what’s on
The next seven days in Kyoto.
A short, hand-kept list — not a full calendar. We don’t try to list every gig and pop-up; we list the ones worth rearranging your week for. Updated daily.
A quieter week in Kyoto.
Nothing on our editor’s shortlist for the next seven days — we list events the way we list walks, with one ear to the ground rather than a firehose. We’ll be back with picks soon. Meanwhile, the city is still walkable: here are four routes that read well any day of the week.
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Four walks for an empty week.
Arashiyama: the bamboo grove and the river
The bamboo, the bridge over the Hozu, a temple garden, and the riverside walk.
Daitoku-ji: the Zen monastery
A walled town of two dozen subtemples, their gardens, and the quietest pine lanes in Kyoto.
Demachiyanagi & Shimogamo: the forest and the delta
A primaeval forest, one of Kyoto's oldest shrines, the river fork, and warm mamemochi.
Funaoka and Murasakino
A hill with a city view, a 1920s bathhouse, and the oldest sweet shops in Kyoto.
Browse the full catalogue: all 30 walks in Kyoto.