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Kyoto National Museum

京都国立博物館 Kyoto Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan

It is near Sanjusangen-do, and has a large collection of ancient Japanese sculpture, ceramics, metalwork, painting, and other artifacts. (It's quite similar to the Tokyo National Museum in Tokyo/Ueno.) The Museum building is fairly grand, but the statue of Rodin's The Thinker out front is a bit out of place, as there's no Western art inside. It's seven minutes east of Shichijo Keihan.

  • Wi-Fi
  • Heritage listed
  • Wheelchair accessible
Address
527 Chayamachi, Higashiyama-ku
Hours
Tue-Sun 09:30-18:00
Price
Admission ¥500 (¥1500 during a special exhibition period)

Listing from Wikivoyage: Kyoto/Higashiyama, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Location and details from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

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Updated 27 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.