuries. It is open every day of the run.
相国寺 秋の特別拝観
Time 10:00 to 16:00 Station Imadegawa (Karasuma Line)
Shokoku-ji opens its Hatto, the oldest surviving Dharma hall in Japan, along with the abbot's quarters and the founder's hall. Look up at the 'crying dragon' Kano Mitsunobu painted on the Hatto ceiling. It's closed for services from 18 to 21 Oct.
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 龍安寺 閉門後特別拝観
Time 16:00 to 18:30 (assemble by 15:50), Sat and Sun Station Ryoanji-mae bus stop (City Bus 59), at the gate
A guided evening visit on Saturdays and Sundays to mark the new cloud-dragon painting by Hosokawa Morihiro. Maximum 20 people a day, reservation required, no children of elementary age or under.
Angel de los Rios, CC BY-SA 2.0 特別展 もののふと宇治【第3期】（平等院）
Time 9:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:45) Station Uji Station (JR Nara Line), 10 min walk
The third period of the Hoshokan museum exhibition, on early-modern Byodo-in and the warlords tied to Uji and tea, is open every day of the run. Byodo-in has no night opening this autumn.
玄々斎 ―裏千家十一代家元 精中宗室居士百五十回忌記念
Time 9:30 to 16:30 (last entry 16:00), closed Mondays Station City bus stop Horikawa-Teranouchi, 3 min walk
Special exhibition on the eleventh Urasenke grand master, with a tea service available for an extra ¥1,000. Part one to 1 November, part two from 3 November.
嵐山月灯路
Time 18:00 to 21:00 (last entry 20:40) Station Saga-Arashiyama (JR Sagano Line), 10 min walk
Bamboo lanterns, some made by local residents in workshops, line the Bamboo Grove path and about 1 km of lit walkways. At the gate it's ¥1,500 in cash, online tickets with guaranteed entry cost ¥2,000, and children 12 and under go free.
dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0 FOOD TRUCK PARK in KYOTO STATION
Time 12:00 to 20:00 Station Kyoto Station (JR, Kintetsu, Karasuma Line), directly connected
Food trucks change daily on the plaza in front of JR Kyoto Isetan, from 1 October to 30 November. The day's stalls are posted on the official social accounts.
瑠璃光院 2026年秋の特別拝観
Time 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30) Station Yase-Hieizanguchi (Eizan Railway), 10 min walk
Rurikoin, at the foot of Mount Hiei in Yase, opens for the autumn season and gets very busy. From 13 Nov to 6 Dec you have to book ahead on the temple's site, and junior and senior high school students pay ¥1,000.
企画展「あっちもこっちもスズキさん」
Station Umekoji-Kyotonishi (JR Sagano Line), close by
A first special exhibition on sea bass and the fish once grouped with it, with display tanks, panels and binoculars at the Kyo no Umi tank, shown with aquarium admission.
m-louis ., CC BY-SA 2.0 Tradition Meets Today #7 京都市産業技術研究所支援企画展示「素材と技術は、どこまでひろがる？」
Time 10:00 to 18:00, last entry 17:30 Station Higashiyama (Tozai Line), 10 min walk
Special exhibition in the museum's exhibition room.
清凉寺 霊宝館 秋期特別公開
Time 9:00 to 16:30 (planned) Station Saga Shakado-mae bus stop (City Bus 28), at the gate
The Reihokan treasure hall opens in October and November. The combined ticket covers the main hall and the Reihokan.
Mti, CC BY-SA 3.0 KYOTO EXPERIMENT 2026 展示 遠藤 薫「二十二世紀の睡眠法」／ミトゥ・セン「Unwritten Intimacy 暗黙の親密さ」
Time 10:00 to 18:00, closed Mondays Station Kyoto Station, 6 min walk
Two solo shows at the gallery as part of KYOTO EXPERIMENT 2026, by Kaoru Endo and Mithu Sen. Admission to all gallery exhibitions is free.
ジャパニーズ･ロード･ムービー ──旅する時代劇
Time Screenings at 13:30 and 17:00 or 18:30 depending on the day, 3rd floor Film Theatre Station Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line), 3 min walk
The museum's Film Theatre shows classic Japanese period films from its collection, two screenings a day, from 2 October to 1 November.
Photograph by Mike Peel www.mikepeel.net., CC BY-SA 4.0 杉本家住宅一般公開「くらしを彩る手仕事」
Time 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:00), Fri to Sun Station Karasuma Station (Hankyu) or Shijo Station (Subway), exit 26, 5 min walk
A 156-year-old machiya (Important Cultural Property) shows household craft items. Open Fri to Sun only, Oct 2 to 18 and Nov 6 to 22. No reservation needed, and children of elementary school age and under are not admitted.
京都精華大学ギャラリーTerra-S 描かれた動物たち
Time 11:00 to 18:00 Station Kyoto Seika-mae Station (Eizan Railway), a short walk
The gallery's collection show of animals in prints, paintings and drawings, with works by Asano Takeji, Kawanabe Kyosai, Katsushika Hokusai and others. Free admission, closed Sundays except 4 Oct and 1 Nov.
びわ湖疏水船 令和8年秋シーズン
Time See timetable on the organiser site Station Keage landing: Tozai Line Keage, exit 1, 5 min walk; Yamashina landing: Keihan Shinomiya, 10 min walk
Boats run through the Lake Biwa Canal on 53 days from 2 October to 6 December, between Keage, Yamashina and Otsu. Lake Biwa and Otsu Port service on 8 days in late November. Reservation required.
宝厳院 秋の特別拝観・夜間特別拝観
Time 9:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:45), night viewing from 13 Nov 17:30 to 20:30 (last entry 20:00) Station Arashiyama (Randen), 3 min walk
This Tenryu-ji sub-temple opens its Shishiku garden, which borrows Arashiyama as a backdrop, round a lion-shaped rock under heavy maples, and for an extra ¥500 you can see Tamura Noriko's paintings in the main hall. From 13 Nov the garden is also lit at night (17:30 to 20:30, ¥1,000).
663highland, CC BY 2.5 KYOTO EXPERIMENT 京都国際舞台芸術祭 2026
Kyoto's international performing arts festival brings experimental theatre, dance and music from around the world to ROHM Theatre Kyoto, Kyoto Art Center and other stages. Times and ticket prices vary by programme.
Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0 市川團十郎特別公演
Time Matinee 11:30, evening 16:00, some days dark (see the page), ticket range ¥5,000 to ¥16,000 Station Gion-Shijo (Keihan), exit 6, 1 min walk
A three-week run at Minamiza with Kanjincho in the daytime programme and an introduction to kabuki in the evening programme.
kajikawa, CC BY 3.0 仁和寺 霊宝館 秋季名宝展
Time 10:00 to 16:30 (last entry 16:00), closed Mondays except 12 Oct and 23 Nov Station Omuro-ninnaji Station (Randen), 2 min walk
The temple museum shows its autumn selection of treasures. Reihokan admission is ¥500 for adults.
josef knecht, CC BY 3.0 田能村直入と近代京都の南画 自然のアンビエンス
Time 10:00 to 19:30 (last entry 19:00), closed Mondays except 12 Oct and 23 Nov, and 13 Oct and 24 Nov Station Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line), 3 min walk
A gallery exhibition on Tanomura Chokunyu and the literati painting tradition in Meiji-era Kyoto, marking 130 years since the Nanga association formed.
Photograph by Mike Peel www.mikepeel.net., CC BY-SA 4.0 「禅とジブリ」京都展
Time 10:00 to 18:00 (last entry 17:30) Station Higashiyama (Tozai Line), 8 min walk
Built on producer Suzuki Toshio's book of conversations with Zen monks, this hands-on show looks at Ghibli films through a Zen eye, set in the world of Miyazaki Hayao's The Boy and the Heron. It's closed on Mondays unless they're holidays, and numbered entry tickets may be handed out when it's crowded.
そらみみ, CC BY-SA 3.0 KYOTO EXPERIMENT 2026 Kansai Studies｜石原菜々子、金子仁司／kondaba「コンダバ川の地形図」
Time 10:00 to 20:00
An exhibition showing the research process behind a work about the Nakajima area of Fushimi, free to enter.
jmho, Public domain KYOTO EXPERIMENT 2026 【SKF】【展示】Future Dictionary
Time 10:00 to 20:00
A project collecting words from artists to make a new dictionary, shown in the library as part of KYOTO EXPERIMENT, free to enter.
jmho, Public domain 仁和寺御所庭園 梵字展
Time 9:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30) Station Omuro-ninnaji Station (Randen), 2 min walk
An exhibition on Bonji, the Sanskrit-derived script used for Buddhist deities, held in the Goten garden to mark the completed repair of the Shiro-shoin. A monk draws Bonji on the south garden's white gravel on 11 October, and the temple runs a seven-site stamp rally.
josef knecht, CC BY 3.0 弘源寺 秋の特別拝観
Time 9:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:45) Station Arashiyama (Randen), 3 min walk
A Tenryu-ji sub-temple opens its dry landscape garden, the Bishamonten statue and paintings by Takeuchi Seiho and his circle. A combined ticket with Hogon-in is ¥1,000.
特別展 源氏物語 王朝のかがやき
Time 9:00 to 17:30, Fridays to 20:00 (last entry 30 minutes before) Station Shichijo (Keihan), 7 min walk
The Kyoto National Museum's first Tale of Genji exhibition in about 50 years shows paintings, crafts, manuscripts and commentaries, about 250 works across its Kyoto and Tokyo runs, including the Aobyoshi-bon text edited by Fujiwara no Teika and the scattered 'phantom' Moriyasu Genji scroll. The display changes on 3 Nov, and the museum is closed on Mondays (open 12 Oct and 23 Nov), 13 Oct and 24 Nov.
kajikawa, CC BY 3.0 2026年度特別展 京都大学化学研究所創立100周年記念「京都の化学 化研の歴史」
Time 9:30 to 16:30 (last entry 16:00). Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, Dec 28 to Jan 4 Station Demachiyanagi (Keihan), about 20 min walk
Special exhibition on the history of Kyoto University's Institute for Chemical Research, in the South Building.
J o, CC BY-SA 3.0 寛永行幸400年記念・宸殿特別拝観
Time 9:00 to 16:50 (last entry 16:30) Station Daikakuji bus stop (City Bus 28, 91)
Daikaku-ji lets you inside the Peony Room of its Shinden, the hall Empress Tofukumon'in lived in, to see Kano Sanraku's peony paintings up close. It's included in the normal ¥800 entry, and the autumn treasure show runs alongside for an extra ¥500.
m-louis ., CC BY-SA 2.0 ［2026秋期］コレクションルーム 特集「美術館物語 市美の産声」
Time 10:00 to 18:00, last entry 17:30, closed Mondays except public holidays Station Higashiyama (Tozai Line), 10 min walk
A collection room feature at the museum.
そらみみ, CC BY-SA 3.0 京阪×二十世紀電氣目録 コラボイベント（ニデック京都タワー）
Time 10:00 to 21:00 (last entry 20:30) Station Kyoto Station (JR, Karasuma Line, Kintetsu), across the street
The observation deck has a photo spot, scene panels and the PV for the anime Nijusseiki Denki Mokuroku, plus a yellow and red tower light-up. Deck admission is ¥1,000 for adults.
Alberto Ortega, CC BY 2.0 京都市動物園 秋の夜間開園
Time 10 to 12, 17, 24 and 31 Oct and 7 Nov, open to 20:00 (last entry 19:30) Station Keage (Tozai Line), 7 min walk
On seven autumn days the zoo stays open until 20:00 and is lit after dark, with keeper talks at 17:30, 18:00 and 18:30 and an outdoor film at 19:00 from 12 Oct. Entry is the usual ¥750, free for junior high school students and younger, and gorillas, monkeys and some birds aren't on show at night.
inunami, CC BY 2.0 聖護院門跡 秋の特別公開
Time 10:00 to 16:00 (last entry), open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays plus 21 and 22 Oct, closed 27 to 29 Nov Station Kumano Jinja-mae bus stop (City Bus 206, 31, 201, 203), about 4 min walk
The Kano school wall paintings of the main entrance, envoy room and shoin open on Fridays to Sundays and holidays, plus 21 and 22 Oct, with the normally closed Shinden hall and a show on Emperor Gomizuno-o. Closed 27 to 29 Nov.
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 白龍園 令和8年秋の特別公開
Time Slots at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 and 13:00 Station Ninose (Eizan Railway), 7 min walk
Hakuryuen, a private mountain garden near Ninose, opens only in spring and autumn. Entry is by hourly slots of 50 people, each about two hours, with day tickets sold if the booking calendar isn't full. Closed on irregular days and in bad weather, and there is no car park.
表千家北山会館 企画展「おいしいお茶のヒミツ 抹茶編」
Time 9:30 to 16:30 (last entry 16:00); closed 13, 19 and 26 Oct, 2, 11, 18, 26 and 30 Nov, 7 Dec Station Kitayama (Karasuma Line), 5 min walk
The exhibition looks at how good matcha is made and at the tea ceremony culture around a bowl of tea, and shows the family-owned Luzon tea jar Shibafune for the first time at the museum. The ticket includes a bowl of tea.
大谷大学博物館 2026年度特別展 摺る・捺す・写す ー文字の諸相ー
Time 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30)
A special exhibition on how written characters were rendered by ink, rubbing, printing and seals, drawn from the university's collection and other institutions.
第101回企画展『未来へつなぐ大津のたから』
Time 9:00-17:00 Station Keihan Otsu-shiyakusho-mae, 5 min walk
Otsu City's protected cultural properties after 60 years of conservation, plus results of the museum's survey of unregistered properties. Some works change on 3 November.
国宝殿秋季企画展「知りたい！比叡山のほとけ様」
Time 9:00-16:00
Enryaku-ji's treasure hall shows statues and paintings sorted into Nyorai, Bosatsu, Myoo and guardian deities, with the high priests of Tendai. Closed 6 November and 8 December.
Maechan0360, CC BY 3.0 黄檗山萬福寺 夜間特別拝観＆光のアートインスタレーション「漆黒に浮かび上がる―国宝を抱く紅龍」
Time 17:00 to 21:00 on set dates: Oct 11, 23-25, 30-31; Nov 6-8, 13-15, 20-22, 27-29; Dec 11-13, 18-20, 25-27; then Fridays to Sundays to 21 Feb 2027 (Jan 8-10, 15-17, 22-24, 29-31; Feb 6-7, 12-14, 19-21) Station Obaku (JR Nara Line, Keihan Uji Line), 5 min walk
Manpuku-ji opens at night with a light art installation and access to its national treasure and important cultural property buildings. It runs on selected Fridays to Sundays only, from 11 Oct 2026 to 21 Feb 2027.
第65回 大北海道展
Food products and a tourism showcase from Hokkaido, with demonstrations by Hokkaido makers, held in the 7th floor event hall of Kyoto Takashimaya.
inunami, CC BY 2.0 〈開館60周年記念〉特別企画展Ⅱ モデルになったミューズたち
Time 9:30 to 17:00 (last entry 30 minutes before closing) Station Ritsumeikan Daigaku-mae bus stop (City Bus), right outside
Paintings by Domoto Insho of women from his student years to his late career, shown for the museum's 60th anniversary. Closed Mondays except 23 Nov, and closed 24 Nov.
Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert, CC BY 4.0 2026宇治茶まつり道具展示会
Time 13:00-16:00 Station Keihan Uji, 3 min walk
Exhibition of the tools used in the Uji Tea Festival, with a film of the festival and a chance to grind tencha leaf on a stone mill. Closed Wednesdays.
「円山応挙と伊藤若冲」
Time 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30) Station Imadegawa (Karasuma Line), exit 3, 8 min walk
Okyo's Peony and Peacock (first half of the autumn period) and his Great Waterfall, over 3.6 m tall (second half), hang alongside all 50 of Jakuchu's ink panels from the great study room of Kinkaku-ji, where he shows what he could do without colour. It's closed for New Year from 27 Dec to 8 Jan.
663highland, CC BY 2.5 松花堂美術館 令和8年特別展「八幡で感じる寛永文化 松花堂昭乗の書画、茶の湯」
Time 9:00-17:00
About 40 works by the Kan'ei calligrapher Shokado Shojo, including his tea record, for the 400th anniversary of the Kan'ei imperial visit. Opening talk by a curator on day one is free.
東寺 食堂 秋の催し 第20回 観瀾斎作品展
Station Toji Station (Kintetsu), 5 min walk
Works by Kanransai are shown in the temple's Jikido as its autumn event. Entry is free.
泉涌寺 伽藍拝観無料（10月19日〜25日）
Time 9:00 to 16:30 (gate closes 17:00) Station Tofukuji Station (JR Nara Line, Keihan), 20 min walk
Because the grounds and halls are being prepared for events, the temple makes the main hall tour free from 19 to 25 Oct. The special viewing of the Gozasho is cancelled on 24 Oct from 12:00 to 17:00. The notice does not name the events.
John Gillespie, CC BY-SA 2.0 菊花展
Time 9:00 to 17:00 (to 16:00 on the last day), garden admission Station Kitayama (Karasuma Line), exit 3, right outside
About 300 pots of large and small chrysanthemums, including cascade and bonsai styles, are displayed on the large lawn and at the main gate, with plants for sale.
Tatters ✾, CC BY-SA 2.0 京の名工展
Time 10:00 to 17:00 (until 16:00 on the last day) Station Karasuma Oike (Karasuma Line, Tozai Line), 3 min walk
A crafts exhibition run by the Kyoto Prefecture textile and crafts section in the museum's 5th floor gallery.
Photograph by Mike Peel www.mikepeel.net., CC BY-SA 4.0 ～光のルネッサンス～ 加國 哲二 油彩画展
Time 10:00 to 19:00 (closes at 17:00 on the last day)
An oil painting exhibition at the Art Gallery on the 6th floor of Daimaru Kyoto.
三菱善次郎, CC BY-SA 4.0 村岡 顕美 絵画展
Time 10:00 to 19:00 (closes at 17:00 on the last day)
A painting exhibition on the 6th floor of Daimaru Kyoto.
三菱善次郎, CC BY-SA 4.0 秋の洋ランと着生植物展
Time 10:00 to 16:00 (last entry 15:30), garden admission Station Kitayama (Karasuma Line), exit 3, right outside
Orchids and epiphytic plants are shown in the special exhibition room of the viewing greenhouse, with free daily cultivation talks in the afternoon.
Tatters ✾, CC BY-SA 2.0 KYOTO EXPERIMENT 2026 山下 残＆ニャー・トゥイェン with プロジェクト・デイ・サン「giọt-giọt | しずくたち」
Time 22 Oct 14:00, 23 Oct 19:00, 24 Oct 11:00, 25 Oct 6:00 and 12:00
A stage work made by Kyoto choreographer Yamashita Zan with Vietnamese poet Nhat Tuyen, shown in the auditorium as part of KYOTO EXPERIMENT.
jmho, Public domain 夢コスモス園
Time 9:00 to 16:00 Station Kameoka (Kyoto Tamba)
About 8 million cosmos of 20 varieties bloom across 4.2 hectares, with local products sold on site during the season.
岩船寺 秋の特別公開
Time 8:30 to 17:00 (last entry 16:45)
Normally unseen Nyoirin Kannon, Benzaiten and Rakusetsuten statues, a mandala pair and the temple chronicle are shown.
浄瑠璃寺 秋の特別公開
Time 9:00 to 17:00 (main hall last entry 16:30)
The usually hidden statue of Kichijoten (Lakshmi) can be seen in the autumn opening.
ミシガン『ハロウィンフェア2026』
Station Keihan Biwako-hamaotsu, 5 min walk
The Michigan paddle-steamer cruise on Lake Biwa has Halloween decorations, themed meals and a costume lottery on 31 October. Prices depend on the cruise plan.
京都伏見十石舟運航
Time 10:00-16:20 departures
50-minute round trip on a replica Edo-period rice boat along the Fushimi canal to the Misu lock gate, with a stop at the lock museum. Runs until 6 December; closed Mondays outside holidays.
663highland, CC BY 2.5 圓徳院特別展と夜間特別拝観
Time Night viewing 17:00 to 22:00 (last entry 21:30), screens on show from 10:00 Station Higashiyama Yasui bus stop (City Bus 206)
Nene spent her last 19 years at this Kodai-ji sub-temple, and its north garden, a dry landscape later reworked by Kobori Enshu, is lit at night while the Toyotomi family's Teikan-zu screens are on show. A ¥1,200 ticket covers both Entoku-in and Kodai-ji, and it's closed on 11 and 12 Dec.
大階段グラフィカルイルミネーションPlus 紅葉
Time 15:00 to 22:00 (hours shift with the season) Station Kyoto Station (JR, Karasuma Line), connected
About 15,000 LEDs on the 125 steps of the station's grand staircase switch to an autumn leaves design.
Sjaak Kempe, CC BY 2.0 二条城まつり2026 NAKED meets 二条城 2026
Time 18:00 to 22:00 (last entry 21:00) Station Nijojo-mae (Tozai Line), 1 min walk
For the 400th anniversary of the Kan'ei imperial visit, the castle's night light-up is an art show by NAKED built around Tokugawa Masako and Kan'ei-era design, with maples, ginkgo and cherry trees lit along the way. Tickets are ¥2,000 Monday to Thursday and ¥2,400 Friday to Sunday and on holidays (¥400 less if bought by 22 Oct), and children up to junior high school get in free.
Pom', CC BY-SA 2.0 二条城まつり2026
Time 8:45 to 17:00 (last entry 16:00, noon on 6 Dec) Station Nijojo-mae (Tozai Line), 1 min walk
For the 400th year of the Kan'ei imperial visit the castle adds a maple stamp rally, a Kyoto products fair and cultural experiences to its daytime visit. Entry is ¥1,300 and includes the Ninomaru Palace.
Pom', CC BY-SA 2.0 渉成園十三夜
Time 17:30 to 20:30 (last entry 20:00)
A one-night moon viewing in the Higashi Honganji detached garden Shosei-en, with the pond lit by the moon and food and drink stalls.
萬部会（知恩院）
Time Reception 9:00 to 16:00, daytime service 10:30, evening service 13:30 Station Chion-in-mae bus stop (City Bus 206), 5 min walk
Chion-in holds memorial services in the Mieido hall over three days, with a daytime service at 10:30 and an evening service at 13:30.
Christian Kadluba, CC BY-SA 2.0 二条城まつり2026 紅葉スタンプラリー
Time 8:45-16:45 Station Nijojo-mae (Tozai Line)
A stamp rally at four spots inside the castle during Nijo-jo Matsuri 2026.
Pom', CC BY-SA 2.0 仁和寺 重要文化財「経蔵」特別拝観
Time 9:00 to 16:30 (last entry 16:00) Station Omuro-ninnaji Station (Randen), 2 min walk
The Important Cultural Property sutra repository, normally closed, opens to visitors, with its rotating bookcase, paintings of the Eight Bodhisattvas and sixteen arhats and a dragon. It is part of the Ryuo-sen shogi match tie-in with Myoshin-ji.
josef knecht, CC BY 3.0 〈第30回 京都の秋 音楽祭〉 / イリーナ・メジューエワ ピアノ・リサイタル
Time 19:00 Station Kitayama (Karasuma Line), exit 1 or 3, 5 min walk
Piano recital with Chopin works in the Ensemble Hall Murata, part of the 30th Kyoto Autumn Music Festival. All seats reserved.
伏見酒回廊2026
Time From 10:00 (closing times vary by brewery) Station Chushojima, Fushimi-Momoyama or Tambabashi (Keihan)
Thirteen Fushimi brewers open up at 11 sites on the same day, with tastings, sales, limited sakes, food and a stamp rally as you walk between them. Entry is free, each brewery keeps its own hours, and you should come by train if you're drinking.
きのこ展
Time 9:00 to 17:00 (to 16:00 on 25 Oct), garden admission Station Kitayama (Karasuma Line), exit 3, right outside
Displays of wild mushrooms with help naming your own finds, plus a mushroom observation walk on 24 October and a talk on 25 October.
Tatters ✾, CC BY-SA 2.0 Lightseeing Kyoto South 2026
Station Kyoto Station (JR, Karasuma Line)
A walking route of works, exhibitions and workshops by young Kyoto artists and curators around the east and southeast of Kyoto Station, including the Station Building 7F East Plaza.
文化庁・府庁界隈まちかどミュージアム
Time Hours and dates vary by venue Station Marutamachi (Karasuma Line)
Forty venues around the Prefectural Office open historic buildings and gardens, show crafts and contemporary art, and run workshops, with a stamp rally. Some venues charge or need booking.
ジュエリーは、誰を夢みる
Time 10:00 to 18:00, Fridays to 20:00 (last entry 30 minutes before) Station Higashiyama (Tozai Line), 10 min walk
About 350 pieces trace contemporary jewellery in postwar Japan, from the Japan Jewellery Designers Association's founding in 1964 to artists working now, including works from Germany shown here for the first time in about 50 years. It's closed on Mondays (open 23 Nov and 11 Jan), 24 Nov, 12 Jan and from 29 Dec to 3 Jan.
Wiiii, CC BY-SA 3.0 加茂七石と城の石 探求展・ガイドツアー
Time Tours 10:00 and 13:15, display 8:45 to 16:45 Station Nijojo-mae (Tozai Line), 1 min walk
Guided tours of Kan'ei-era stone walls and the famous Kamo Seven Stones start at the East Gate at 10:00 and 13:15, with a stone display in the Seiryu-en garden. Tours gather at the East Gate.
Pom', CC BY-SA 2.0 世界遺産仁和寺 紅葉雲海ライトアップ
Time 18:30 to 21:00 (entry 18:00 to 20:30; entry opens 18:30 on 20 Nov) Station Omuro-Ninnaji bus stop (City Bus 26), 1 min walk
Ninna-ji lights its autumn maples above a 'sea of clouds', with a 528 Hz 'healing sound garden' playing. It runs on Fridays, weekends and holidays only, not on 8 or 28 Nov, and high school students and younger get in free.
josef knecht, CC BY 3.0 嵯峨野トロッコ列車秋のライトアップ「光の幻想列車」
Time From 16:30 to the last train Station Saga-Arashiyama (JR Sagano Line)
From late afternoon the trains run past lit maples and illuminations in the Hozu gorge between Torokko Arashiyama and Torokko Kameoka. The railway says it's the last autumn light-up you'll see from the current carriages, and there's no service on 16 Dec.
第78回 正倉院展
Time 8:00 to 18:00, to 20:00 on Fridays, weekends and holidays Station Kintetsu-Nara (Kintetsu Nara Line), 15 min walk
Each autumn the museum shows treasures from the Shosoin, the storehouse of Emperor Shomu's belongings, and this year there are 60 pieces, 11 never shown before, including a lacquered ewer listed in the Kokka Chinpo-cho and a white glass bottle made around Iran. Entry is by timed ticket, so book ahead, though any slots left are sold at the museum on the day.
舞台『メイユール・ソワレ～最高の夜公演～』
Time 24 Oct 12:00 and 17:00, 25 Oct 12:00 Station Kyoto Station (JR, Karasuma Line), connected
A comedy play written and directed by Muraichi Taiyo of THE ROB CARLTON, with Koshioka Hiroki and others, in standard Japanese and Kansai dialect.
第34回下京区・南区 児童館・学童保育所まつり
Time 10:00 to 15:30 Station Umekoji-Kyotonishi (JR Sagano Line), 3 min walk
A festival run by the Kyoto children's centre federation for the Shimogyo and Minami wards on the Shichijo entrance plaza of Umekoji Park.
Tam0031, CC BY-SA 3.0 2026年度 第3回コレクション展
Time 10:00 to 18:00, Fridays to 20:00, last entry 30 minutes before closing, closed Mondays except Nov 23 and Jan 11, also Nov 24, Dec 29 to Jan 3 and Jan 12 Station Higashiyama (Tozai Line), 10 min walk
Collection Gallery exhibition in two terms, with the second term starting on December 1.
Wiiii, CC BY-SA 3.0 令和8年 南禅寺文化講座
Time 9:00 to 11:45, reception from 8:00, enter by 8:40 Station Keage (Tozai Line), 10 min walk
Two lectures and a seated zazen instruction session, with 100 places on a first-come basis.
Marmontel, CC BY 2.0 -バイカーズパラダイス- 嵐山 RIDE MARKET
Time 10:00 to 16:00 Station By car or motorcycle (motorcycles of 125 cc and under are not allowed on the parkway)
A two-day motorcycle event on the toll road with long test rides, brand displays, goods stalls, a flea market and food trucks, per the organiser's plan. Test rides need advance booking at ¥1,500 a ride, and the parkway toll is separate.
京都府立植物園ボランティアさんとあそぼう！
Time 10:30 to 12:30 (rain dates 25 and 30 Oct) Station Kitayama (Karasuma Line), exit 3, right outside
Garden volunteers run four plant-based activities at the Shikisai Hill: natural-dye pounding, broom making from kochia, palm-leaf fish crafts and a gourd ring toss.
Tatters ✾, CC BY-SA 2.0 第21回「広樹展」小品盆栽 in 法然院
Time 10:00 to 16:00 Station City Bus 5 to Jodoji, about 10 min walk; or City Bus 32 to Minamida-cho, 5 min walk
A two-day show of small bonsai in the Hojo hall, free to view.
Tetsuhiro Terada, CC BY 2.0 妙心寺 令和8年秋の特別体験
Time Start 9:00 on 24 Oct, 8 Nov and 23 Nov; start 13:00 on 25 Oct, 31 Oct, 1 Nov, 15 Nov, 21 Nov, 22 Nov, 28 Nov and 29 Nov. Meet at the Ohojo. Station Myoshin-ji (Randen) or Hanazono (JR Sagano Line), short walk
A guided visit to the Akechi Bath, normally closed and linked to Akechi Mitsuhide, followed by zazen in the Ohojo (chairs provided) and matcha. It runs on set dates only, with up to 15 people per session, and booking is through the temple's form.
Kentaro Ohno, CC BY 2.0 古川町商店街 2026年秋のランタン祭り
The shopping street's autumn lantern festival. A children's maker space runs the same day at Shirakawa Life Academia.
Simiwiki55, CC BY-SA 4.0 亀岡祭・山鉾行事
Station JR Kameoka Station
The autumn festival of Kuwayama Shrine with 11 floats, eight pulled and three carried, with Gion-style music. Lanterns light the town on the 24th and the procession runs on the 25th.
秋の天王山ウォーキング
Time Assembly at Oyamazaki Furusato Center Station JR Yamazaki Station, 5 min walk
A guided walk with a climbing course up Mt Tennozan and a lower route past Battle of Yamazaki sites, led by the Oyamazaki furusato guides.
松花堂ウォークPLUS
Time 10:00 to 16:00, walk-in registration Station Keihan Iwashimizu-hachimangu Station
A 2.7 km walk from Keihan Iwashimizu-hachimangu Station to Shokado Garden past shrines, historic sites and shops, themed on Kan'ei culture. Free with a souvenir.
正法寺公開
Time 10:00 to 15:00 Station Bus Hashiriagari, 5 min walk
The temple's important cultural property buildings, garden and the large hojo room's sliding-door paintings are opened to the public.
木津御輿祭
Station JR Kizu Station, 10 min walk
Five portable shrines are carried through the old district by 50 to 60 bearers, with child riders, in a harvest thanksgiving festival.
蟹満寺 秋の特別公開
Time 9:00 to 16:00 Station JR Tanakura Station, 20 min walk
The temple shows a set of ten king portraits in its autumn opening.
寛永行幸四百年祭 記念文化講座『寛永文化と立花』
Time 13:00 to 15:00 (doors 12:30) Station Karasuma-Oike Station about 3 min walk
A free lecture and round table at the Ikenobo headquarters on Kan'ei-era rikka flowers and Emperor Go-Mizunoo, with the ikebana museum open afterwards. Advance booking required, 300 seats, in Japanese.
OTSU UNAGI＆SAKE FES 2026 ～大津のうなぎ×湖酒まつり～
Time 11:00-17:00 Station Keihan Biwako-hamaotsu, 3 min walk
Sake from Otsu and Shiga breweries, Otsu craft beer and eel dishes from local restaurants at the lakeside, with experience booths. Entry is by coupon.
関西学生アメリカンフットボールリーグ Div.2 宝が池球技場
Time 11:30 and 14:10 Station Karasuma Line Matsugasaki, 10 min walk
Division 2 university games: University of Hyogo vs Ryukoku at 11:30 and Otemon Gakuin vs Kyoto Sangyo at 14:10. Tickets sold online, with ¥1,500 e-ticket and ¥2,000 at the gate.
世界の文化芸術フェスティバル(チャリティーハワイフェスティバル)
Time 9:30 to 17:00 Station Umekoji-Kyotonishi (JR Sagano Line), 3 min walk
A charity Hawaii festival across the plazas, paths and lawn of Umekoji Park, organised by the World Culture and Arts Festival committee.
Tam0031, CC BY-SA 3.0 第11回 京都肉祭
Time 10:00 to 16:00 Station Higashiyama (Tozai Line), 8 min walk
For one day, Kyoto restaurants including Mishima-tei, Moritaya and Ginkakuji Onishi cook dishes from Kyoto beef in the park in front of Heian Shrine, and packs of the beef sell at ¥1,000, ¥2,000 and ¥3,000. Entry's free.
Manish Prabhune, CC BY 2.0 中京区民ふれあいまつり2026
Time 10:00 to 15:00 Station Nijo (Tozai Line), short walk
A ward festival with food stalls from neighbourhood associations, fire engines on show, sports corners, stage acts by local schools and a prize draw.
KYOTO 雅 STAGE～京都和文化フェスタ～
Time 11:30, 13:30 and 14:30 Station Nijojo-mae (Tozai Line), 1 min walk
A creative stage inspired by Kan'ei culture with a Kan'ei imperial visit mini parade at 11:30, a kimono runway at 13:30 and a stage show at 14:30. There is no viewing fee.
Pom', CC BY-SA 2.0 嵯峨大念佛狂言 秋季定期公演
Time 13:30 to 16:30 (former members' show from 11:30) Station Saga-Shakado-mae bus stop (City Bus 28, 91), 2 min walk
Masked players act out plays without a word on Seiryo-ji's kyogen stage, one of Kyoto's three great nembutsu kyogen and an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property. This autumn it's Hashi Benkei, Shibari Bozu and Tsuchigumo from 13:30, after a show of Momijigari by former members at 11:30, and it's free and goes ahead in rain.
Mti, CC BY-SA 3.0 中学生バンドフェスティバル
Time 11:00 to 16:00 (end time depends on the number of schools) Station Kyoto Station (JR, Kintetsu, Karasuma Line), directly connected
Wind-band concerts by junior high schools belonging to the Kyoto Prefecture junior high wind band federation, on the Muromachi Koji Plaza.
Sjaak Kempe, CC BY 2.0 上京区民ふれあいまつり2026
Time 11:00 to 14:00, held in rain
Ward festival with food stalls, games and stage acts at the ward office and a Doshisha University dormitory.
日曜講演「親鸞聖人の「信心と報謝」の念仏 ─越後生活７年間の意義─」
Time 10:30 to 11:45
A free Sunday talk by a historian on Shinran's years in Echigo, 10:30 to 11:45 on this day, no booking needed, in the assembly hall at Nishi Hongan-ji.
xiquinhosilva, CC BY 4.0 仏像似顔絵屋さん 龍谷ミュージアム
Time 11:00 to 17:00 in 30-minute slots, no slot 12:30 to 13:30 Station Kyoto Station about 12 min walk; Nishi-Hongwanji-mae bus stop about 2 min
An artist draws postcard-size caricatures that turn visitors' faces into Buddha images, in 30-minute slots in the museum's entrance hall. Advance booking required, one person per slot, no museum ticket needed.
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 西芳寺 寺務員とめぐる日本最古の枯山水
Time 8:45 (meet 8:40), about 60 minutes
A temple staff member guides ten visitors into the Upper Garden of Saiho-ji, Muso Soseki's dry landscape of 1339, normally closed, after a short history talk and meditation. Booking online, in a small group.
Michael Coghlan from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0 京都市民管弦楽団 第114回定期演奏会
Time 14:00 Station Kitayama (Karasuma Line), exit 1 or 3, 5 min walk
Amateur orchestra concert with Wagner's Rienzi overture, Falla's Three-Cornered Hat suite and Beethoven's Eroica in the Main Hall. Free seating.
ガラクタ市（東寺）
Station Toji (Kintetsu Kyoto Line), 10 min walk
To-ji's smaller monthly market of antiques and handmade goods, held on the first Sunday rather than the big Kobo-ichi on the 21st.
上賀茂手づくり市
Time 9:00 to 15:00 Station Kamigamo-jinja-mae bus stop (City Bus 4)
Stalls line the Nara-no-ogawa stream in Kamigamo Shrine's grounds, and everything is made by the seller, from jewellery, clothes and pottery to vegetables, baked sweets and bread. Check the organiser's dates, since a month with five Sundays can catch people out.
Kimon Berlin, CC BY-SA 2.0 京都アンティークフェア
Time 10:00 to 17:00 (last day to 16:00) Station Takeda (Karasuma Line, Kintetsu Kyoto Line), then the free shuttle bus from west exit 4
Over 300 dealers from all over Japan sell antiques and old art, furniture, paintings, Asian goods and Western antiques under one roof at Pulse Plaza, so the weather doesn't matter. Entry is free, and a free shuttle bus runs from Takeda Station.
梅小路公園手づくり市
Time 9:00 to 16:00 Station Umekoji-Kyotonishi (JR Sagano Line)
The sister market of the Hyakumanben one, with makers' stalls in Umekoji Park, and unlike at the temple you can bring a dog. It goes ahead in the rain.
Tam0031, CC BY-SA 3.0 梅小路公園手づくり市
Time 9:00 to 16:00 Station Umekoji-Kyotonishi (JR Sagano Line), 1 min walk
The sister market of Chion-ji's, run by the same team, sets up in Umekoji Park on the first Saturday of the month, with crafts and food sold by the people who made them. In May it joins the park's Green Fair on 3 and 4 May instead.
Tam0031, CC BY-SA 3.0 51 smaller local events this weekend, each linked to the page it was read from.
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Read from the organisers' own pages, and each row links to its source, so check it on the day before you go. Spotted a mistake? hello@roamcitymaps.com
188 dated events fall across Friday to Sunday (90 exhibitions, 38 festivals, 17 performances, 14 gardens, 10 food events, 9 illuminations, 5 anime and games events, 4 sports events and 1 market). 5 regular markets run as well. Each listing opens on the interactive map.
Pick one area per day rather than crossing the city. Mild, with highs around 23°C. The Jidai Matsuri procession on 22 October ends at Heian Jingu, and the leaves start to turn at the end of the month, first on higher ground at Mount Hiei, Ohara and Takao.
The weekend moves forward each time the site is rebuilt, and an event drops off the page the day after it ends.
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