Market
To-ji Kobo-ichi Flea Market
弘法市
A monthly market on the 21st in the grounds around To-ji, with stalls selling second-hand kimono, antiques, pottery, tools, plants and street food. A smaller antiques market is held on the first Sunday of the month.
Key facts
- Station
- Toji (Kintetsu Kyoto Line)7 min walk
- Admission
- Free entry
- Typical visit
- 1 h 30 min
- Hours
- 21st of every month, from early morning until around 16:30
- Website
- toji.or.jp/en
Tip
Stalls set up from early morning and start packing up in the late afternoon. Bring cash; bargaining is common.
01Where to stay
Stay nearby
This place is around Kyoto Station. Median hotel rate in the latest sample: US$293 per night. Where to stay around Kyoto Station
Prices and availability come from the booking sites and can change.
02Map
Nearby places
- Temple To-ji 東寺 Founded at the start of the Heian period as one of two guardian temples at the capital's south entrance, To-ji is part of the UNESCO Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. Paid entry 1 h 6 min walk
- Museum Kyoto Railway Museum 京都鉄道博物館 Opened by JR West in 2016, the museum displays over 50 retired trains from steam locomotives to shinkansen across three floors, plus a working roundhouse from 1914. Paid entry 2 h 30 min 3 min walk
- Museum Kyoto Aquarium 京都水族館 An aquarium opened in 2012 in Umekoji Park, about 1 km west of Kyoto Station. Paid entry 2 h 7 min walk
- Nature Umekoji Park 梅小路公園 A 13.7 ha city park west of Kyoto Station with lawns and a children's play area, and the Kyoto Railway Museum and Kyoto Aquarium at its edges. Free entry 1 h 3 min walk
Sources · Verified 24 September 2026