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The Thousand Kyoto turns its grand staircase into a nagashi-somen run for a one-day summer festival

A flowing-noodle display down the hotel's staircase anchors a one-day festival built around local honey and produce.

Illustration of a bamboo flowing-noodle channel winding down a grand staircase with a figure descending.
Illustration by floortok.com

The Thousand Kyoto, the Keihan Hotels & Resorts property fronting Kyoto Station, said it will hold a one-day summer festival on 16 August, staging a nagashi-somen (flowing noodle) run down the hotel's grand staircase as the centrepiece.