20 Years of Thank You — Kyoto Kokoro Group Turns Twenty
On 16 September 2026, Kyoto Kokoro Group turned twenty years old.
It started with one photograph, taken in Kyoto in 2006. In twenty years, that one became more than we can count — and every single one exists because someone chose to spend a day with us.
Our theme: twenty years of thank you
This anniversary is not about the company. It is about the guests and the staff who have been part of these twenty years, and about everyone we have yet to meet.
Over the coming year we want to carry all those thank-yous forward — from the past into the present, and from the present into the future.
We have opened an anniversary site to share it with you.
20 Years of Thank You — Kyoto Kokoro Group
Send us your favourite photograph
If you have ever been photographed at one of our studios, we would love to see the one you like best.
Photographs you send us will be shown at our studios and in the online exhibition on the anniversary site. You are welcome to take part whether you visited us last month or ten years ago.
- Open until 15 September 2027
- Send us your photograph
The same page also carries our twenty-year story, and the exhibition itself, so you can see the photographs other guests have sent.
Our four studios, in Kyoto and Tokyo
If you enjoyed your day with us, there may be another studio waiting for you.
STUDIO KOKORO ARASHIYAMA — Arashiyama, Kyoto
Maiko, oiran, kitsune-no-yomeiri, hyakki-yagyo, Shinsengumi and kimono styling. The widest range of Japanese looks we offer, a short walk from Togetsukyo Bridge.
KOKORO HANASHIZUKU — Gion, Kyoto
Our oiran specialists since 2008, in a converted Kyoto townhouse. Full oiran sessions through to lighter, easier plans — and tayu since August 2026.
LOOK MAKE LAB "ESPERANTO KYOTO" — Okazaki, Kyoto
Portraits with an artistic leaning: makeover, natural, lolita, cyberpunk, ceremony and more. For a dramatic transformation, or for a photograph that simply looks like you.
LOOK MAKE LAB "ESPERANTO TOKYO" — Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo
The world we built in Kyoto, in the quieter, more polished air of Aoyama. Makeover, natural, lolita, gents and ceremony sessions.
Thank you for these twenty years.
We will keep treating every meeting as its own occasion, and we look forward to welcoming you again.