Umekoji Park
Kyoto Station, Kyoto
Source: kyoto-ga.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Umekoji Park is 13.7 hectares of lawns, play areas and woods a 15-minute walk west of Kyoto Station, open since 1995, with the aquarium in its grounds and the railway museum next door. Its Suzaku no Niwa garden was built for the capital's 1,200th anniversary. Its pond is just 1 cm of water over black granite, so the whole pond works as a mirror, and its 6 m waterfall is the biggest in central Kyoto.
Insider tip
The park itself is free. Suzaku no Niwa and the Inochi no Mori biotope behind it share a ¥200 ticket (primary school age and up) and close on Mondays. An old Kyoto city streetcar runs rides in the park again since 29 April 2026. The maples in the garden and the woods south of the lawn turn in autumn.
What's on at Umekoji Park
Upcoming events at Umekoji Park, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Umekoji Park Handmade Market
梅小路公園手づくり市
Time 9:00 to 16:00 Station Umekoji-Kyotonishi (JR Sagano Line)
The sister market of the Hyakumanben one, with makers' stalls in Umekoji Park, and unlike at the temple you can bring a dog. It goes ahead in the rain.
Tam0031, CC BY-SA 3.0 Umekoji Park Handmade Market
梅小路公園手づくり市
Time 9:00 to 16:00 Station Umekoji-Kyotonishi (JR Sagano Line), 1 min walk
The sister market of Chion-ji's, run by the same team, sets up in Umekoji Park on the first Saturday of the month, with crafts and food sold by the people who made them. In May it joins the park's Green Fair on 3 and 4 May instead.
Tam0031, CC BY-SA 3.0 Umekoji Park Autumn Leaves Light-up
梅小路公園紅葉まつり（ライトアップ）
Time 17:00 to 21:00 (last entry 20:30) Station Umekoji-Kyotonishi (JR Sagano Line), 1 min walk
Umekoji Park lights the maples and pines of its Suzaku Garden, where a still pond mirrors the trees and one path runs under leaves you can almost touch. Tickets are ¥600, ¥100 less with a same-day stub from the aquarium, the railway museum or VIVA SQUARE KYOTO, and it's closed on 16 and 24 Nov.
Tam0031, CC BY-SA 3.0 Plum Festival at Umekoji Park
梅まつり（梅小路公園）
Time 10:00 to 15:00 Station Umekoji-Kyotonishi (JR Sagano Line)
For two weeks you can walk inside the park's plum grove, which is usually fenced off: about 150 trees of 14 varieties.
Tam0031, CC BY-SA 3.0 Kyoto Ongaku Hakurankai (Kyoto Music Expo)
京都音楽博覧会
Station Umekoji-Kyotonishi (JR Sagano Line)
The band Quruli's outdoor music festival on the lawn of Umekoji Park, held since 2007, and a one-day advance ticket was ¥13,000 for the 20th edition in 2026.
Tam0031, CC BY-SA 3.0 Nearby
Around Kyoto Station
Free temples and late ramen a few minutes from the platforms
Most visitors only see Kyoto Station on the way in or out, which is a shame. Higashi Hongan-ji is 7 minutes north on foot and free, To-ji's pagoda is 15 minutes south, and at the railway museum to the west a working steam engine will pull you along. After dark, 15,000 LEDs light the station's 171-step staircase.
Kyoto Station has 23 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 4 shrines and temples, 4 museums, 3 restaurants, 2 shops, 2 cafes, 2 parks and gardens, 2 bathhouses, 1 bar, 1 landmark, 1 viewpoint and 1 market. Read the Kyoto Station guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Umekoji Park?
- 56-3 Kankiji-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市下京区観喜寺町56-3).
- How do I get to Umekoji Park?
- The nearest station is Umekoji-Kyotonishi (JR Sagano Line). Umekoji Park is in Kyoto Station, Kyoto.
- How much does Umekoji Park cost?
- Nothing. Umekoji Park is free to visit.
- How long do you need at Umekoji Park?
- Plan for 1 hour.
- When is the best time to visit Umekoji Park?
- Autumn afternoons.
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