Why You Should Visit
A one-day pop-up of Danish life in Kyoto, put together by people who lived in Denmark as students or on working holidays. At sai GALLERY Fable you will find Nordic staples like cardamom rolls and coffee, Copenhagen-style hot dogs and rye-bread open sandwiches, alongside ceramics, textiles and flea-market finds from Scandinavia, knitting and darning workshops and a free second-hand corner. From 13:00 the vendors pass a mic around for a live podcast about everyday Denmark. The market is free to drop into with no booking.
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Essentials
- location
- sai GALLERY Fable, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto
- period
- October 11, 2026 (Sun)
- Time
- 11:00–19:00 (market until 16:00)
- cost
- Market: free entry (food, goods and workshops charged individually). Communal dinner: 3,000 yen, booking only, now full at 20 (waiting list only)
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- 1-minute walk from Shinomiya Station (Keihan Keishin Line), or 10 minutes from JR Yamashina Station. No parking; use nearby coin parking
- TICKETS / REGISTRATION
- No booking for the market. The communal dinner (17:00–19:00, shared vegetarian platters, random seating) is full; to join the waiting list, email the organiser with your name and number of people
- NOTE
- Zines by the organising team are in progress and will be sold if finished in time
- Topics for the podcast are being collected via the organiser's survey (linked from the event page)
Basque cheesecakeBaked with rice flour, no wheat. Whole 12cm, serves 2-3¥4,700 incl. shipping (Japan only)There are 2 public restrooms within a 8-minute walk of sai GALLERY Fable, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto. The map shows each with its walking time.
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