The Kyoto Winter Special Openings is a program allowing visits to special sites, including temples, shrines and other historical buildings of cultural importance in Kyoto, for a limited period during the winter.

The program is carried out according to different themes each year, promoting theme-based appreciation of historical and cultural assets.

Although Kyoto has many heritage sites, including many National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties, only a limited portion of them is regularly shown to the public.

 

The 58th Kyoto Winter Special Openings will be carried out this winter, and its themes will be """"Murasaki Shikibu and the Tale of Genji"""" and """"Visiting Dragons in Kyoto for Good Luck in the Year of the Dragon.""""

Historical sites associated with Murasaki Shikibu and her Tale of Genji, a monumental work of ancient court-society literature written more than a thousand years ago and still loved today, will be highlighted.