Kyoto Night Market on Children's Day: "Children Take the Lead" Held on May 5th at Higashi Honganji Temple's Ohigashisan Plaza
Godo Kaisha Kyoto Yoichi Project will hold the "13th Kyoto Night Market ~Children Take the Lead~" on Children's Day, May 5, 2026, at Higashi Honganji Temple's Ohigashisan Plaza. This is Kyoto's largest night market, with over 200,000 cumulative visitors, and this time it will feature numerous family-friendly activities and experiences where children can be the main stars, in celebration of Children's Day.
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Godo Kaisha Kyoto Yoichi Project will hold the "13th Kyoto Night Market ~Children Take the Lead~" on Children's Day, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at Higashi Honganji Temple's Ohigashisan Plaza.
Kyoto Night Market is Kyoto's largest night market, held at Higashi Honganji Temple's Ohigashisan Plaza, where visitors can enjoy food, craftsmanship, culture, and human connections. With over 200,000 cumulative visitors, it continues to grow as a lively evening spot that can be enjoyed by both locals and tourists, conveniently located within walking distance of Kyoto Station.
The theme for the 13th event is "Children Take the Lead." In the spirit of Children's Day, the event will feature activities that parents and children can participate in together, and experiences where children can be the main stars, creating a memorable day for families.
A highlight event is the "Paper Airplane Challenge," sponsored by Keiji Yakult Co., Ltd. This participatory event challenges participants to compete for the longest flight distance with their self-made paper airplanes, limited to the first 200 participants. All participants will receive Yakult, and top winners will receive gift certificates usable at the venue.
The venue will also feature a variety of stalls including gourmet food, festival games, crafts, workshops, and experiential booths, creating a space enjoyable for all ages. Diverse contents unique to Kyoto Night Market are also planned, such as ninja shows, street performances, rickshaw rides, traditional monkey performances, pottery painting experiences, and "child manager" experiences.
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■ Event Outline
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Name: The 13th Kyoto Night Market ~Children Take the Lead~
Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026 (Children's Day)
Time: 15:00〜22:00
Venue: Higashi Honganji Temple's Ohigashisan Plaza (Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City)
Admission: Free
Organizer: Godo Kaisha Kyoto Yoichi Project
Support: Kyoto City
Sponsor: Keiji Yakult Sales Co., Ltd.
The 13th Kyoto Night Market "Children Take the Lead" will be held on May 5th (Tuesday/Holiday) from 15:00-22:00 at Higashi Honganji Temple's Ohigashisan Plaza.
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■ Highlight Event: Keiji Yakult Sales Sponsored "Paper Airplane Challenge"
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This is a participatory event where you fly self-made paper airplanes and compete for flight distance. There will be three divisions: Children's Division, Adult's Division, and Parent-Child Pair Division. All participants will receive Yakult, and top winners will receive gift certificates usable at the venue.
【Event Details】
Time: 15:00〜18:00 (First 200 participants)
Venue: Fountain area north side within the Night Market venue
【Participation Divisions and Prizes】
Children's Division (Elementary school age and younger)
Participation Fee: Free / 2 challenges
1st Place 2,000 yen | 2nd Place 1,000 yen | 3rd Place 500 yen
Adult's Division (Junior high school age and older)
Participation Fee: 300 yen / 2 challenges
1st Place 3,000 yen
Parent-Child Pair Division
Participation Fee: 200 yen / 1 challenge each for parent and child (competing on total flight distance)
1st Place 3,000 yen
*All participants will receive Yakult.
Keiji Yakult Sales Sponsored "Paper Airplane Challenge" for the first 200 participants, with Yakult as a participation prize.
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■ Event Highlights
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【1】Children Take the Lead on Children's Day
This Kyoto Night Market clearly sets its theme as "Children Take the Lead." It enriches the content with activities where children can participate, challenge themselves, and have fun, rather than just adults watching over them.
【2】Gourmet, Festival Games, and Experiences for Parents and Children
The venue will feature food and drink, merchandise, crafts, workshops, and experiential booths. It gathers stalls suitable for children, parents and children, and families, creating a lively and accessible space.
Scenes of parents and children at past Kyoto Night Markets. A space enjoyable for children and adults alike.
【3】Diverse Performances Unique to Kyoto Night Market
Ninja shows, street performances, rickshaw rides, traditional monkey performances, pottery painting experiences, and "child manager" experiences are also planned, offering entertaining and participatory content.
Recreating Showa-era festival games like target shooting and yo-yo fishing. Full of experiences that children can get absorbed in.
【4】Excellent Location within Walking Distance of Kyoto Station
The venue is Higashi Honganji Temple's Ohigashisan Plaza. Its excellent accessibility, being within walking distance of Kyoto Station, makes it an easy stop for both locals and tourists visiting Kyoto.
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■ About Kyoto Night Market
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Kyoto Night Market is Kyoto's largest night market, continuously held at Higashi Honganji Temple's Ohigashisan Plaza, with the aim of dispersing tourism geographically and temporally.
【Achievements】
• Cumulative Visitors: Over 200,000 (as of April 2026)
• Most Recent Event (4/11): Approximately 30,000 visitors, a new record
• Monthly SNS Views: Max 810,000
• SNS Followers: Approximately 5,000
• Supported by Kyoto City
Food, culture,
Keywords:
Kyoto Night Market is Kyoto's largest night market, held at Higashi Honganji Temple's Ohigashisan Plaza, where visitors can enjoy food, craftsmanship, culture, and human connections. With over 200,000 cumulative visitors, it continues to grow as a lively evening spot that can be enjoyed by both locals and tourists, conveniently located within walking distance of Kyoto Station.
The theme for the 13th event is "Children Take the Lead." In the spirit of Children's Day, the event will feature activities that parents and children can participate in together, and experiences where children can be the main stars, creating a memorable day for families.
A highlight event is the "Paper Airplane Challenge," sponsored by Keiji Yakult Co., Ltd. This participatory event challenges participants to compete for the longest flight distance with their self-made paper airplanes, limited to the first 200 participants. All participants will receive Yakult, and top winners will receive gift certificates usable at the venue.
The venue will also feature a variety of stalls including gourmet food, festival games, crafts, workshops, and experiential booths, creating a space enjoyable for all ages. Diverse contents unique to Kyoto Night Market are also planned, such as ninja shows, street performances, rickshaw rides, traditional monkey performances, pottery painting experiences, and "child manager" experiences.
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■ Event Outline
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Name: The 13th Kyoto Night Market ~Children Take the Lead~
Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026 (Children's Day)
Time: 15:00〜22:00
Venue: Higashi Honganji Temple's Ohigashisan Plaza (Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City)
Admission: Free
Organizer: Godo Kaisha Kyoto Yoichi Project
Support: Kyoto City
Sponsor: Keiji Yakult Sales Co., Ltd.
The 13th Kyoto Night Market "Children Take the Lead" will be held on May 5th (Tuesday/Holiday) from 15:00-22:00 at Higashi Honganji Temple's Ohigashisan Plaza.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
■ Highlight Event: Keiji Yakult Sales Sponsored "Paper Airplane Challenge"
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
This is a participatory event where you fly self-made paper airplanes and compete for flight distance. There will be three divisions: Children's Division, Adult's Division, and Parent-Child Pair Division. All participants will receive Yakult, and top winners will receive gift certificates usable at the venue.
【Event Details】
Time: 15:00〜18:00 (First 200 participants)
Venue: Fountain area north side within the Night Market venue
【Participation Divisions and Prizes】
Children's Division (Elementary school age and younger)
Participation Fee: Free / 2 challenges
1st Place 2,000 yen | 2nd Place 1,000 yen | 3rd Place 500 yen
Adult's Division (Junior high school age and older)
Participation Fee: 300 yen / 2 challenges
1st Place 3,000 yen
Parent-Child Pair Division
Participation Fee: 200 yen / 1 challenge each for parent and child (competing on total flight distance)
1st Place 3,000 yen
*All participants will receive Yakult.
Keiji Yakult Sales Sponsored "Paper Airplane Challenge" for the first 200 participants, with Yakult as a participation prize.
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■ Event Highlights
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
【1】Children Take the Lead on Children's Day
This Kyoto Night Market clearly sets its theme as "Children Take the Lead." It enriches the content with activities where children can participate, challenge themselves, and have fun, rather than just adults watching over them.
【2】Gourmet, Festival Games, and Experiences for Parents and Children
The venue will feature food and drink, merchandise, crafts, workshops, and experiential booths. It gathers stalls suitable for children, parents and children, and families, creating a lively and accessible space.
Scenes of parents and children at past Kyoto Night Markets. A space enjoyable for children and adults alike.
【3】Diverse Performances Unique to Kyoto Night Market
Ninja shows, street performances, rickshaw rides, traditional monkey performances, pottery painting experiences, and "child manager" experiences are also planned, offering entertaining and participatory content.
Recreating Showa-era festival games like target shooting and yo-yo fishing. Full of experiences that children can get absorbed in.
【4】Excellent Location within Walking Distance of Kyoto Station
The venue is Higashi Honganji Temple's Ohigashisan Plaza. Its excellent accessibility, being within walking distance of Kyoto Station, makes it an easy stop for both locals and tourists visiting Kyoto.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
■ About Kyoto Night Market
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Kyoto Night Market is Kyoto's largest night market, continuously held at Higashi Honganji Temple's Ohigashisan Plaza, with the aim of dispersing tourism geographically and temporally.
【Achievements】
• Cumulative Visitors: Over 200,000 (as of April 2026)
• Most Recent Event (4/11): Approximately 30,000 visitors, a new record
• Monthly SNS Views: Max 810,000
• SNS Followers: Approximately 5,000
• Supported by Kyoto City
Food, culture,
Keywords: