Yamaga Seika: Textile Artist at 140 — Imagination Soaring Through Space 2026

Dates & time: September 19, 2026 (Sat) - December 20, 2026 (Sun) 10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30)
・Closed Mondays (open when Monday is a national holiday)
Price & booking: General ¥1,800 / University, vocational & high school students ¥1,300 / Junior high and younger free
・Groups of 20+: general ¥1,600, students ¥1,100
・Free for disability certificate holders plus one carer No reservation needed. Tickets are sold at the museum and online via the official ART PASS site and ticket agencies such as Lawson Ticket, Ticket Pia and e+. ART PASS (official online tickets)
Venue & access: Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, Main Building, South Wing 1F About an 8-minute walk from Exit 1 of Higashiyama Station (Tozai subway line). Drivers can use the museum's paid car park on the north side of the Main Building (19 spaces) or the paid Miyako Messe and Okazaki Park car parks.

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Why You Should Visit

The first major retrospective in 40 years of Yamaga Seika (1885–1981), a Kyoto textile artist active from the Meiji to the Showa era. In the Nishijin weaving world, where every step is normally split among specialists, he invented "te-ori-nishiki" — designing, choosing the threads and weaving each piece himself — and helped turn textiles into a fine art. The show spans wall hangings featuring rockets and Tokyo Tower, float tapestries still used at Kyoto's Gion Festival and Shiga's Nagahama Hikiyama Festival, and interiors he created for hotels and an ocean liner. A good pick for anyone into kimono, festival craft or modern Kyoto design.

NOTE

Rotation

First half: Sept 19 (Sat) – Nov 1 (Sun)
Second half: Nov 3 (Tue, holiday) – Dec 20 (Sun)

Highlights

The key visual, "Constellation, Moon and Rocket" (1958), stands over 3 m tall
Early works shown alongside pieces by his teachers, including Kamisaka Sekka
Float tapestries still used at the Gion and Nagahama Hikiyama festivals
Interior work with architect Togo Murano, including the "Hojo" mural for the Miyako Hotel's Minori-no-ma hall and the ocean liner Brasil Maru

Discounts

¥100 off if you come in kimono, yukata or jinbei (museum counter only; not combinable)
¥100 off same day with a paid ticket to the museum's "Zen and Ghibli" exhibition (Oct 3 – Dec 6)

Ticket with goods

A limited ticket bundled with a tenugui cloth printed with "Constellation, Moon and Rocket" (¥3,600 during the run), sold via Lawson Ticket

For kids

A junior guide made in the form of a hand scroll

Westin Miyako Kyoto collaboration

Exhibition-themed menus at the hotel's restaurant and lounge
10% off meals at participating outlets with a same-day ticket stub

※The exhibition travels to Tokyo Station Gallery, Feb 20 – Apr 11, 2027

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FAQ

Are there any closed days?

The museum is closed on Mondays, but it opens on the holiday Mondays of October 12 and November 23.

Does the display change during the run?

Some works are rotated. The first half runs until November 1 and the second half starts on November 3.

Can I bring children?

Yes. Junior high students and younger enter free, and there is a junior guide made like a hand scroll.