Gojo Wakamiya Pottery Festival 2026

Dates & time: August 7, 2026 (Fri) - August 10, 2026 (Mon) 10:00–21:00（店舗・エリアにより開店時間が異なります）
cost: Free entry
Venue & access: Along Gojo-dori between Yamato-oji and Higashioji, and Wakamiya Hachimangu About 5 min on foot from Keihan Kiyomizu-Gojo Station, or get off at the Gojozaka stop on city buses 58, 86, 106, 202, 206 and 207, or Keihan buses.

There are 12 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Along Gojo-dori between Yamato-oji and Higashioji, and Wakamiya Hachimangu, and 3 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.

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Why You Should Visit

A pottery fair descended from the old Gojozaka ceramic market. The century-old Gojozaka Pottery Festival was revived under a new name in 2023, and for 2026 it doubles to 150 stalls — 141 pottery and 9 food — with makers from 19 prefectures filling the pavements on both sides of Gojo-dori. The grounds of Wakamiya Hachimangu, known locally as the pottery shrine, become the food area, and a children's mikoshi sets out on the evening of the 8th.

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Timetable & Map

NOTE

Scale in 2026

141 pottery stalls (84 from Kyoto, 57 from elsewhere, across 19 prefectures)
Plus 9 food stalls, 150 in all — about double last year
The site now extends to the south pavement of Gojo-dori
The Wakamiya Hachimangu grounds serve as the food area

Shrine rites alongside

The shrine's own grand festival — eve rite, main rite and children's mikoshi — runs alongside the pottery fair
There is again no pottery mikoshi procession in 2026

About the name

This is the century-old Gojozaka Pottery Festival, revived under a new name in 2023 — not a separate event running alongside it

*Goes ahead in rain; may be cancelled in severe weather.

*Taiko, pottery painting and the stamp rally are from the 2025 programme; 2026 details are still being posted.

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出典: 五条若宮陶器祭公式サイト（出店規模・こども神輿）／京都市公式京都観光Navi（若宮八幡宮社大祭）

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FAQ

Is this different from the Gojozaka Pottery Festival?

They are the same lineage. The century-old Gojozaka Pottery Festival was revived under this new name in 2023, so there is no separate event called Gojozaka Pottery Festival in 2026.

How big is it?

In 2026 there are 150 stalls — 141 pottery and 9 food — about double last year, with makers from 19 prefectures filling both pavements of Gojo-dori.