Wonderfruit Takes Its Curation to Kyoto for a Four-Day 'Chapters' Event With Midori Takada
Thailand's Wonderfruit festival is extending its curatorial reach to Japan with Wonderfruit Chapters: Kyoto, a four-day experiential event starting Saturday, October 24, 2026, at Ohara Sanso, a mountain retreat in a village north of Kyoto. The program centers on culture, craft and mindfulness practices tied to the Kyoto region, and will include a special screening of director Nick Dwyer's new documentary The Insect Musicians. The Kyoto event is positioned as a preview ahead of Wonderfruit's main festival in Thailand this December.
What's been announced
- Dates: October 24, 2026 (Saturday), running four days
- Venue: Ohara Sanso, Kyoto
- Tickets and full schedule: not yet announced — check the official @wonderfruitchapters account for updates
The lineup confirmed so far includes:
- Midori Takada
- Hatis Noit
- Daito Manabe
- Nosaj Thing
- Hiroki Okano
- Keigo Tanaka
- Rola
Additional names and the detailed daily schedule have not yet been released.
The Insect Musicians: documenting Japan's mushikiki tradition
Directed by Nick Dwyer, The Insect Musicians focuses on Japan's centuries-old mushikiki (insect-listening) tradition, tracing how insect song has long shaped the country's soundscapes and collective listening culture.
The film was conceived from the start as a sound experience meant to be shared in a physical space, and the Kyoto screening will take place inside a guest house at Ohara Sanso. Dwyer has described the Kyoto showing as a special preview ahead of the full presentation at Wonderfruit's December festival in Thailand.
Wonderfruit's wider curation
Wonderfruit has built its reputation in Chonburi, Thailand, around a curatorial mix of music, art, craft and sustainability themes rather than a conventional festival lineup. Chapters is the brand's extension beyond Thailand, with this Kyoto edition offering a preview of the December main festival.