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Now showing34 exhibitions and long-running events · ending soonest first

13:30

Gion Odori

Runs Nov 1 – Nov 10
Japanese only
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GEAR: Non-verbal Theatre

Runs Oct 13 – Nov 12
From ¥3,800 · Reservation required
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Biwakaru-ten 2 + Chiisasugiruyo-ten (Kyoto)

¥1,800 · Family-friendly
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10:00

Special Exhibition ‘Kan’ei: Beauty Nurtured by Peace’ — 400th Anniversary of the Kan’ei Imperial Visit

Runs Oct 13 – Nov 15
¥1,800 · Rain OK
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Comedy “Sanba” (The Three Old Women)

Japanese only · Family-friendly
09:00

Special Autumn Exhibition: Art and History of To-ji Five-storied Pagoda

Runs Sep 20 – Nov 25
¥600 · Japanese only
09:00

Special Exhibition: The Tale of Genji — Radiance of the Imperial Court

Runs Oct 6 – Nov 29
¥2,200
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怪々YOKAI(ヨウカイ)祭 2026

Family-friendly
10:00

Daitoku-ji Soken-in: Autumn Special Opening

Runs Oct 18 – Nov 30
New · From ¥400
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Kyotamba Chestnut Afternoon Tea “Autumn, a Fragrant Afternoon”

¥7,800 · Reservation required
09:30

The Hiroshima Panels: A Space to Think Together About the Future

Runs Oct 1 – Nov 30
New · From ¥200
18:00

NAKED meets Nijo Castle 2026

Runs Oct 23 – Dec 5
From ¥2,000 · Family-friendly
10:00

令和8年度特別展「ほとけの処方箋―看護学部の新設にことよせて―」

Runs Oct 23 – Dec 5
New · Free
10:00

Daitoku-ji Obai-in: Autumn Special Opening

Runs Oct 18 – Dec 6
New · From ¥500
09:30

Daitokuji Jukoin 460th Anniversary Special Opening

Runs Sep 18 – Dec 6
From ¥500 · Japanese only
09:00

Momiji Garden at the Historic Midoi Earthwork

Runs Oct 31 – Dec 6
¥1,500 · Japanese only
18:00

NAKED GARDEN NIGHTS at Higashi Honganji & Shosei-en

Runs Oct 31 – Dec 6
From ¥1,500 · Family-friendly
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Zen and Ghibli

Runs Oct 3 – Dec 6
From ¥1,100 · Family-friendly
18:00

Autumn Illumination and Night Viewing at To-ji

Runs Oct 31 – Dec 13
From ¥500 · Japanese only
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Collection Room, Autumn Feature: “Museum Story: The First Cry of the Municipal Art Museum”

Runs Oct 9 – Dec 13
From ¥520
17:00

Kodai-ji Autumn Special Night Viewing

Runs Oct 23 – Dec 13
¥800 · Evening
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Kyoto Nishiyama Hill Climb Sanpai 2026

Runs Sep 12 – Dec 13
Free · Japanese only
10:00

Rurikoin autumn special viewing

Runs Oct 21 – Dec 13
New · From ¥1,000
08:00

Special Opening of the First Floor of the Five-storied Pagoda

Runs Oct 31 – Dec 13
¥1,200 · Japanese only
18:00

Toji Night Illumination

Runs Oct 31 – Dec 13
¥1,000 · Family-friendly
10:00

Daitoku-ji Korin-in: Autumn Special Opening

Runs Oct 18 – Dec 15
New · From ¥300
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Kyoto University Museums Special 7: ‘Universities Are Treasure Boxes — Craftsmanship Showcase’

Runs Oct 24 – Dec 20
¥500 · Rain OK
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The Triangle: Soji Matsunobu

Runs Oct 11 – Dec 20
Free · Rain OK
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Yamaga Seika

Runs Sep 19 – Dec 20
From ¥1,300 · Rain OK
16:30

Sagano Romantic Train: Train of Light Illusions

Runs Oct 24 – Dec 29
¥880 · Reservation required
10:00

Jewelry: Whose Dreams?

Runs Oct 24 – Jan 17
¥2,000 · Family-friendly
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Kyoto Station 150th Anniversary Exhibition: 'Railway and Architecture'

Japanese only · Family-friendly
10:00

Maruyama Okyo and Ito Jakuchu

Runs Oct 17 – Feb 14
¥1,000 · Family-friendly
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30th Anniversary: Claude Monet, 100 Years After His Death

Family-friendly

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