Nishijin Textile Expo 2026

Dates & time: November 14, 2026 (Sat) - November 15, 2026 (Sun) 10:00–17:00
Price & booking: Main exhibits and craft demonstrations free / workshops and hand-weaving experience paid No booking is needed for the exhibits, demonstrations or Ori no Shigoto Haku. The 3rd-floor hand-weaving experience (you weave a table runner of about 20 × 30 cm) requires advance booking.
Venue & access: Nishijin Textile Center 1–2 minutes' walk from the Horikawa Imadegawa city bus stop (about 30 minutes from Kyoto Station on bus No. 9), or about 10 minutes' walk from Imadegawa Station on the Karasuma subway line. No parking is available on either day.

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Why You Should Visit

A two-day event run by the Nishijin Textile Industrial Association that fills the whole Nishijin Textile Center. On the 5th and 6th floors, the "2026 Nishijin Textile Convention" shows obi, kimono, kinran brocade and neckties. On the 1st and 2nd floors, craftspeople demonstrate the preparatory processes, and weavers work hand looms in the nishiki and tsumekaki tapestry techniques. The main exhibits are free, and the 4th-floor "Ori no Shigoto Haku" offers paid hands-on workshops with no booking needed. A good fit if you want to follow how Nishijin silk goes from thread to cloth.

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Floor guide

1F: craftspeople demonstrating the preparatory processes
2F: hand-loom (nishiki) and tsumekaki tapestry weaving demonstrations / Nishijin textiles and traditional crafts from across Japan for sale (Aoyama Square Kyoto Nishijin)
3F: hand-weaving experience / Nishijin Textile Archive exhibition (free)
4F: Ori no Shigoto Haku workshops / Nishijin × Tsuruya Yoshinobu (Japanese sweets for sale)
5F–6F: 2026 Nishijin Textile Convention. This year adds themed special exhibits for the first time, including new tsumekaki tapestry works woven from Japanese-grown silk

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FAQ

Is admission free?

The convention exhibits and craft demonstrations are free. Workshops and the hand-weaving experience are paid.

Can I drive there?

The center's parking lot is closed on November 14 and 15, so plan to come by bus or subway.

Is it OK on a rainy day?

The exhibits, demonstrations and workshops are all indoors. Only the Nishijin Marché food trucks are outside in the west parking lot.