How much is the admission fee?

General admission is 500 yen, and advance tickets are 300 yen. Admission is free for university students and younger.

What are the highlights of this exhibition?

187 selected works from 7 categories including ceramics, textiles, and lacquerware will be on display, including pieces by 5 Living National Treasures. Daily gallery talks by the artists will also be held.

[Kyoto Takashimaya] The 55th Kinki Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Art Crafts to be Held from Wednesday, April 8th

Q: When and where will the 55th Kinki Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Art Crafts be held?

It will be held from Wednesday, April 8th to Monday, April 13th, 2026, at the Grand Hall on the 7th floor of Kyoto Takashimaya S.C.

Published Apr 2, 2026 2:16 AM ・ Updated Jun 2, 2026 1:01 PM ・ 6 min read ・ Source: PR TIMES

Kyoto Takashimaya S.C. will host the 55th Kinki Exhibition of Japanese Traditional Art Crafts from April 8th to 13th, 2026. The exhibition will feature 187 selected works, including pieces by five Living National Treasures. Artist-led gallery talks will also be held daily, offering visitors a deeper insight into the crafts.

Dates: April 8 (Wed) - 13 (Mon), 2026

Venue: Kyoto Takashimaya S.C. (Department Store) 7th Floor Grand Hall (Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto)

Hours: 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM (Closes at 7:00 PM)

*Last day closes at 4:30 PM (Venue closes at 5:00 PM)

Admission: General 500 yen (Advance ticket 300 yen), University students and younger are free

Organizers: Kyoto Prefecture & Osaka Prefecture Boards of Education, Nara Prefecture, Shiga Prefecture, Nikkei Inc., Japan Art Crafts Association, Kinki Branch of Japan Art Crafts Association

Supporters: Agency for Cultural Affairs, Wakayama Prefecture & Hyogo Prefecture Boards of Education, The Kyoto Shimbun, NHK Kyoto Station, Television Osaka, Inc., KBS KYOTO, Nara Television Co., Ltd., TV Wakayama

↑[Kinki Traditional Art Crafts Award] Carved and Underglaze-Blue Bowl 'Trifoliate Orange' (Sometsuke-horibachi 'Karatachi') by Aya Honda

In 1950, the Act on Protection of Cultural Properties was enacted, leading to national protection and promotion of craft techniques deemed of particularly high historical and artistic value. In line with this purpose, the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition has been held since 1954, featuring carefully selected and judged works by artists across seven categories: ceramics, textiles, lacquerware, metalwork, wood and bamboo crafts, dolls, and other crafts.

This 55th exhibition will display 187 selected works (including posthumous works) that have passed the screening, from a total of 227 submissions, including works by five Living National Treasures.

During the exhibition period, there will also be gallery talks by artists from each category and the award winners of this year's exhibition.

[Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education Superintendent's Award]

Hammered Brass Water Container 'Evening Calm'

(Tsuiki-ōdō-mōru-mizusashi 'Yūnagi')

Chikako Ueda

[Japan Art Crafts Association Award]

Wood-Core Paulownia Composite Doll with Inset Fabric 'Child'

(Mokushin-tōso-kimekomi 'Warabe')

Mitsuko Yamada

[Kinki Branch of Japan Art Crafts Association President's Award]

Pongee Woven Kimono 'Twilight'

(Tsumugi-ori-kimono 'Hakubo')

Yuko Murai

[55th Exhibition Commemorative Award]

Laminated Paper Serving Vessel 'From Beyond'

(Harinuki-moriki 'Kanata yori')

Kiminori Endo

Gallery Talks

April 8 (Wed) 2:00 PM Kazutsugu Shimizu April 9 (Thu) 2:00 PM Akira Watanabe April 10 (Fri) 2:00 PM Masato Ichikawa April 11 (Sat) 2:00 PM Kunihiko Moriguchi (Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property) April 12 (Sun) 2:00 PM Tetsu Yamamoto April 12 (Sun) 3:00 PM Keijiro Kakutani April 13 (Mon) 2:00 PM Yosai Inoue

Special Event: Award-Winning Artists Talk About Their Works

April 9 (Thu) 11:00 AM Yuko Murai, Kano Nakamura April 10 (Fri) 11:00 AM Kazuhiro Toyozumi, Kazuhiro Kato, Tatsuhiko Murata April 11 (Sat) 11:00 AM Aya Honda, Eiko Yoshimori, Oribe Sawaoka April 12 (Sun) 11:00 AM Chikako Ueda, Kiminori Endo, Naho Kawamoto April 13 (Mon) 11:00 AM Mitsuko Yamada, Akiko Uetani

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Source: PR TIMES
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