Nishijin Textile Industry Association

“JAPAN TRADITIONAL CRAFTS AOYAMA SQUARE KYOTO NISHIJIN” September 28 OPEN!

Sunday, September 28, 2025, marks the opening of “JAPAN TRADITIONAL CRAFTS AOYAMA SQUARE KYOTO NISHIJIN” in Kyoto. Discover Japan’s finest pieces right here in Kyoto.This gallery and shop features a wide range of traditional crafts from across Japan, suitable for everyday use or as gifts.It connects you with the artisans who create these works, designated […]

The 21th Annual Nishijin Traditional Cultural Festival “Senryogatsuji”

We will participate in The 21th Annual Nishijin Traditional Cultural Festival “Senryogatsuji”. Date and time: Tuesday, September 23, 2025 (Tuesday・public holiday)10:00 a.m. ~ 4:30 p.m. Location: Nishijin Textile Hall, 1st to 3rd floors Free admission demonstration of the legendary loom “Sorabikibata”1:30 p.m.~3:00 p.m.~ Senryokagatsuji official websitehttps://www.senryougatsuji.com/

“Have fun in Japan Pass“ Handweaving Experience (Reservation Required)

・ “Have fun in Japan Pass“ Handweaving Experience (Reservation Required) You can weave a table center cloth (20cm x 15cm approx size). After completing your project, you can take it home with you as a souvenir. Required time 20 minutes Age 5th Grade students and above Maximum number of people 6 people at a time […]

Nishijin Tanabata Festival

This event has ended.Thank you very much. Nishijin Tanabata Festival will be held.Why don’t you come and enjoy an evening in Nishijin wearing a kimono or yukata? ・ Date: Friday, July 4 and Saturday, July 5, 202517:00 – 20:00Place: Nishijin Textile Center 1 & 2FAdmission: Free カフェギャラリーときじく Curry with tomato and minced meat, green curry […]

Kitayama ceder Fair

This event has ended.Thank you very much. ・ ‘Kitayama Maruta'(Kitayama ceder) is a high-quality wood cultivated using Kyoto’s traditional techniques, with a rich history of more than 600 years.Kitayama logs are carefully crafted one by one by Kyoto’s a skilled artisans and are characterized by their beautiful bark and fine annual growth rings.This wood is […]

Senryo-ga-tsuji Hina Matsuri Festival & Exhibition

We will participate in the 6th ‘Senryo-ga-tsuji Hina Matsuri Festival & Exhibition‘. Date and time Sunday  2 March 2025  10:30~ ・ 14:30~ (approx. 30 mins)Place: Nishijin Textile Hall, 1st floor Free admission ‘The Twelve-layered Dresses’, starting with white kosode and long hakama.  You can see how to dress in juni-hitoe.  A sokutai will also appear at the end. Senryo-ga-tsuji […]

Exhibition of the collection: ‘Nishijin textiles as seen in pasteboard screens’

・Saturday 4 January – Sunday 29 June 202510am – 5pmClosed Mondays (or the following Tuesday if Monday is a public holiday).Nishijin Textile Archives, 3rd floor, Nishijin Textile CenterFree admission.  In Nishijin, there is a tradition of pasting textiles together on a folding screen to keep a memorial or record of the textile’s life. Originally, a folding […]

“Have fun in Kansai Pass“ Handweaving Experience (Reservation Required)

・ “Have fun in Kansai Pass“ Handweaving Experience (Reservation Required) You can weave a table center cloth (20cm x 15cm approx size). After completing your project, you can take it home with you as a souvenir. Required time 20 minutes Age 5th Grade students and above Maximum number of people 6 people at a time […]

Exhibition of the Collection “Heian Picture Scrolls Adorned with Nishijin Textiles”

・This event has ended.Thank you very much. April 3 (Wed) – December 18 (Wed), 202410:00 – 16:00Closed: Mondays (or the following Tuesday if Monday is a national holiday)Nishijin Textile Museum, 3F, Nishijin Textile CenterAdmission free The elegant world of the Heian Dynasty. At the center of this world was the Nishijin, where costumes were woven. […]

Summer Kyoto Goods Sale

This event has ended.Thank you very much. The “Summer Kyoto Goods Sale” is held every year at Zest Oike.Nishijin brocade neckties and Kyoto fans for Cool Biz and other items to make your summer more comfortable will be on sale. Date : Thursday, June 20, 2023, 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.  Place: Zest Oike, Teramachi […]