Kyoto Handicraft Center
Okazaki, Kyoto
Source: kyotohandicraftcenter.com, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Kyoto Handicraft Center has sold Japanese crafts to visitors in Shogoin since 1967, from Kyoto damascene and woodblock prints to pottery and kimono.
Insider tip
Staff speak English, and there's tax-free shopping and overseas shipping. Its painting workshops, a clay bell for ¥2,420 or a Kyoto folding fan for ¥3,850, take at most four people a session and run only on set dates, so check the site and book online. It closes over the New Year and on some extra days in January and February.
What's on near Kyoto Handicraft Center
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Kyoto Handicraft Center, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Shogo-in Monzeki Autumn Special Opening
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 Setsubun at Shogo-in
聖護院節分会
Time 9:00 to about 19:30, demon rite 13:00 on the 3rd Station Jingu-Marutamachi (Keihan Oto Line)
The Shinden hall, normally closed, opens free for the two days. On the 3rd mountain ascetics talk the demons round instead of chasing them out, and a big outdoor goma fire follows at 15:00.
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 Cherry Blossom Tea Gathering at Heian Jingu
平安神宮観桜茶会
Time 08:30 to 18:00 (last entry 17:30) Station Higashiyama Station (Tozai Line)
About 300 cherry trees in the Shinen garden, including the weeping Benishidare. Tea is served from 09:00 to about 15:30.
Manish Prabhune, CC BY 2.0 Sakura Night Light-up and Weeping Cherry Concert at Heian Jingu
平安神宮 桜音夜（紅しだれコンサート）
Time Light-up 18:15 to 21:00 (last entry 20:30); concert from 18:00 Station Higashiyama Station (Tozai Line)
The red weeping cherries of the east and south gardens are lit from 18:15, with concerts staged from the guest hall at the east garden. Performers change by day.
Manish Prabhune, CC BY 2.0 WONDER NIGHT JINGU Tsukihana at Heian Jingu
WONDER NIGHT JINGU 〜月華〜（平安神宮）
Time 17:30 to 21:30 (last entry 21:00) Station Higashiyama Station (Tozai Line), 10 min walk
An immersive light-up and night walk through the shrine grounds in autumn. General tickets are priced from ¥1,000 to ¥3,000 depending on the day, and inbound visitors pay ¥3,000 flat.
Manish Prabhune, CC BY 2.0 Smaller local events nearby
Shichi-go-san festival at Heian Jingu Festival
Sun 15 Nov · Heian Jingu, Okazaki
At 9:00 on 15 November Heian Jingu holds its Shichi-go-san rite for children turning three, five or seven.
9:00 · Map · Source: Heian Jingu · 七五三祭（平安神宮）
Kenka-ten Confectionery Exhibition Food
23 to 25 Nov · Heian Jingu, Okazaki
An exhibition of confectionery offered from across Japan in the Gakuden hall of Heian Jingu, with some items sold.
09:00 to 16:00 · Map · Source: Heian Jingu · 献菓展
Nearby
Around Okazaki
Art museums, Meiji gardens and Nanzen-ji along the Lake Biwa Canal
Okazaki is Kyoto's museum quarter. Two art museums sit either side of the approach to Heian Shrine, by its giant torii, and the zoo, a crafts museum and ROHM Theatre Kyoto are a few minutes away round Okazaki Park. Follow the Lake Biwa Canal east and you're at Nanzen-ji, with Eikan-do and Murin-an a short walk from its gate.
Okazaki has 27 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 9 shrines and temples, 6 museums, 4 restaurants, 2 cafes, 2 shops, 2 landmarks and 2 parks and gardens. Read the Okazaki guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Kyoto Handicraft Center?
- 17 Shogoin Entomicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市左京区聖護院円頓美町17).
- How do I get to Kyoto Handicraft Center?
- The nearest station is Kumano-jinja-mae bus stop (City Bus 31, 201, 203, 206). Kyoto Handicraft Center is in Okazaki, Kyoto.
- How much does Kyoto Handicraft Center cost?
- Kyoto Handicraft Center is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Kyoto Handicraft Center?
- Plan for 1 hour.
- When is the best time to visit Kyoto Handicraft Center?
- Rainy afternoons.
Stay near Kyoto Handicraft Center
Browse live availability and compare prices around Okazaki.
See hotels near Kyoto Handicraft Center on Booking.comPrices are for the night of Saturday 24 October. You can change the dates on Booking.com. If you book, Roam Kyoto earns a small commission from Stay22 at no extra cost to you.