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Hatsu-Kobo at Toji Temple
High crowdKansaiKyoto, Kyoto
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Date
January 21
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Region
Kansai
About this festival
Hatsu-Kobo is the first Kobo-san market of the year at Toji, held on the 21st of every month in honour of Kobo Daishi. About 1,000 stalls fill the temple grounds, selling antiques, potted plants, secondhand books and everyday goods. JNTO's 2025 events calendar listed it from 8:00 to 15:00.
Highlights
- โAbout 1,000 stalls in the temple grounds
- โAntiques, potted plants and secondhand books
- โA market that grew over about 700 years around the monthly service
- โHeld on the 21st of every month
Getting There
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Toji Station (Kintetsu Kyoto Line), about 10 minutes on foot; JR Kyoto Station Hachijo exit, about 15 minutes
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