Why You Should Visit
A Kyoto market built around "eco x creative," held more than 50 times a year as it rotates between four venues in the city. On August 22 and 23 it takes over the main park road at Umekoji Park, lining the tree-shaded walk toward Kyoto Aquarium and the Kyoto Railway Museum with booths from handmade, traditional craft, upcycle and AI art creators, plus food trucks. The event runs strictly zero-waste — vendors and visitors alike carry their trash home — and a performer in a Noh mask walks the grounds picking up litter as part of the Okina Project. With lawns and water nearby, it pairs easily with an aquarium visit if you're out with kids.
Schedule
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Essentials
- location
- Umekoji Park, main park road
- period
- August 22, 2026 (Sat) - August 23, 2026 (Sun)
- Time
- 10:00〜17:00
- cost
- Free admission (food and goods priced by each vendor)
- Links
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- About a 2-minute walk from Umekoji-Kyotonishi Station on the JR Sagano Line. About 15 minutes on foot from the central exit of JR Kyoto Station, heading west along Shiokoji-dori.
- REGISTRATION
- No reservation needed to visit; come and go freely. Vendors apply through the venue-specific entry pages on the official site (applications are screened).
- NOTE
Dates and venues
- Aug 22 (Sat) & 23 (Sun): Umekoji Park
- Aug 28 (Fri) - 30 (Sun): Ohigashisan Hiroba
- Sep 2 (Wed): Zest Oike
- Sep 4 (Fri) & 5 (Sat): Ohigashisan Hiroba
- Sep 6 (Sun): Okazaki Park
- Sep 21 (Mon, hol.) - 23 (Wed, hol.): Umekoji Park
- Sep 27 (Sun): Umekoji Park
Venues from Aug 24 onward, and how to reach them
- Ohigashisan Hiroba (the plaza in front of Higashi Hongwanji): about 1 min from JR Kyoto Station / 10:00-16:30
- Okazaki Park (in front of Heian Jingu, around the Kyocera Museum of Art and Kyoto City Zoo): about 9 min from Higashiyama Station on the Subway Tozai Line / 10:00-16:30
- Zest Oike (Kawaramachi Hiroba in the underground mall): about 2 min from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station / 11:00-18:00
What you'll find
- Booths by handmade, traditional craft, upcycle/remake and AI art creators
- Food trucks and food stalls
- NEO omikuji fortunes, commemorative stamps, and the venue currency "NEO Mark"
- The Okina Project: a masked performer walking the grounds picking up litter
Eco practices
- Zero-waste operation (vendors and visitors take their trash home)
- Paperless venue guidance via QR code
- Part of the proceeds donated to the Kyoto Community Chest
*Dates from October onward are posted on the schedule page of the official site.
*Dates and venues may change without notice.
Basque cheesecakeBaked with rice flour, no wheat. Whole 12cm, serves 2-3¥4,700 incl. shipping (Japan only)There are 2 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Umekoji Park, main park road, and 7 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: NEOマルシェ公式サイト
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