“An Autumn Night Connected by Fortune Telling” The 6th Kyoto Night Market to be held on Thursday, November 7th
Kyoto Night Market Project LLC Press Release: October 30, 2025 “An Autumn Night Connected by Fortune Telling” The 6th Kyoto Night Market will be held on Thursday, November 7th. ~The night market is returning to Otosu Square! The much talked about “Fortune KON Night” lights up autumn Kyoto for new encounters~ “Kyoto at night is the real Kyoto.” Kyoto Night Market (organized by Kyoto Night Market Project LLC), which brings culture and people together in the Kyoto nightlife, will hold its sixth Kyoto Night Market on Thursday, November 7, 2025, at Otosusan Square in front of Higashi Honganji Temple. This year, we’re hosting a special
fortune-telling-themed event, “Urakon Night.” Based on the concept of “a relaxed encounter that begins with fortune-telling,” we’ll create an evening filled with the atmosphere of autumn Kyoto. A special event held in October in front of Kyoto City Hall attracted a record 12,000 visitors. With a cumulative total of over 57,000 visitors, Kyoto Night Market continues to grow as an event symbolizing Kyoto’s nightlife culture. For the sixth event, the night market will finally return to its home ground, Otosu-san Square, and we expect it to be even more lively.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/163583/10/163583-10-35642c511865b718451c9a90b8fc9664-2194×2925.jpg ■ Overview of the featured project “Zan KON Night” A “new Kyoto festival” where people meet through fortune-telling. A diverse range of fortune-tellers, including palmists, tarot readers, Western astrologists, and numerologists, will gather together to offer their insights. Under the autumn night sky, we offer a romantic and mysterious time. ・ Participation Fee: ¥3,000 (includes fortune-telling ticket, night market voucher, and friendship bracelet) ・ Venue Design: “Meeting Zone in the Fountain Plaza” “Conversation Benches” and other features will create a space where conversations can naturally occur. ・Target audience: Mainly those in their 20s to 50s (both men and women are welcome to participate)
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/163583/10/163583-10-5537f72f8fe4d99fca88f70f04355e5c-523×703.png ■ Highlights of the Venue ・ Light-up and musical performances that brighten up Kyoto in autumn – A night market featuring approximately 60 local food, drink, and craft stalls. – Experience programs that can be enjoyed by people of all ages, such as a “Children’s Festival” where children serve as store managers, a “Ninja Show,” and a “Sword Fighting Experience.” “Street Performer Performances.” ・ The “en” of monkeys means “en” of connections. A special performance of the hugely popular monkey show will also be held!
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/163583/10/163583-10-25766ffb4db2f744819107fd62429dea-2540×1905.jpg ■ Announcement of Special Booth Exhibit in Kyoto Prefecture and Kyoto City Kyoto Prefecture and Kyoto City will be setting up special booths at this year’s Kyoto Night Market. At the booths, you can freely pick up brochures and tourist maps containing tourist information, cultural experience information, and event information for various parts of Kyoto. To help you enjoy Kyoto more fully in autumn, as the foliage changes color, This information space features a wide variety of materials introducing the charms of each region, helping visitors find their next Kyoto destination.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/163583/10/163583-10-ed4c79da396c397f1f51a21dcd1b506a-383×344.png ■ Public Support and Future Developments This event is part of the “Kyoto Morning and Night Tourism” Promotion Project (Kyoto Tourism Federation, a public interest incorporated association) which aims to disperse tourist traffic from the daytime, when many tourists visit, to the evening. By providing a “nighttime veranda” where inbound tourists and local residents can interact, we aim to combat
overtourism while revitalizing the local economy. In November, in conjunction with the “Shosei-en Autumn Lights” special nighttime viewing of Shosei-en, an outlying temple grounds of Higashi Honganji, the event is scheduled to be held in front of Higashi Honganji Temple on the 22nd (Sat) and 23rd (Sun). ■ Event overview ・Event name: 6th Kyoto Night Market Market) Date and Time: Friday, November 7, 2025, 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM (rain or shine) Venue: Otosu-san Square (in front of Higashi Honganji Temple, Tokiwa-cho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City) ・ Admission fee: Free ・ Sponsored by: Kyoto Night Market LLC LLC Instagram：@kyotonightmarket Official website:
https://kyotonightmarket.wixsite.com/site1 ■ Organizer’s Comment Kyoto Night Market Project LLC Representative Partner: Hiroshi Miyamoto “More than 12,000 people visited the City Hall Square in October. Based on the concept of ‘Kyoto at night is the real Kyoto,’ Kyoto Night Market aims to be like a veranda that connects the local area with the world, tradition with the future, and people with each other. This time, we’re returning to our roots at Otosu-san Square to bring you a special evening where ‘encounters’ and ‘cultures’ intersect. ” ■ Interview/Inquiries Kyoto Night Market Project LLC Public Relations Officer: Mutsuo Imura Email: kyotonightmarket@gmail.com [Notes] – Monkey show performances are conducted under an appropriate management system in accordance with the Type 1 Animal Handling Business Registration (Nisuke Kikaku Co., Ltd. / 2150 Kamiosawa, Osawa-cho, Kita-ku, Kobe / Exhibition / Jinboho No. 0514002). – Some programs may be changed or canceled due to weather or safety reasons.