Kyoto International Conference Center 60th Anniversary: First-Ever Bread Festival to be Held on May 9-10!

To celebrate its 60th anniversary, the Kyoto International Conference Center will host its first-ever Bread Festival. Surrounded by the beautiful nature of Mt. Hiei and Lake Takaragaike, the venue's Japanese gardens and modernist architecture will welcome a total of 20 bakeries from Kyoto hotels and various regions. The center's architecture and Japanese gardens, which are usually closed to the public, will be specially opened for this occasion. Please come and visit us during this beautiful season of fresh greenery.

Date and Time Saturday, May 9 - Sunday, May 10, 2026, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM both days * Limited quantities available; ends when sold out each day.

Venue Kyoto International Conference Center (422 Iwakura Osagicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City) 5-minute walk from 'Kokusaikaikan' Station on the Subway Karasuma Line

Contents Sales of bread, various food and beverage booths

Admission Free

Organizers Kyoto Shimbun, Kyoto International Conference Center (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation)

Cooperation Kyoto Consumers' Co-operative Union

Vendors 20 bakeries and 1 sponsoring company [Store Names] ◎ ANDE ◎ The Westin Miyako Kyoto ◎ Boulangerie OPERA ◎ Hanazeru ◎ KAMOGAWA BAKERY ◎ KIYOKA MORIMOTO ◎ COTOS KYOTO ◎ Komugidokoro Muku ◎ The Prince Kyoto Takaragaike ◎ CICON BAKERY by NOHGA HOTEL ◎ C'est Moi! ◎ Takumi -TAKUMI STYLE- ◎ Hyatt Regency Kyoto ◎ Patisserie Tatsuhito Satoi ◎ hinami ◎ Scone Specialty Shop famfam ◎ Shokupan Specialty Shop Purunnya ◎ Maison Fleurir ◎ La Chaine ◎ Panya Leu Coco Ryne * Admission is free. Participating vendors are subject to change without notice. * Please use public transportation as much as possible.

◆ About 'Bread Festival in Kyoto International Conference Center' The venue, the Kyoto International Conference Center, opened in 1966 as Japan's first full-scale international conference center. Surrounded by the rich nature of Mt. Hiei and Lake Takaragaike, it stands as a representative example of Japanese modernist architecture and celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. Furthermore, Kyoto is a city with a deeply rooted bread culture. The Kyoto Bread Festival, held at Kamigamo Shrine since 2015, attracts many visitors every year.

Through 'bread', which is becoming a representative food culture of Kyoto, this event aims to widely promote the appeal of bakeries from Kyoto hotels and various regions (Kyoto, Tokyo, Gifu, Wakayama, and Nagasaki prefectures). It is also the first bread event held at the Kyoto International Conference Center, providing a casual opportunity for people who have never visited the center before to drop by.

◆ Inquiries regarding this matter Kyoto International Conference Center, General Affairs Department Tel: 075-705-1205 (Weekdays only, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM)