Markets · Kansai
Toji Kobo-ichi Market
弘法市
Kyoto's biggest temple market, held on the 21st of every month at Toji Temple, with around 1,000 stalls of antiques, food and plants.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Sat 21 Nov 2026 to Thu 21 Oct 2027
- Date status
- Dates published by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- Toji Temple (Kyo-o Gokoku-ji), Minami Ward, Kyoto
- City
- Kyoto
- Prefecture
- Kyoto
- Region
- Kansai
- Category
- Markets
- When it runs
- 21st of every month
- Checked
- Sun 25 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
The Kobo-ichi, formally the Mieku market, fills the grounds of Toji Temple on the 21st of every month, the monthly memorial day of Kobo Daishi. Toji's official site states the pattern plainly: the Mieku (Kobo-ichi market) is held on the 21st of every month. Around 1,000 stalls sell antiques, tools, kimono, plants and food around the five-storey pagoda. The January edition, Hatsu-Kobo, and the December edition, Shimai-Kobo, are the largest of the year.
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking options for this event are being checked and will be added here.
Official source: https://toji.or.jp/en/. Dates checked Sun 25 Oct 2026.