Kamogawa Creative Base
京都市下京区天王町153Open in Google Maps ↗
Kamogawa Creative Base is a creative space opened in 2023, renovated from a machiya townhouse with a kawadoko riverside terrace (per its official Instagram bio). The 2nd floor is a coworking space and the 1st floor a shared/pop-up space. Address: 153 Tennocho, Shimogyo Ward; about a 4-minute walk from Hankyu Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station Exit 1B. Note: it has no working official website and no published hours — it operates mainly as an event venue (e.g. for KYOTOGRAPHIE 2025).
Before you go
A creator platform opened in 2023, renovated from a machiya townhouse with a kawadoko riverside terrace (per its official Instagram bio, via search-engine snippet). The 2nd floor is a coworking space and the 1st floor is a shared/pop-up space. KYOTOGRAPHIE 2025 held a cyanotype workshop here (capacity 18, in Japanese and English).
- Opened 2023, renovated from a machiya with a kawadoko terrace
- 2F coworking space + 1F shared/pop-up space
- Hosted an official KYOTOGRAPHIE 2025 workshop
- About 4 min walk from Hankyu Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station Exit 1B
- Getting there
- 153 Tennocho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto. About a 4-minute walk from Hankyu Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station Exit 1B (per the venue's official Instagram bio, via search-engine snippet; also stated by the Meetup event organizer).
- Booking
- No official booking channel found; past events (e.g. the KYOTOGRAPHIE workshop) were booked through each event organizer.
- Crowds
- Capacity around 18 (per the KYOTOGRAPHIE workshop); regular opening hours are not published.
- Good for
- People attending workshops or meetups held here; anyone interested in renovated-machiya creative spaces.
- How it differs
- Unlike ordinary rental meeting rooms, this is a machiya-style creative space with a strong event character (it has hosted an international photo festival workshop). For similar machiya-atmosphere venues in Kyoto, confirm booking terms directly with each venue.
What are the opening hours?
Not published; no official opening hours exist.
How do I book or use the space?
No official channel found; past use was booked through event organizers.
Is English available?
Unknown. The 2025 KYOTOGRAPHIE workshop held here was bilingual (Japanese/English), but the venue's own English support is unconfirmed.
Sources KYOTOGRAPHIE 2025 event page (organizer official, venue info) · Kamogawa Creative Base official Instagram (bio, via search-engine snippet)
- No working official website; regular hours are unpublished and day-to-day public access is unclear
- Check the event organizer's page first (e.g. KYOTOGRAPHIE, or Kyoto Global Hangout on Meetup)
- The 1st floor previously hosted the pop-up cafe 433 Coffeeshop (per Lemon8 user content, Thursday-only 10:00–18:00; clue only)
No verified events here right now.