Nature in the Satoyama: The Kiyose Insect Exhibition
Exhibition Overview Event Dates: Sunday, September 27, 2026, through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Closed on Mondays; if Monday is a holiday, closed on the following Tuesday Event Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Last admission at 4:30 p.m.) Venue: Local History Museum, 2nd Floor Gallery Although Kiyose City is located close to the heart of Tokyo, it still retains a great deal of natural “satoyama” landscape, which is home to a wide variety of insects. This special exhibition will showcase Kiyose’s insects and their environment, featuring insect specimens donated to the museum and rare photographs of insects taken by the Kiyose Nature Conservation Society. Yellow-legged Hornet vs. Centipede (Courtesy of […]
Keyaki Road Gallery × Winter Cultural Heritage Walk: Let’s Walk Along Keyaki Street and Shiki Kaido
We'll take a walk along Keyaki Street and Shiki Kaido to introduce the sculptures and the history and culture of Kiyose. Date Saturday, March 28, 2026 In case of rain, the event will be held at the same time on the following day, Sunday, March 29. Time 9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Meeting and Dismissal Kiyose Station North Exit Instructor Toyoharu Higashino, Mika Ishii, and Volunteer Guides at the Keyaki Road Gallery Costs Free Reservation Required: Registration opens March 1 at 9:00 a.m. (Use the application form below or call 042-493-8585)
42nd Themed Exhibition: “Kiyose and Niiza: Our Neighbor, ‘Mt. Fuji’”
We will be holding a traveling exhibition at the Kiyose City Local History Museum and the Niiza City Museum of History and Folklore (Rekishiterasu). Venue: 1st Floor Exhibition Hall Event Dates: Sunday, August 9, 2026, through Sunday, September 27, 2026 Closed: Mondays (Open on September 21), September 24 (Thursday) Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Focusing on the “Nakazato Fujizuka,” designated as a Tokyo Metropolitan Tangible Folk Cultural Property, we will explore the Fuji-kō movement in Kiyose. The exhibition features materials on the “Nakazato Kōsha” and scale models of Fujizuka. It also introduces the “hidden Mount Fuji” sites in Kiyose that students have actually researched. We are also distributing leaflets […]
2026 Kiyose Fuji-kō-Related Tours
Event Dates: Wednesday, October 28, 2026, through Thursday, October 29, 2026 (1 night, 2 days) [Day 1] October 28 (Wednesday) 8:30 a.m. Meet at the Kiyose City Local History Museum [Day 2] October 29 (Thursday) 5:00 p.m. Scheduled to end at Kiyose City Hall or Kiyose Station Destinations: Fujiyoshida City and Fujikawaguchiko Town (staying in Fujikawaguchiko Town) Accommodation: Yamagishi Ryokan (4030-1 Funatsu, Fujikawaguchiko Town, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture) Contents Kiyose City is home to an active Fuji-kō group (the Bushū Maruka Kō Tanashi-gumi Nakazato Kōsha), whose members still travel to Fujiyoshida City on the day of the mountain opening to climb Mount Fuji.Additionally, the Nakazato Fujizuka and the Fire Flower […]
40th Themed Exhibition: “Commemorating City-Designated Cultural Properties: Edo-Period Kiyose Revived Through Archaeological Excavations—The Unknown World of the Hatamoto Jinya”
From Sunday, June 7, 2026, through Sunday, July 26, 2026 *Closed on Mondays (If Monday is a holiday, the museum will be closed on Tuesday). Hours The event will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Local History Museum: First-Floor Exhibition Hall Contents Artifacts excavated from the residence of the Ota clan—a hatamoto family from the early Edo period—at the Shimosuku Uchiyama Site (3-chome, Shimosuku, Kiyose City) have been designated as municipal cultural properties. These artifacts are extremely valuable as they represent a rare example of a hatamoto residence from the early Edo period.To commemorate the designation of these artifacts, this exhibition will feature ceramics unearthed from the Ota […]
Udon Challenge: Handmade Udon Noodle Making Experience for Beginners Beginners welcome!
This workshop is a fun way to learn how to make udon, one of Kiyose's representative local dishes. You can take home the udon noodles you made. The taste of udon you made yourself is exceptional! We look forward to your participation! date(s) (e.g. for exhibition) Saturday, September 13, 2025 Hours. 9:30 - noon Location Kiyose City Folk Museum, Studio of Tradition cost 300 yen Age Range Junior high school students and above capacity (of boat, hall, aeroplane, airplane, etc.) 8 persons lecturer Mie Ikeda personal effects Apron, triangular hood (to cover head), towel, mask Application has been closed due to reaching the maximum number of participants.
Summer Experience: Let's Make Taori Coasters!
Experience making coasters on a real loom! You can take home the coasters you made. date(s) (e.g. for exhibition) Every Saturday and Sunday in August 2025 Hours. 10:00 - 14:00 (about 20 minutes) Location Kiyose City Folk Museum 1F Exhibition Hall cost free Age Range Elementary school students and above reservation Not required (please come directly to the venue on the day of the event)
2025 History of Kiyose in 90 minutes, Vol. 2 "Annual Events in Kiyose - Summer
Kiyose's annual summer events (Hana Matsuri, Tango no Sekku, etc.) are introduced here, along with the agricultural history of the time. date(s) (e.g. for exhibition) Saturday, July 19, 2025 Hours. 13:30-15:00 Location Kiyose City Folk Museum, 1st floor, video exhibition room lecturer Haruna Kasahara (Curator, Local Museum) application July 1, 9:00 start Phone 042-493-8585 or application form below Click here for application→ Application form (external link)
A History of Kiyose in 90 Minutes Part 1: “The South Side of Kiyose City: The History of Matsuyama, Takeoka, and Umeen - Changes at the South Exit over 101 Years”.
Kiyose Station opened in 1924, followed by the hospital district and shopping district, which gave the area its current appearance. The following is an introduction to the changes in the town up to the present day. date(s) (e.g. for exhibition) Saturday, June 28, 2025 Hours. 13:30-15:00 Location Kiyose City Folk Museum, 1st floor, video exhibition room lecturer Mika Ishii (Curator, Local Museum) application Applications have been closed as we have reached capacity.
2025 A History of Kiyose in 90 Minutes Part 1: “The South Side of Kiyose City: The History of Matsuyama, Takeoka, and Umezono - Changes at the South Exit over 101 Years”.
Saturday, June 28, 2025 Kiyose Station opened in 1924, followed by the hospital district and shopping district, which gave the area its current appearance. The following is an introduction to the changes in the town up to the present day. date(s) (e.g. for exhibition) Saturday, June 28, 2025 Hours. 13:30-15:00 Location Kiyose City Folk Museum, 1st floor, video exhibition room lecturer Mika Ishii (Curator, Local Museum) application Call the local museum at 042-493-8585