In seasonFinally cooler. Short sleeves with a light layer; typhoons can still disrupt.

3SATURDAY1 events
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Ritsumeikan Saturday Lectures: 80th Anniversary Public Lecture (October 2026)

Runs Oct 3 – Oct 24
New · Free

Now showing13 exhibitions and long-running events · ending soonest first

11:30

Ichikawa Danjuro Special Performance

Runs Oct 3 – Oct 25
New · From ¥5,000
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Night Farm 2026

New · Reservation required
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Arashiyama Bamboo Light-Up

Runs Sep 30 – Nov 8
New · From ¥1,500
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Ryōkan: The Man and His Zen

Runs Sep 12 – Nov 8
New · ¥2,000
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Biwakaru-ten 2 + Chiisasugiruyo-ten (Kyoto)

New · ¥1,800
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Special Autumn Exhibition: Art and History of To-ji Five-storied Pagoda

Runs Sep 20 – Nov 25
New · ¥600
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怪々YOKAI(ヨウカイ)祭 2026

New · Family-friendly
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Kyotamba Chestnut Afternoon Tea “Autumn, a Fragrant Afternoon”

New · ¥7,800
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Zen and Ghibli

Runs Oct 3 – Dec 6
New · From ¥1,100
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Kyoto Nishiyama Hill Climb Sanpai 2026

Runs Sep 12 – Dec 13
New · Free
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Yamaga Seika

Runs Sep 19 – Dec 20
New · From ¥1,300
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Kyoto Station 150th Anniversary Exhibition: 'Railway and Architecture'

New · Japanese only
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30th Anniversary: Claude Monet, 100 Years After His Death

New · ¥1,500

Days with events coming up

Oct 10Sat · 1 eventsRitsumeikan Saturday Lectures: 80th Anniversary Public Lecture (October 2026)Oct 14Wed · 2 eventsIMAGINE NOH — Noh and Kyogen with English commentaryOct 15Thu · 3 eventsSeiryu-e Blue Dragon Ceremony
Anytime · 77Experiences with no fixed date: zazen, tea, hikes…