Art Festival in CHOURAKUKAN 2025

• Date : September 28, 2025 (Sunday)
• Time: 11:00-18:30 (doors open 11:00) *Collaboration dinner will end at 21:00
• Please purchase an admission ticket or an event ticket for the Art Festival in CHOURAKUKAN 2025.
  　The "Exhibition & Public" and "Food & Drinks" are open to anyone with either ticket.
  　The applicable event ticket is required to use the "Art Festival Event".
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Exhibitions and Open to the Public

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• Kyoto Traditional Crafts Exhibition(click here for details)
• On the third floor (usually closed to the public), where a Japanese-style space unfolds, works of metal carving by Nakamura Yurimai and Kirikane (cut metal) by Murakami Shigeko will be exhibited. Beautiful craft works can be purchased on the spot.
  Venue: 3rd floor of the main building (usually closed to the public)
  Hours: 11:00-18:30
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• ■Special opening of "Onari-no-Ma" on the 3rd floor of Chourakukan
• Onari-no-Ma (not open to the public) is a prestigious Japanese-style room with a folding top ceiling in Chorakukan, an Important Cultural Property. This room was renovated in the Taisho period (1912-1926) to entertain state guests, and is now open to the public.
  The folding top ceiling, Baccarat chandeliers, and gold and silver leaf paintings on the walls are all in abundance. The beautiful view of Maruyama Park and the Higashiyama mountains from the window. Enjoy the harmony of beauty in this Japanese-style room.
  Venue: Honkan 3rd floor "Onari-no-Ma" (usually closed to the public)
  Time: 13:00-18:30
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• Chigira Reiko, Kyoto City Cultural Properties Protection Division Special Lecture "Chorakukan, an Important Cultural Property(click here for details)
• Chorakukan, a modern Western-style building, was newly designated as an Important Cultural Property last year. Ms. Reiko Chigira of the Kyoto City Cultural Properties Protection Division, who was involved in the survey at the time of designation, will give an explanation of its architectural features and value.
  Venue: Terrace Coral, 1F, New Wing
  Time: Doors open 14:45 Lecture 15:00-16:00 (Reservations optional; walk-ins welcome)
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• ■Piano Duo Concert (click here for details/Coming soon)
• Piano duo concert by Chorakukan pianist Ayana Shimomura, a graduate of Kyoto City University of Arts. She will play with the rich sound of Steinway pianos.
  Venue: Terrace Coral, 1F, New Wing
  Time: Doors open 16:15 Performance 16:30-17:30 (Reservations optional; walk-ins welcome)
  *Preschool children are not allowed to accompany guests.
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• ■Duo by Kyoto City University of Arts Faculty of Music (click here for details/Coming soon)
• A duet with clarinet and violin by the Kyoto City University of Arts Music Department using the piano Bösendorfer in the lobby on the first floor of the main building will echo throughout the museum.
  Venue: Main building lobby
  Time: 13:00 - 16:30 (with break)
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Art Festival events (advance reservations required / applicable event ticket is required for use)

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• ■La Biographie × Chourakukan LE CHENE Collaboration Dinner(click here for details)
• For one night only, Chef Masahiro Takimoto of La Biographie and Chef Kazuki Hashimoto of Chourakukan LE CHENE will collaborate on a special dinner featuring the two chefs' specialties and a full course meal using Japanese ingredients.
  Offerings: Dinner course & paired wine (non-alcoholic drink available)
  Service time: Reception 17:30, meal 18:00-21:00 (tentative)
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• ■Exclusive afternoon tea for the Art Festival (click here for details/Coming soon)
• We will offer a special afternoon tea limited to the Art Festival in CHOURAKUKAN 2025, which will be served with special ingredients and menu only for this day.
  Venue：Main building 1F Geihin-no-ma
  Service hours: Part I 12:00-14:00 / 12:30-14:30 Part II 15:00-17:00 / 15:30-17:30
• *Reservations will be accepted from the same day two months in advance. All seats must be reserved in advance.
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• ■ Shinobue player Kazuya Sato Special Concert(click here for details)
• Shinobue (Japanese bamboo flute) player Kazuya Sato will give a concert in the Onari-no-Ma, a Japanese-style room on the top floor of Chorakukan, a Western-style building built in the Meiji period (usually closed to the public). Enjoy a unique moment in the tranquil air as the soft sound of the flute echoes through the room.
  Venue: Main building 3rd floor, Onari-no-Ma (usually closed to the public)
  Time: Doors open 11:00, Performance 11:30-12:20
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• Special Talk: "Kyoto's Food Culture - Encounter of Japanese and Western Cultures" by Nakahigashi & Chizuru Ohara, Grass Eaters(click here for details)
• A special discussion will be held between Hisao Nakahigashi, owner of Kusoku Nakahigashi, a restaurant born in Hanaseki, Kyoto, and Chizuru Ohara, a cookery researcher. Under the theme of "Kyoto's Food Culture: Encounter of Japanese and Western Cuisine," the two experts on Kyoto's Japanese food culture will discuss the changes in Kyoto's food culture and the fusion of Japanese and Western cuisine.
  Venue: Terrace Coral, 1F, New Wing
  Time: Doors open 12:30 Lecture 13:00-14:00
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Food & Drink

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• ■Marriage event (details here/Coming soon)
• The event will be held at the bar and patio of Hotel Chorakukan, where you can enjoy hard cider "Sanova Smith" (apple liquor) made by apple farmers in Nagano Prefecture, craft beer from Kyoto Brewery, matcha from Japanese tea store Ippodo Chappu, Madeira sake from Brandy's, and other drinks with finger foods (appetizers) prepared to accompany the drinks. The event is a standing buffet event where you can enjoy the drinks with finger foods (tate) made to match the drinks.
  Food and beverage venues: LIBRARY BAR MADEIRA and LE CHENE, 1F, Main building ; South Patio, 1F, New Wing
  Serving hours: 11:00-18:30 (L.O. 18:00)
  A Festival Mariage Event drink voucher (¥500 per voucher) is required to use the drink voucher. Vouchers can be purchased in advance or on the day of the event.
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• ■Ritsumeikan University Faculty of Food Management Collaboration Parfait (click here for details/Coming soon)
• The Art Festival in CHOURAKUKAN 2025 limited edition parfait, developed in collaboration with the Faculty of Food Management at Ritsumeikan University and using yuba from Yubaya, a long-established Kyoto yuba shop, will be available for a limited time only. Parfaits will be available for eat-in or take-out at the Mariage event space.
  The museum will also exhibit the trajectory and commitment to the development of the sweets in the museum.
  Food and beverage venues: LIBRARY BAR MADEIRA, LE CHENE, KYUGI NO MA, 1F, Main Wing; 1F, South Patio, 1F, New Wing
  Exhibition venue: CORAL Foyer, 1F, New Wing
  Serving hours: 11:00-18:30 (18:00L.O.)
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• ■Dessert Cafe
• Autumn sweets, cake sets, refreshments, etc. will be served.
  Serving hours: 11:00-18:30 (18:00L.O.)
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ticket

• Sold on the day
  　Admission ticket ￥1,000
  　Art Festival Marriage Event Drink voucher ¥500 per ticket
  <Art Festival in CHOURAKUKAN 2025 Event Tickets
  　Shinobue player Kazuya Sato Special Concert Ticket ¥3,000 includes a drink voucher (worth ¥1,000) for the Art Festival Marriage Event
  　Special Lecture Ticket ￥3,000 includes a drink voucher (￥1,000) for the Art Festival Marriage Event
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• Advance Reservations Only]
  *Includes admission ticket
  　La Biographie × LE CHENE collaboration dinner ticket ￥33,000
  　Limited Afternoon Tea Ticket for Art Festival in CHOURAKUKAN 2025 ￥7,500 *Starts on the same day two months prior to the festival.
  　Shinobue player Kazuya Sato Special Concert Ticket ¥2,500 in advance, with drink voucher (¥1,000 value) for the Art Festival Marriage Event
  　Special Lecture Ticket ¥2,500 advance ¥2,500 Art Festival Marriage Event with drink voucher (¥1,000 value)
  ＜Ticket for admission with special offers
  　The Festival of the Arts: A Marriage Event with drink vouchers and collaborative parfaits, priority reservations for lectures and concerts, and other special tickets will be announced soon.
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• Notes:
  Some events are not available for children. Please check the details page for more information.
  Admission is free for elementary school students and younger.
  Prices include 10% service charge and tax.
  Reservations can be made in advance by credit card.
  If tickets for the Art Festival in CHOURAKUKAN 2025 event are sold out in advance, no tickets will be sold on the day of the event.
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