Kyoto National Museum 【East Area】
The Kyoto National Museum exists to house, display, preserve, and research the art treasures privately owned by temples, shrines and the Imperial Household. There are over 12000 items in its collection, divided into three broad categories: Fine Arts (sculptures, paintings, calligraphy); Handicrafts (pottery, fabrics, lacquer wares, metal works); and Archaeology (items of archaeological and historical interest). It provides an excellent overview of the different modes of artistic expression which flourished throughout the ages in Kyoto (paving the way for the rest of Japan).
The museum's main focus is on pre-modern Japanese works, and it has the largest collection anywhere of Heian Period (794-1179) artifacts and a special collection of rare and ancient Chinese and Japanese sutras. Several times per year, a special exhibition opens and grants access to the rare collection housed in the original brick museum building.
* Address: 527 Chayamachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
* Tel:075-541-1151 Fax:075-531-0263
* Access: 7-minute walk from Keihan Railway Shichijo Station, 1-minute walk from City Bus Stop "Hakubutsukan-sanjusangendomae"
* Parking: Several buses and 30 cars(free)
* Entrance Fee: Adults (500 yen) / University Students (250 yen)/High School Students (250 yen).
* Wheelchair accessible: Yes
* Hours: 9:30-17:00
* Closed: Every Monday and year-end/New Years
(if the Monday is a national holiday, the museum closes the following Tuesday)
