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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

Sightseeing Train · Kyoto · Kansai

Sagano Romantic Train

The Sagano Romantic Train is a scenic sightseeing train near Arashiyama, Kyoto, running through the Hozugawa valley with different views across all four seasons.

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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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

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

Historic Site

Kyoto Imperial Palace

The former residence of the Emperor in Kyoto, with centuries of court history, open to the public with guided tours that include the Shishinden hall.

Kyoto

Shrine

Kitano Tenmangu

The head shrine of approximately 12,000 Tenmangu and Tenjin shrines throughout Japan, Kitano Tenmangu is dedicated to the deity of learning and culture.

Kyoto

Temple

Ginkaku-ji

Zen temple from the late 15th century with a garden of sand and stone featuring a pond, inspired by but never covered with silver like Kinkaku-ji.

Kyoto

Interactive Experience

teamLab Bio Vortex Kyoto

Discover teamLab Biovortex Kyoto's living art museum. Walk through responsive digital worlds where you become part of the artwork. Explore today.

Kyoto

Shrine

Kamigamo Shrine

One of Japan's oldest Shinto shrines, dedicated to the thunder deity and honored since 794 when Kyoto became the imperial capital.

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

Temple

Kennin-ji Temple

Kennin-ji, located in Kyoto's Gion district, is the oldest Zen temple in the city, founded in 1202 as the head temple of the Rinzai Zen Buddhism branch.

Kyoto

Sightseeing Train

Sagano Romantic Train

The Sagano Romantic Train is a scenic sightseeing train near Arashiyama, Kyoto, running through the Hozugawa valley with different views across all four seasons.

Kyoto · Kansai

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