[Kyoto Sangyo University] Holding Lectures for the Spring Special Exhibition 'Kyoto Tourism Past and Present: From Travel to Tourism' - Deciphering the Establishment of Tourism in Modern Kyoto

Kyoto Sangyo University Gallery will hold the spring special exhibition 'Kyoto Tourism Past and Present - From Travel to Tourism' from Friday, May 1, to Saturday, June 20, 2026. This exhibition introduces the evolution of Kyoto tourism from the late Edo period to modern times through various materials such as travel guides, railway documents, and panoramic tourist maps. In conjunction with this exhibition, the first related lecture, themed 'The Establishment of Modern Tourism and Photographic Technology,' will feature Kenichi Mori (Professor, Faculty of International Tourism, Heian Jogakuin University), a leading expert in Kyoto tourism and historical heritage research. He will explain the establishment of modern tourism in an easy-to-understand manner, set in Kyoto from the Meiji to early Showa periods when urban development was progressing. Furthermore, during the exhibition period, a second lecture themed 'Modern Kyoto through Famous Architecture: Regeneration and Modernity of the Ancient Capital' by Professor Naotake Maeda of the Faculty of Cultural Studies, Kyoto Sangyo University, is also scheduled. Along with the special exhibition, this provides an opportunity to comprehensively understand Kyoto's modernization and the expansion of tourism culture. [Lecture Overview] Spring Special Exhibition Related Lecture No. 1 'The Establishment of Modern Tourism and Photographic Technology' Date and Time: Saturday, May 9, 2026, 14:00-15:30 (Doors open at 13:30) Speaker: Kenichi Mori (Professor, Faculty of International Tourism, Heian Jogakuin University) Venue: Musubiwazakan Hall (2nd Floor, Musubiwazakan, 1-10 Nakadoji Myobucho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto) Capacity: 200 people (Advance registration required, first-come, first-served) Participation Fee: Free Details: https://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/events/event-002789.html [Spring Special Exhibition Overview] Exhibition Title: Kyoto Tourism Past and Present - From Travel to Tourism Period: Friday, May 1 - Saturday, June 20, 2026 Time: 10:00-16:30 *Wednesdays only 13:00-16:30 (Last admission 16:00) Closed: Sundays and public holidays *Open on May 3 (Sun/Holiday) and May 4 (Mon/Holiday) *Closed on June 1 (Mon) for exhibition change Venue: Kyoto Sangyo University Gallery (2nd Floor, Musubiwazakan) Admission: Free Organizer: Kyoto Sangyo University Gallery Spring Special Exhibition Details: https://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/news/news-002762.html Spring Special Exhibition Related Lecture No. 2 'Modern Kyoto through Famous Architecture: Regeneration and Modernity of the Ancient Capital' Details: https://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/events/event-002791.html