ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL KYOTO · 202708–10 AUGUST 2027 · ROHM THEATRE KYOTO
Photo: 山地憲太 / Photo courtesy of ROHM Theatre Kyoto (Kyoto City Music Art Cultural Promoting Foundation)
VENUE GUIDE

Venue Guide

The main venue, ROHM Theatre Kyoto — overview, halls, floor flow, facilities, access and surroundings, all on one page.

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ROHM Theatre Kyoto

ROHM Theatre Kyoto, formerly known as “Kyoto Kaikan,” is one of Kyoto’s most representative venues for the performing arts. The theatre is owned by the City of Kyoto and managed by the Kyoto City Music Arts and Culture Promotion Foundation. Its predecessor, Kyoto Kaikan, opened in 1960 and was designed by the renowned architect Kunio Maekawa. Following renovations in 2012, the venue reopened under its current name in 2016. The opening ceremony, competitions, concerts, closing ceremony and award presentation of KYOTO 2027 Music Festival will all be held here. The theatre is located in Kyoto’s Okazaki Cultural District, close to Heian Shrine, the Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, Kyoto City Zoo and Nanzen-ji Temple. It serves as an important hub for music, dance, theatre and artistic exchange in Kyoto. ROHM Theatre Kyoto is more than simply a performance venue. It is an integrated cultural complex that brings together a theatre, public plaza, art spaces, bookstore, cafés and restaurants. This makes it an ideal main venue for the “Sōkyō Arts Music Festival in Kyoto – Kyoto.”

Address13 Okazakisaishoji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Opened / Reopened1960 (Kyoto Kaikan) / reopened 2016
ArchitectKunio Maekawa
HallsMain 2,005 · South 716 · North 200
Nearest stationSubway Higashiyama (~10 min walk)
Official siterohmtheatrekyoto.jp

Halls

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Floor guide

B2F
Basement 2
  • North Hall (multipurpose)
1F
Ground floor
  • South / North Hall entrances
  • Tsutaya Bookstore & Starbucks Book & Cafe (8:00–22:00)
  • Information & ticket counter
  • Coin lockers (first 5 hrs free, then ¥100/hr), nursing room
  • Free bicycle parking, Promenade
  • Park Plaza
2F
Second floor
  • Main Hall entrance
  • Kyoto Modern Terrace restaurant & cafe (11:00–22:00)
  • Park Plaza
3F
Third floor
  • Offices & conference rooms
  • Music Salon, Book & Art Galleria
Photo: 山地憲太 / Photo courtesy of ROHM Theatre Kyoto (Kyoto City Music Art Cultural Promoting Foundation)
Photo: 市川靖史 / Photo courtesy of ROHM Theatre Kyoto (Kyoto City Music Art Cultural Promoting Foundation)

Facilities

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Tsutaya Bookstore
1F, art & lifestyle books.
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Starbucks Book & Cafe
1F, 8:00–22:00.
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Kyoto Modern Terrace
2F restaurant & cafe, 11:00–22:00.
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Coin lockers
1F, first 5 hrs free, then ¥100/hr.
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Nursing room
1F, family-friendly.
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Accessibility
Accessible restrooms, lifts, wheelchair access.

Nearby · Okazaki & Kyoto Classics

Centred on Okazaki around the venue: walkable cultural spots plus must-see Kyoto landmarks. Tap 'Show on map' on any card for a dynamic guide.

🗺 ROHM Theatre Kyoto
Walkable🚶 ~3 min walk
Kyocera Museum of Art · 京都市京セラ美術館
Kyoto's signature art museum right next door — a 1933 'imperial crown' building reborn in a 2020 renovation.
#Museum#Architecture
Walkable🚶 ~5 min walk
Lake Biwa Canal · 琵琶湖疏水
A Meiji-era waterway with cherry-lined banks and waterside strolls, lovely year-round.
#Stroll#Sakura
Walkable🚶 ~8 min walk
Heian Shrine · 平安神宮
Great vermilion torii and halls, with a strolling pond garden — stunning in spring and autumn.
#Shrine#Garden
Walkable🚶 ~15 min walk
Nanzen-ji · 南禅寺
Head temple of Rinzai Zen — a mighty gate, abbot's garden and the brick aqueduct.
#Zen#Garden
Must-see🚶 ~15 min drive
Kiyomizu-dera · 清水寺
A World Heritage temple with a hillside wooden stage over the city; magnificent in cherry and maple seasons.
#World Heritage
Must-see🚶 ~25 min drive
Fushimi Inari Taisha · 伏見稲荷大社
Thousands of vermilion torii winding up Mt. Inari; open 24 hours.
#Torii
Must-see🚶 ~30 min drive
Kinkaku-ji · 金閣寺
The gold-leaf pavilion mirrored in its pond — a World Heritage icon of Kitayama culture.
#World Heritage
Must-see🚶 ~40 min drive
Arashiyama · 嵐山・竹林
Togetsukyo Bridge, the bamboo grove and Tenryu-ji garden — a signature Kyoto scene.
#Nature#Bamboo
Must-see🚶 ~15 min drive
Gion · 祇園・花見小路
Stone-paved lanes and teahouses; you may glimpse a maiko at dusk — please be respectful.
#Geisha district
Must-see🚶 ~15 min drive
Ginkaku-ji · 銀閣寺
The Higashiyama dry garden with its sand cone and 'Sea of Silver Sand' — wabi-sabi beauty.
#World Heritage
Must-see🚶 ~20 min drive
Nijo Castle · 二条城
The Tokugawa shogunate's Kyoto residence — nightingale floors and the Ninomaru Palace, World Heritage.
#World Heritage

Getting here

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Subway Tozai Line
'Higashiyama' station, ~10 min walk.
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Keihan Main Line
'Sanjo' or 'Jingu-Marutamachi'.
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City bus
to 'Okazaki-koen ROHM Theatre Kyoto / Museum'.
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From Kyoto Station
~20–30 min by subway or bus.

Venue map

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Official website: rohmtheatrekyoto.jp/
Venue information sources: Wikipedia, ROHM Theatre Kyoto official site. Seat maps and latest info per official announcements. Theatre photos are provided by ROHM Theatre Kyoto (credited with each photo).