Why You Should Visit
A day of music and market stalls at Maruyama Park Music Hall on 21 September, the International Day of Peace. Heiwa Matsuri, which frames kimono as 'the dress of peace', ran peace walks in Arashiyama in 2024 and 2025; the 2026 Kyoto edition moves to this open-air stage with talks, singers, crystal bowls and Japanese dance, plus stalls for henna art, crystals, all-you-can-bag vegetables and fried chicken. A free kids' corner offers yo-yo fishing and bouncy-ball scooping. Free entry, no booking. You need not wear kimono; a folding fan or hair ornament counts, and the venue sits a short walk from Gion.
Programs
Timetable & Map
Participating Shops
Shop List & Map
Per the organiser's Instagram post of 13 Sep 2026. Rice-ball sales and performers' merchandise booths are also planned.
Essentials
- location
- Maruyama Park Music Hall (inside Maruyama Park), Kyoto
- period
- September 21, 2026 (Mon)
- Time
- 11:00–15:00 (stage programme 12:00–15:00)
- cost
- Free admission (the kids' yo-yo fishing and super-ball scooping are also free, first 200)
- Links
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- About 10 min on foot from Keihan Gion-Shijo Station, or 5 min from the Gion city bus stop (routes 100 and 206). Maruyama Park has no visitor parking; use public transport.
- TICKETS / REGISTRATION
- No booking needed; just turn up. Enquiries via DM to the organiser's Instagram (@heiwa_matsuri_kyoto).
- NOTE
Worldwide stream:
- Held simultaneously with venues across Japan and overseas on 21 September, with a live worldwide stream on the day
What to wear:
- Bringing something 'wa' helps you blend in: kimono, or just a folding fan, hair ornament, green tea or Japanese sweets
Past Kyoto editions:
- 2024 and 2025 were peace walks in Arashiyama on 21 September (meeting at Randen Arashiyama Station, visiting Horin-ji, Arashiyama Park, the bamboo grove and Tenryu-ji). From 2026 the format is a stage and market at Maruyama Park Music Hall
*Outdoor event; the programme may change depending on weather
Basque cheesecakeBaked with rice flour, no wheat. Whole 12cm, serves 2-3¥4,700 incl. shipping (Japan only)There are 3 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Maruyama Park Music Hall (inside Maruyama Park), Kyoto, and 8 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.
Facility data comes from OpenStreetMap. It does not include opening hours, fees or availability.
出典: 平和祭り京都支部 公式Instagram(開催概要・出演者・出店者は2026-09-13投稿)/会場情報は京都市円山公園音楽堂(Kyoto Art Box)
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