［Located just a few steps from Yasaka Shrine, the Yoshimoto Gion Kagetsu Theater is the place in Kyoto where you can enjoy the laughter of Yoshimoto. At this theater, many comedians, from young comedians to veterans, perform manzai, rakugo, and shinkigeki. Shinki gekijou, which are familiar to audiences on TV, are even more entertaining when seen live. The audience is sure to be filled with laughter and feel refreshed! Check the official website for the performance schedule.

Performance Schedule
Schedule/Web siteConfirmation required from
Applications: Web site, telephone (075-532-1500), convenience stores or at the theater counter

Yoshimoto Gion Kagetsu 12th Anniversary Gion Comedy Festival
Date / Sunday, July 16, 2023
For program details and ticket information, please contactherecheck

A store specializing in Kyoto fans is located near Miyagawa-cho. Here, visitors can try their hand at the traditional Japanese tatami room game of Utsugi-kyo, which originated in the Edo period (1603-1868). The game is played by fluttering a fan at a target and competing for points based on the shape of the fan that falls. A maiko can also be invited to participate in the Tousenkyo experience (additional 22,000 yen or more, reservation required). There is also a fan painting experience, where you can draw your favorite picture on fan paper, and a professional craftsman will make it into a fan and deliver your original fan in about one month.

Tousenkyo Experience
Reception date/time: Weekdays 10:30-17:30, Saturdays 13:00-17:00
Time required/approx. 60 min.
Fee / 2,200 yen per person (including tea and snacks), reservations required (reservations can be made for 2-6 people)

Fan Painting Experience
Reception date/time/Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat 13:00-17:00
Time required/approx. 90 min.
Price / From 2,500 yen per person, by reservation only (reservations can be made for 2-6 persons)

Gekkeikan Okura Memorial Museum is located in Fushimi. The guided tour of the brewery, which includes a visit to the adjacent Tatemono Brewery, allows visitors to learn about the history of Gekkeikan since its founding and to experience sake brewing in the past through the display of sake brewing tools actually used in the olden days. Visitors can also experience the filling of sake brewed in the brewery and taste three types of sake that can only be consumed on this tour. The tour may be suspended during the summer and depending on the brewing conditions.

Guided tours of sake breweries
Hours: 14:15~ (except Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays) *Summer break from July 1 (Sat.) to September 24 (Sun.), 2023
Time required/approx. 80 min.
Ages / 20 years old and up
Fee/3000 yen per person *Includes admission to Gekkeikan Okura Memorial Museum, 3 premium sake tastings and a 300 ml bottle of sake from the filling experience (Reservations required through the official website. Maximum capacity of 8 people)

General visit
Hours/9:30-16:30 (last admission/16:00)
Time required: approx. 40-60 min.
Admission: 600 yen for 20 years old and older, 100 yen for 13-19 years old, free for 12 years old and younger *Souvenirs are included for 13 years old and older, and 3 types of sake tasting for 20 years old and older (no reservation required, up to 12 people per group)

Fukujuen is a long-established Uji tea shop founded in 1790. At the "Kyo-no-chagura" located on the basement floor of the main store in Kyoto, you can learn how to brew tea from a Japanese tea instructor, or take a course that includes a blending experience that will help you find your favorite cup of tea. Even the tea you normally drink without thinking about it can become much more delicious depending on how it is brewed! There are many other tea-related learning opportunities available, such as a Japanese tea drinking comparison experience and an easy matcha class, so be sure to participate in the experience that interests you!

Lecture on how to brew a delicious cup of tea
Hours of operation / 11:00-18:00
Time required: Uji course 60 min., Takayama course 90 min.
Fee/Uji course: 2,200 yen per person, Takayama course: 3,300 yen per person

Making original blended tea (semi-custom order, 60g tea in a can)
Hours of operation / 11:00-18:00
Time required / approx. 45 min.
Price/person: 3,300 yen (reservations can be made for 1-6 persons; consultation required for more than 6 persons)

Reservations required by phone or online.

Tofuku-ji Temple, the head temple of the Tofuku-ji School of the Rinzai Sect of Zen Buddhism, is also known for its beautiful scenery during the rainy season. From the Tsutenkyo Bridge over the ravine on the temple grounds, visitors can see the fresh green of green maples from May to June, and in summer, approximately 2,000 Iroha maples and maple trees can be enjoyed. The sight of the valley turning green is breathtaking. It is also wonderful to sit on the porch of the hojo and take a good look at the honbo garden, which has four gardens in the north, south, east, west, and south, and was created by the gardener Mirei Shigemori. There are several other areas to visit, so be sure to allow plenty of time for your visit.

Visiting hours/9:00-16:00
Admission fee: Tsutenkyo/Kaisando Adults 600 yen, elementary and junior high school students 300 yen
Tofukuji Honbo Garden (Hojo) Adults 500 yen, elementary and junior high school students 300 yen
Common admission ticket: 1000 yen for adults, 500 yen for elementary and junior high school students (except for autumn)
* Visiting hours and admission fees for Tsutenkyo and Kaisando vary depending on the season.

［Ryosokuin Temple is the pagoda temple of Kenninji Temple (a temple within the precincts of the main temple). The temple is conveniently located near Gion and Kawaramachi, yet is known for its quietness and zazen experience. In the clear morning air, you can learn the essence of zazen, including how to "relax" by sitting, how to "unwind" by relaxing, and how to "let go" by surrendering your awareness to your breath. Through the experience of zazen, you can free yourself from your busy daily life.

Zazen Experience
Schedule/The hospital'sWEBConfirmation required at
Duration: 90 minutes (preparatory exercises, explanation of zazen, zazen, Dharma talk)
Fee: 2,000 yen (including visit to the Gohonzon, tour of the garden, and free meditation) *Photographing of the garden is permitted.
Application method: WEB or by phone (Applications accepted up to 1 hour before the start time)
Other/Insect repellent, sweat towels, and water are recommended during the summer season.

Special opening of the garden in Hanxatsusei
Period / Thursday, June 1, 2023 - Monday, July 10, 2023
Time／11:00~
Entrance fee/1,000 yen (includes visit to the main hall, Shoin and a walk through the garden)

Myokenji Temple was the first temple of Nichiren Shoshu in Rakuchu and was Hideyoshi's permanent residence. During the sutra copying experience, participants copy a passage from the Lotus Sutra, which is considered to be one of the finest teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni. Visitors can spend a quiet time facing themselves, whether for mental stability, prayer, memorial service, or improvement of their writing skills. After copying the sutra, visit the main hall, which is one of the largest in Kyoto, and the four different gardens, including the "Shikai Shodou no Niwa" garden, to experience the beauty of the changing seasons.

Shakyo Experience
Time／10：00～16：30（during the time of worship） ※Please allow plenty of time for your participation.
Time required / approx. 45 min.
Dedication fee / 1,500 yen (including worship fee)
How to apply / Applications accepted at any time (no reservation required)

Zuishin-in Temple is a temple associated with Ono no Komachi and known for its ume plum blossoms. The Zuishin-in Temple is known as a temple associated with Ono no Komachi and a popular spot for viewing ume plum blossoms. As you draw the portrait, you will become unmindful and feel your body and mind naturally refreshed. Visit this pioneering temple with many other attractions, such as fusuma-e (sliding door paintings) by contemporary artists, which are attracting attention as a photo spot.

Experience Shakyo and Shabutsu copying
Reception hours/9:00-14:00
Time required: 1 to 2 hours (depending on the type of Buddha you choose)
Dedication fee / 2,000 yen (including entrance fee)
How to apply: Call (same-day applications accepted) *There are cases when the experience is not available due to Buddhist memorial services or events.

Nijo Castle, built by Tokugawa Ieyasu, is a World Heritage Site. The Ninomaru Palace, a national treasure, contains approximately 3,600 paintings by the Kano school. The 1016 paintings, including "Pine Hawk and Hawk," are designated as National Important Cultural Properties of Japan, and the luxurious and gorgeous space is overwhelming. It is also famous in history that the 15th Tokugawa Shogun, Yoshinobu Tokugawa, expressed his intention to return to the shogunate in the palace. The castle, which has witnessed the rise and fall of the Tokugawa family and changes in history, attracts many tourists as a place that conveys Japanese history and culture to the present.

Entrance time/8:45-16:00 (Castle closing/17:00)
Ninomaru Palace・Viewing hours／8:45～16:10
*The Honmaru Palace is currently closed for preservation and repair work.
The castle is closed/December 29-31
Closed days for Ninomaru Palace viewing: December 26th to 28th, January 1st to 3rd, and every Tuesday in January, July, August, and December (If the day is a holiday, Ninomaru Palace can be viewed. However, the next day will be the viewing day.) pause)
Castle entrance fee (includes Ninomaru Palace viewing fee): Adults ¥1,300, junior and senior high school students ¥400, elementary school students ¥300

The Kyoto Kyocera Museum of Art, one of the Okazaki area's representative cultural facilities, will be renovated in 2020, preserving and inheriting the design of the historic main building, while opening a new wing for contemporary art, a café, and a museum store. The dynamic spiral staircase in the central hall of the main building and other photo spots are scattered throughout the museum, making visitors want to take pictures. While touring the various exhibitions, visitors can enjoy the beauty of the space, which combines Japanese, Western, and traditional elements with modern design.

Hours/10:00-18:00 (Admission to the exhibition rooms is until 17:30)
Closed/Mondays (open if Monday is a national holiday), year-end and New Year holidays (December 28 - January 2)
Admission/Vary according to the exhibition.

The Kyoto International Manga Museum is both a museum and a library of manga. The museum has a collection of about 300,000 manga materials, ranging from caricatures and ukiyoe of the Edo period to current popular works and foreign ones, most of which can be read as much as one likes. The "Wall of Manga," a collection of approximately 50,000 manga books published since the 1970s, fills the entire wall of the museum. The museum also focuses on events and special exhibitions, allowing visitors to experience the appeal of manga from a variety of angles.

Hours/10:30-17:30 (last admission/17:00)
Closed/Wednesdays (closed the following day if the day falls on a holiday), year-end and New Year holidays, and maintenance periods
Admission: Adults 900 yen, Junior and senior high school students 400 yen, Elementary school students 200 yen

The Kyoto Aquarium is a large-scale inland aquarium located in Umekoji Park, near Kyoto Station. The "Jellyfish Wonder," which opened in 2020, exhibits 5,000 jellyfish of about 30 species in a variety of tanks that match their ecology. In particular, the 360-degree panoramic tank "GURURI" has become a hot topic of conversation as visitors can experience the sea world in which jellyfish float.

Opening hours/10:00-18:00 *Varies according to season. Reception closes 1 hour before closing.
Closed/Open all year round *Special holidays may apply.
Admission: Adults (including university students): 2,400 yen, High school students: 1,800 yen, Junior high school and elementary school students: 1,200 yen, Infants (3 years and older): 800 yen