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.
  　To use the "Festival of Arts Events," please purchase the appropriate event ticket.
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Exhibit and open to the public (open to all with admission and event tickets)

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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 and Saxophone Duo Concert(click here for details)
• Piano duo concert by Chorakukan pianist Ayana Shimomura and saxophonist Ayano Fukuda, both graduates of Kyoto City University of Arts. They 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)
• 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
  Hours: 13:00-15:00/15:00-16:30 (with break)
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Art Festival events (advance reservations required / please purchase the appropriate event ticket 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)
  *Please refrain from bringing guests under 12 years old.
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• ■Exclusive afternoon tea for the Art Festival
• 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
  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.
  *Please refrain from bringing guests under 12 years old.
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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
  *Please refrain from bringing guests under 12 years old.
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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
  *Please refrain from bringing guests under 12 years old.
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• ■Hori Gold Leaf Powder Gold Leaf Pasting Experience(click here for details)
• A gold leafing experience by Hori Kinpaku Koko, a gold leaf shop in Kyoto since 1711. After listening to a story about Kyoto and gold leaf, participants will enjoy the experience by touching the actual gold leaf.
  Venue: Honkan 2nd floor, Hospitality Room
  Time: Gosho Ningyo (2 sessions / approx. 50 min.) (1) 11:30 - (2) 12:30 - (3) 12:30 - (4) 12:30 - (5) 12:30 - (6)
  　　　Postcard (5 sessions/approx. 40 min.) ① 14:00 - ② 14:50 - ③ 15:40 - ④ 16:30 - ⑤ 17:10 -
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Food & Drinks (please purchase drink vouchers separately for drinks and parfaits)

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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 wine from Barbate, and other drinks with finger food (appetizers) prepared to accompany the drinks. The event is a standing buffet event where you can enjoy the drinks with finger foods (tate) prepared to accompany them.
  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 this service. Vouchers can be purchased in advance/on the day of the event.
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• ■Ritsumeikan University Faculty of Food Management Collaboration Parfait (click here for details/Coming soon)
• Co-developed with Ritsumeikan University's Faculty of Food Management, the Art Festival in CHOURAKUKAN 2025 limited edition parfait featuring rare cheese-style 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
• The Art Festival in CHOURAKUKAN 2025 limited cream tea set, autumn sweets, refreshments, etc. will be served.
  Service hours: 11:00-18:30 (18:00L.O.) *Cash or credit card payment on the day
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ticket

• Sold on the day
  　Admission ticket ￥1,000
  　Art Festival Marriage Event Drink voucher ¥500 per ticket
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• ＜Ticket for Art Festival in CHOURAKUKAN 2025 event＞ ※Admission ticket and drink voucher (1,000 yen worth) for the marriage event are included.
  　Shinobue player Kazuya Sato Special Concert Event Ticket ¥3,000 at the door
  　Special Lecture Event Ticket ¥3,000 at the door
  　HORI KINPAKU KINPAKU gold leaf application event ticket (Gosho doll) ¥8,400 for the day
  　HORI KINPAKU KINPAKU KINPAKU gold leaf application event ticket (card) ¥3,400 on the day of the event
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• Advance Reservations Only]
  ＜Ticket for Art Festival in CHOURAKUKAN 2025 event＞ ※Admission ticket and drink voucher (1,000 yen worth) for the marriage event are included.
  　La Biographie × LE CHENE collaboration dinner event ticket ￥33,000
  　Art Festival in CHOURAKUKAN 2025 Limited Afternoon Tea Event Ticket ￥7,500 *Open the same day two months before
  　Shinobue player Kazuya Sato Special Concert Event Ticket ¥2,500 in advance
  　Ticket for Special Lecture Event by Kusogui Nakahigashi and Chizuru Ohara ¥2,500 in advance
  　HORI KINPAKU KINPAKU gold leaf application event ticket (Gosho doll) ¥7,900 in advance
  　HORI KINPAKU KINPAKU gold leaf application event ticket (card) ¥2,900 in advance
  <Other Tickets
  　Mariage Event: Pre-sale tickets with drink voucher and collaboration parfait will be available soon!
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• Notes:
  Prices include 10% service charge and tax.
  Reservations can be made in advance by credit card.
  Admission is free for elementary school students and younger.
  Some events are not available for children. Please check the details page for more information.
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