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Discover Kyoto
Kyoto Sightseeing Information and Events
Kyoto City Official Travel GuideInformation is subject to change, so please make sure to inquire before visiting.
Late March to mid-April
Sakura Light Up
End of March to end of May
Hanamachi Spring Dance Performances
May 15th
Aoi Festival (Kamigamo Shrine, Shimogamo Shrine)
July 1st – 31st
Gion Matsuri (Yasaka Shrine, Yamaboko towns)
Early August
Kyo-no-Tanabata
August 16th
Daimonji Gozan Fire Festival
Early October – early December
Autumn Special Openings at Temples
October 22nd
Jidai Matsuri (Imperial Palace and Heian-Jingu Shrine)
Gion Odori (Gion-Higashi)
Early November – early December
Autumn Leaf Light Up and Special Nighttime Viewing
December
Kichirei Kaomise Kogyo Tozai Godo Grand Kabuki (Minamiza Theatre)
December to March
Promotional Campaign
Others
Koubou Ichi Market at Toji Temple, 21st of every month
Kitano Tenman-gu Shrine Festival, 25th of each month
Major Museums of Kyoto
| The Museum of Kyoto |
A comprehensive cultural facility that clearly and simply introduces the history and culture of Kyoto. The red-brick Annex Hall is the former Kyoto Branch of the Bank of Japan, and is designated an Important Cultural Property representing the early modern architecture of the Meiji Period. Enjoy restaurants and shopping in the Roji Tempo, a reconstruction of the Kyoto Machiya townscape.
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| Kyoto International Manga Museum |
A cultural facility that collects, archives, and displays manga, as well as researching manga culture, in collaboration with Kyoto City and Kyoto Seika University. The former Tatsuike Elementary School was remodeled to open the museum.
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| Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art |
Photo: Koroda Takeru The Museum opened in 1933 as the Kyoto Enthronement Memorial Museum of Art in Kyoto’s Okazaki district. As Japan’s oldest public art museum that is housed in its original architecture, its classical visage standing against the backdrop of Higashiyama has been highly appreciated for nearly 90 years. The innovative concepts of two leading Japanese architects, Aoki Jun and Nishizawa Tezzo, for the Museum renewal project introduced new designs while preserving original elements, thus allowing for a fusion of old and new to create a fresh image for the Museum.
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| The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto |
Contains about 12,000 works of modern art from Japan and around the world. Especially well-known for its collection of Kyoto artists and Kansai Western-style artists. Also stores woodblock prints, ceramics, sculptures, designs, photography, and other material.
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| Kyoto National Museum |
A national museum that exhibits, preserves, and researches the cultural treasures of Kyoto, the thousand-year capital.
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