- Dates & time
- October 17, 2026 (Sat) - October 18, 2026 (Sun) 10:00–17:00 (last entry 16:00)
- Price & booking
- Admission ¥5,500 (tax incl.; covers the gardens, buildings and exhibition). Tea ceremony, kaiseki dinner, workshops and talks cost extra. Admission tickets (one-day, two-day and pair) are sold on ArtSticker. The tea ceremony and kaiseki dinner have small fixed capacities (the dinner is limited to 8 guests per day).
- Venue & access
- Shozan Resort Kyoto From JR Kyoto Station, take city bus 6 to Dotenjo-cho, then walk about 5 minutes. The resort has free parking.
There are 12 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Shozan Resort Kyoto. The map shows each with its walking time.
Facility data comes from OpenStreetMap. It does not include opening hours, fees or availability.
Why You Should Visit
A new two-day craft festival, held for the first time at Shozan Resort Kyoto in the Takagamine area of northern Kyoto. Around 30 contemporary craft artists show and sell their work across the resort's gardens and historic buildings. The theme is "the beauty of use, from here on", treating craft not just as handwork but as a way of thinking about nature and daily life. Alongside the exhibition there are tea ceremonies, a tea-kaiseki dinner served on artists' ware, workshops and talk sessions. A good fit if you want to buy tableware and tools directly from the people who make them.
The venue: Shozan Resort Kyoto





Programs
Timetable & Map
NOTE
Paid programs:
- Special tea ceremony: ¥49,000 (admission included). Six sittings a day on Oct 17 and 18, small groups
- Special dinner (tea kaiseki): ¥88,000 (admission included). One sitting a day, 8 guests. Supervised by potter Takashi Nakazato, with ware by Nobuyuki Furutani and Akari Furutani
- Workshops (admission ticket required separately): Flowers and Vases ¥32,000 / Japanese Candles and Candlesticks ¥8,000 / Bamboo Mocktails and Bamboo Craft ¥8,000 / Kneaded Incense and Incense Burners ¥12,000 / Wagashi and Wooden Boxes ¥24,000
Food:
- The Japanese restaurant Senjukaku serves a special "MOSS course" alongside its regular menu
- On the riverside deck: onigiri, tapas, coffee and a fermented ginger drink
Artists (about 30): 厚川文子, 安藤由香, 五十嵐裕貴, 市川陽子, 内田悠, 浦辻靖弘, 奥島圭二, 千田長右衛門, 川地あや香, 小菅コレクション, 小栁泰貴, 紺野乃芙子, 坂本ちのこ, 島田篤, 杉田明彦, 染谷聡, 田中信彦, 谷口弦, 辻野剛, 渡慶次愛・弘幸, 富井貴志, 中里隆, 中根楽, 西石垣友里子, 西村圭功, 仁城逸景, 古谷宣幸, 古谷朱里, 森本仁
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