Your Ultimate Guide to Night Markets in Asia

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Tenjin-san Market (Kitano Tenmangu)

A big monthly flea and antiques market at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto, held on the 25th, with food stalls and stalls selling everything from kimono to ceramics.

Cultural Experience
Local Delicacies
Open Days 25th of each month
Tenjin-san market at Kitano Tenmangu, Kyoto

Tenjin-san is the monthly market held in the grounds and approaches of Kitano Tenmangu in northwest Kyoto, one of the city's best-known temple fairs.

What to expect

Hundreds of stalls with antiques, kimono, ceramics, secondhand goods, plants and street food around the shrine.

What to eat

Grilled snacks, sweets and drinks from festival stalls.

Visitor tips

  • Held on the 25th of each month; the shrine itself opens from about 7 AM.
  • Reached by bus from Kyoto Station or Keifuku Kitano-hakubaicho Station.

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