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Festival · Kyoto · Kansai

Aoi Festival

The Aoi Festival, one of Kyoto's three major annual festivals, belongs to the northern Kamo shrines, with roots over 1,400 years old and equestrian archery.

Kyoto · 15 May 2027

Interactive Experience · Kyoto · Kansai

SHOGUN STUDIO JAPAN

A Kyoto studio where visitors put on real film-grade armour or hand-painted kimono and take tea in a tea room built for it, a minute from Umekoji-Kyotonishi.

Kyoto

Expo & Convention · Kyoto · Kansai

Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair

Premier manga and anime fair in western Japan attracting 40,000 visitors annually to explore exclusive announcements, live performances, and merchandise.

Kyoto · 19–20 Sep 2027

Food & Drink · Kyoto · Kansai

Future Train Kyoto Diner & Cafe

Future Train on Kyoto's Umekoji viaduct is Japan's first restaurant on a disused railway, featuring a repurposed Limited Express Thunderbird train car.

Kyoto

Festival

Aoi Festival

The Aoi Festival, one of Kyoto's three major annual festivals, belongs to the northern Kamo shrines, with roots over 1,400 years old and equestrian archery.

15 May 2027Kyoto

Expo & Convention

Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair

Premier manga and anime fair in western Japan attracting 40,000 visitors annually to explore exclusive announcements, live performances, and merchandise.

19–20 Sep 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKyoto

Festival

Jidai Festival

Kyoto's historical reenactment festival: costumed processions of figures from different Japanese eras travel from the Imperial Palace to Heian Shrine.

22 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKyoto

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Temple

Kinkaku-ji

A Zen temple in Kyoto whose three-storey Golden Pavilion, covered in gold leaf, stands over a pond garden laid out for shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

Kyoto

Temple

Shokoku-ji

Head temple of the Shokoku-ji branch of Rinzai Zen in Kyoto, founded by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, with a Dharma Hall of 1605 and a dragon painted on its ceiling.

Kyoto

Temple

Kiyomizu-dera

Buddhist temple founded in 778 on the slope of Mt. Otowa in Kyoto, known for the wooden stage of its Main Hall and the three streams of the Otowa waterfall.

Kyoto

Museum

Jotenkaku Museum

Art museum of the Zen temple Shokoku-ji in Kyoto, holding five National Treasures and 145 Important Cultural Properties, with wall paintings by Ito Jakuchu.

Kyoto

Shrine

Yasaka Jinja Shrine

A Kyoto shrine tracing its origins to 656, dedicated to Susanoo-no-mikoto and his consort, with its main hall designated a National Treasure in 2020.

Kyoto

Food & Drink

Future Train Kyoto Diner & Cafe

Future Train on Kyoto's Umekoji viaduct is Japan's first restaurant on a disused railway, featuring a repurposed Limited Express Thunderbird train car.

Kyoto

Temple

Daigo-ji Temple

Over 1,100-year-old Buddhist temple complex and head temple of the Daigo branch of Shingon Buddhism, centered on an ancient natural spring.

Kyoto

Museum

Kyoto Railway Museum

One of Japan's largest railway museums, holding 54 vehicles from steam locomotives to shinkansen, among them the first Series 0 shinkansen car.

Kyoto

Museum

Kyoto International Manga Museum

Kyoto museum opened in 2006 with 300,000 manga items, from Edo-period prints to contemporary series, with permanent exhibitions and workshops on its history.

Kyoto

Shrine

Heian Shrine

A highly-ranked Shinto shrine in Kyoto built in 1895 to commemorate the city's 1100th anniversary and dedicated to Emperor Kanmu.

Kyoto

Shrine

Shimogamo Shrine

Kyoto shrine dating to the 6th century, dedicated to Tamayori-hime and her father, worshipped for protection from misfortune and as guardian of the capital.

Kyoto

Park & Garden

Kyoto Gyoen National Garden

A sprawling national park in Kyoto surrounding the Imperial Palace, created during the Meiji era from vacant aristocratic residences, encompassing 100 hectares.

Kyoto

Festival

Aoi Festival

The Aoi Festival, one of Kyoto's three major annual festivals, belongs to the northern Kamo shrines, with roots over 1,400 years old and equestrian archery.

15 May 2027Kyoto

Expo & Convention

Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair

Premier manga and anime fair in western Japan attracting 40,000 visitors annually to explore exclusive announcements, live performances, and merchandise.

19–20 Sep 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKyoto

Festival

Jidai Festival

Kyoto's historical reenactment festival: costumed processions of figures from different Japanese eras travel from the Imperial Palace to Heian Shrine.

22 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKyoto

Temple

Kinkaku-ji

A Zen temple in Kyoto whose three-storey Golden Pavilion, covered in gold leaf, stands over a pond garden laid out for shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

Kyoto

Temple

Shokoku-ji

Head temple of the Shokoku-ji branch of Rinzai Zen in Kyoto, founded by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, with a Dharma Hall of 1605 and a dragon painted on its ceiling.

Kyoto

Temple

Kiyomizu-dera

Buddhist temple founded in 778 on the slope of Mt. Otowa in Kyoto, known for the wooden stage of its Main Hall and the three streams of the Otowa waterfall.

Kyoto

Museum

Jotenkaku Museum

Art museum of the Zen temple Shokoku-ji in Kyoto, holding five National Treasures and 145 Important Cultural Properties, with wall paintings by Ito Jakuchu.

Kyoto

Shrine

Yasaka Jinja Shrine

A Kyoto shrine tracing its origins to 656, dedicated to Susanoo-no-mikoto and his consort, with its main hall designated a National Treasure in 2020.

Kyoto

Area & Points of Interest

Kayabuki no Sato

A preserved thatched-roof village in Kyoto with 39 original houses built during the Edo and Meiji periods, designated an Important Preservation District.

Nantan · Kyoto

Food & Drink

Future Train Kyoto Diner & Cafe

Future Train on Kyoto's Umekoji viaduct is Japan's first restaurant on a disused railway, featuring a repurposed Limited Express Thunderbird train car.

Kyoto

Museum

Oe Town Washi Denshokan Museum

A museum preserving the tradition of Tango Futamata Paper, a handmade Japanese washi used in temple and shrine restoration.

Fukuchiyama · Kyoto

Temple

Daigo-ji Temple

Over 1,100-year-old Buddhist temple complex and head temple of the Daigo branch of Shingon Buddhism, centered on an ancient natural spring.

Kyoto

Museum

Kyoto Railway Museum

One of Japan's largest railway museums, holding 54 vehicles from steam locomotives to shinkansen, among them the first Series 0 shinkansen car.

Kyoto

Museum

Kyoto International Manga Museum

Kyoto museum opened in 2006 with 300,000 manga items, from Edo-period prints to contemporary series, with permanent exhibitions and workshops on its history.

Kyoto

Shrine