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MIYAKO DE IT / KYOTO

Build something with someone in Kyoto.

Miyako de IT is a Kyoto-based IT community founded in 2019. Across 7 years and 159+ completed events, engineers, students, researchers, and people learning technology have met to work, learn, and create together.

A traditional Kyoto townhouse used by the Miyako de IT community
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First-time Guide

What to bring, how the session works, and what to expect when arriving alone.

159+

completed events

A recurring community practice since 2019.

637+

connpass members

Registration membership, not attendance at a single event.

7

years operating

Running continuously since February 2019.

14

collaborating organizations

Companies, universities, venues, and public organizations.

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UPCOMING EVENTS / NEXT IN KYOTO

Meet here next.

Event artwork published by the organizer (Kita Ward, Kyoto)Check registration status on connpass

Sep 18 (Fri)

Original event title

Time19:00–21:00 JST
AreaKita Ward, Kyoto
Event artwork published by the organizer (Online)Check registration status on connpass

Sep 18 (Fri)

Original event title

読書感想共有会~新しい発見と対話の時間~ #10

Time20:00–21:30 JST
AreaOnline
Event artwork published by the organizer (Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto)Check registration status on connpass

Sep 26 (Sat)

Original event title

【京都・お寺でもくもく】みやこもくもく会#63 × Digital Nomad Kyoto

Time10:00–13:00 JST
AreaNakagyo Ward, Kyoto

THE EXPERIENCE

Quiet focus, useful conversations, distinctly Kyoto settings

Open a laptop on tatami in a temple hall, work alongside another engineer in a machiya townhouse, or trade practical knowledge at a university or civic venue.

Some sessions are mostly quiet work; others include short talks or conversation. The format changes, but participants can choose how much they engage.

Participants working on laptops in a Kyoto temple hall

Temple and machiya sessions

Kyoto's local spaces are part of the community experience rather than decorative backdrops.

Participants at a Miyako de IT community event in Kyoto

A continuing local network

Repeated meetings make it easier for relationships to grow without forced networking.

WHY KYOTO

A place to meet repeatedly across Kyoto's technology community

Kyoto has technology companies, universities, research institutions, startups, and long-established local businesses, but people across those worlds do not automatically meet repeatedly.

Miyako de IT keeps that point of contact open through recurring study groups, co-working sessions, and community events.

FIRST VISIT

You do not need to arrive with a network

A mokumoku-kai is a co-working study session where each participant brings their own work or learning task and shares the space without forced networking.

  1. 1Choose an event that matches what you want to work on or learn.
  2. 2Bring your laptop or other work and join at your own pace.
  3. 3Talk when useful; quiet participation is also normal.

VOICES

What participants describe

“I was nervous at my first event, but everyone welcomed me warmly. It has become something I look forward to every month.”
ogurabread
ogurabreadEvent participantInterview article
“Writing code in a temple creates a different kind of concentration. It is an experience that feels distinctly Kyoto.”
taipy
taipyEvent participantInterview article
“The conversation includes careers as well as technology. Other engineers understand parts of the experience that are otherwise hard to explain.”
yamasaw
yamasawEvent participantInterview article

FOR ORGANIZATIONS

Companies, universities, and public organizations

Co-hosted events, technical communication, education, and local collaboration are handled through a separate partnership path so participant guidance stays simple.

COME. MEET. MAKE.

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