An exhibition in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, featuring a folding screen depicting the 400-year-old "Kanei Imperial Visit" and what is considered the oldest extant *jūnihitoe* (ceremonial twelve-layered robe). September 4, 2026
Kyoto's Nantan City Fireworks Festival to feature 3,000 fireworks and a pre-show drone display this year; event scheduled for September. August 29, 2026
96-year-old photographer Hiroshi Hasebe reveals the surprising true side of Freddie Mercury; photo exhibition currently underway in Kyoto. August 22, 2026
The reception hall of the Reizei Family Residence—the only surviving court noble's mansion and a designated Important Cultural Property—will be transformed into a Noh stage for a "Kanjin Noh" performance this September in Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto. July 22, 2026
Tickets for the Aoi Matsuri, one of Kyoto's three major festivals, will go on sale from April 1st. Front row seats cost 6,500 yen. March 31, 2026
