“The Sugimoto Family’s Mame Ningyo Dolls” – Public Viewing of the Sugimoto Residence Open Fraidays, Saturdays, and Sundays from April 3 to 19
The Sugimoto Residence, a designated National Important Cultural Property and one of Kyoto’s largest traditional kyo-machiya townhouses, will be open to the public on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from April 3 to 19, 2026.
Alongside the spring arrangement of this traditional Kyoto townhouse, Mame Ningyo miniature dolls from the Sugimoto family collection will be displayed.
The collection, carefully gathered by the wife of the eighth-generation head of the Sugimoto family, includes many small dolls that reflect the tastes and sensibilities of the Meiji to Showa periods. We invite you to enjoy viewing them up close.
| Open Days | Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays during the following period: Friday, April 3 – Sunday, April 19, 2026 Closed on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. |
| Open Time | 10:00–17:00 Admission closes at 16:00. Guided explanations in Japanese are offered at 10:15, 11:15, 12:15, 13:15, 14:15, and 15:15. Participation is optional. If you would like to join one, please arrive at the residence by one of the times listed above. If you arrive after a session has started, you may either join the explanation partway through or explore the residence on your own. |
| Admission Fee | Adults: 1,500 yen High school students and younger: 800 yen |
| Reservation | Not required |
| Contact | Tel: 075-344-5724 For inquiries in English, please use the contact form on our website. Please note that it may take some time for us to reply. |
* Please note that the residence may be temporarily closed due to special events, construction work, or private bookings. For the latest information on opening dates, please check our official Instagram account. Updates to the website may take some time.
* Visitors are required to wear socks inside the residence in order to help protect the cultural property. Please note that stockings alone are not acceptable.
* Camera equipment, including compact cameras, may not be brought into the residence. Photography with smartphones is permitted; however, photos may not be used for commercial purposes.
* We may refuse entry to visitors who do not follow the instructions of staff.
* Infants and preschool children are not permitted to enter.
