Why You Should Visit
Hiei no Hikari is a long-running Sunday morning program on KBS Kyoto TV, on air since 1969 and built around the teachings of Dengyo Daishi Saicho with guests from various fields. To mark its 3000th broadcast, a public recording and talk event will be held at the Station Square of Kyoto Station Building, with guests Kent Mori, Shinobu Otake, Don-Pei and Tomoyuki Tanaka, a Tendai shomyo chant performance, and tasting and sales of goods linked to Enryaku-ji, plus hands-on booths. Admission is free and the venue is steps from JR Kyoto Station.
Essentials
- location
- Kyoto Station Building, Station Square (Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto)
- period
- September 26, 2026 (Sat)
- Time
- 10:30–16:00
- cost
- Free admission
- Links
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- The venue, the Station Square at Kyoto Station Building, is directly connected to JR Kyoto Station (in front of Hotel Granvia Kyoto).
- NOTE
Program
- From 10:30: Performance by the Hieizan High School brass band, opening ceremony
- Public recording of Hiei no Hikari (guests: Kent Mori, Shinobu Otake)
- Guest talk (Don-Pei, Tomoyuki Tanaka)
- Tendai shomyo chant performance
- Hospitality booths (tasting and sales of goods linked to Enryaku-ji, exhibits and hands-on corner)
Hosts
- Takeo Moriya, Yuko Shiomi, Nami Endo (all KBS Kyoto announcers)
Organizers
- Hosted by KBS Kyoto, co-hosted by Enryaku-ji, with cooperation from West Japan Railway Company and others
*Event content is subject to change.
Basque cheesecakeBaked with rice flour, no wheat. Whole 12cm, serves 2-3¥4,700 incl. shipping (Japan only)There are 12 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Kyoto Station Building, Station Square (Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto), and 8 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.
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