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Kitano Tenmangu Shrine Festival

Kyoto Marche, Handmade Market, and Antique Market

Marche and handmade craft fairs offer many wonderful encounters with products that are usually hard to buy or unexpected discoveries. In this issue, we have compiled a list of marche and handmade craft fairs held regularly in Kyoto City. Please visit various places and find your favorites.

*The information on this website is current as of September 2018. Therefore, please note that the information is subject to change without notice.

1.Umekoji Park Handmade Market

*Date and time of the event*.
First Saturday of every month (closed in January and May) 9:00-16:00 *Period: rain or shine

A handmade crafts market held on the first Saturday of every month at Umekoji Park near Kyoto Station. The market is held on the first Saturday of every month in Umekoji Park, near Kyoto Station, and the spacious park is a great place to relax and have fun. Exhibitors are selected by lottery every month, and a variety of handmade goods ranging from food to sundries and clothing are on display.

Venue: Umekoji Park (56-3 Kanki-ji-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto)MAP-A
Inquiries: "Handmade Market" Office Tel. 075-771-1631 (10:00-15:00)

Umekoji Park Handmade Market

Umekoji Park Handmade Market

2.Hyakumanben's Handmade Market.

*Date and time of the event*.
15th of every month 8:00-16:00 *Period: rain or shine

Hyakumanben's handmade market started in 1987 with only a few stores. Today, about 450 stores have gathered, and the market is so popular that stalls are selected by lottery every month. Held on the 15th of every month in the precincts of Chionji Temple, the market offers a wide variety of items from sundries and accessories to bakery sweets and other items of all genres.

Venue: Chionji Temple precincts (103 Tanakamonzen-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto)MAP-B
Inquiries: "Handmade Market" Office Tel. 075-771-1631 (10:00-15:00)

Hyakumanben's handmade market

Hyakumanben's handmade market

3.Kyo no Tezukuri Marche (Handmade Marche in Kyoto)

*Date and time of the event*.
Every 4th Saturday of the month 11:00-17:00

Held on the 4th Saturday of every month at the open area of the Kyoto Okazaki Tsutaya Bookstore. "We want to convey the original craftsmanship. ~Under the theme of "Making things that show the face of the creator," the store offers a variety of processed products such as agricultural products and seasonings from Kyoto and Shiga.

Venue: Open space on the Nijo-dori side in front of Tsutaya, Okazaki, Kyoto (13 Okazaki Saikyoji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto)MAP-C.
Inquiries: Kyoto Okazaki Tsutaya Bookstore Tel. 075-754-0008

Kyoto Handmade Marche

Kyoto Handmade Marche

4.Kamigamo Handmade Market

*Date and time of the event*.
Every 4th Sunday of the month 9:00-16:00 *Preferably rain or shine

The event is held along the "Narano Stream" that runs through the precincts of Kamigamo Shrine in Kita Ward, where more than 250 stores appear each month. A wide variety of handmade goods, from small items and accessories to bread and agricultural products, are on display. The venue also has a large lawn area where visitors can relax and enjoy themselves.

Venue: Kamigamo Shrine, precincts (339 Kamigamo Motoyama, Kita-ku, Kyoto)MAP-D
Inquiries: Kraft Corporation Tel. 075-864-6513

Kamigamo Handicraft Market

Kamigamo Handicraft Market

5.Kitano Tenmangu Shrine

*Date and time of the event*.
25th of every month from around 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

A fair held at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine on "Tenjin-san no Hi", the 25th of every month. About several hundred to a thousand stores selling gourmet foods, antiques, handmade goods, antique sundries, etc. line the streets. The event starts around 6:00 in the morning, and the grounds are lit up after sunset. The bargains are said to sell out, so getting there early is recommended.

Venue: Kitano Tenmangu Shrine (Bakuro-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City)MAP-E
Inquiries: Kitano Tenmangu Shrine Tel. 075-461-0005

Kitano Tenmangu Shrine Festival

Kitano Tenmangu Shrine Festival

6.Le Marche

*Date and time of the event*.
One Sunday a month (irregular)

Le Marche, held at the Institut français Kansai in Hyakumanben, is a fashionable space with a garden and terrace open to the public, just like a French marché, with the theme of "Art through Food! The theme of this stylish space is "Art from Food! Organic vegetables, wine, bread, and other foodstuffs, as well as miscellaneous goods, are on display, and live music by artists can also be enjoyed.

Venue: Institut Français Kansai Garden (8 Yoshida Izumidono-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto)MAP-F.
Inquiries: SPHERE Tel. 080-4704-3584

Le Marche

7.Kyoto Prefectural Government Kakitsu Marche

*Date and time of the event*.
About 3 times a year 10:00-15:00 *Check the website for the dates.

A marché that has been running for 10 years in the former main building of the Kyoto Prefectural Government. Kyoto-grown vegetables, jams, breads, and other foods, handmade accessories, and woodcrafts are lined up. There are also musical performances in front of the council building and a chance to meet "Mayumaro". Fun for the whole family.

Venue: Former main building of Kyoto Prefectural Government (Shinmachi Nishi-iru, Shimotachiuri-dori, Yabunouchi-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City)MAP-G
Inquiries: Executive Committee of the Prefectural Office Old Main Building Marché Tel. 080-3853-5686 (Attn: Nakamura)

Kyoto Prefectural Office Special Marche

Kyoto Prefectural Office Special Marche

8.Kyoto Midori no Marche

*Date and time of the event*.
Held twice a year (March and September) 10:00-16:00

Kyoto Midori no Marche is held twice a year at Diripa Kyoto near JR Tambaguchi. Stores selling succulents, rare plants, flowers, and garden sundries line the streets. The market is held indoors, so there is no need to worry even if it rains. There is also an outdoor eating and drinking area, so visitors can enjoy themselves while taking a break.

Venue: Diripa Kyoto (Osaka Gas Showroom, 93 Chudoji Awata-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto)MAP-H
Inquiries: Kyoto Midori no Marche Office Tel. 075-757-1640 (weekdays 11:00-17:00)

Kyoto Midori no Marche

Kyoto Midori no Marche

9.Forest Handcraft Market

*Date and time of the event*.
Held about 4 times a year 10:00-16:00 *Check the website for the dates.

A handmade goods fair held in the Tadasunomori forest of Shimogamo Shrine. Booths selling all kinds of handmade goods such as accessories, small cloth goods, woodwork, ceramics, illustrations, and food such as bread and baked sweets will be lined up. The "Concert in the Forest," a live event held at the same time, is also not to be missed.

Venue: Shimogamo-jinja Shrine, Tadasunomori (59 Shimogamo-Izumigawa-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City)MAP-I.
Inquiries: Manufacturing Crossroad Mail. kyoto@monocro.info

Forest handicraft market

Forest handicraft market

*Please note that the information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
*Since this site uses automatic translation, the translation may differ from the original Japanese content.

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