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Kyoto, Kyoto / 京都国立博物館

Kyoto National Museum

One of Japan's national museums, which collects, conserves and exhibits cultural properties. It opened on May 1, 1897 as the Imperial Kyoto Museum. Its original red-brick main building, the Meiji Kotokan, was designed by the court architect Katayama Tokuma, blends French Renaissance and Baroque styles with a Japanese sensibility, and is an Important Cultural Property (it is not currently used for exhibitions). Exhibitions are held in the Heisei Chishinkan wing, and the garden is open on its own during some periods.

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Last official check

20 Oct 2026

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18 Jan 2027

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Admission
Paid (see the price below)
Closing days
Has closing days (see below)

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Opening hours

Hours depend on what is on (special exhibition, Meihin Gallery or garden only). For the Meihin Gallery and garden-only periods: 9:30-17:00 (last entry 16:30), Fridays until 20:00 (last entry 19:30).

Checked 20 Oct 2026 on the official site
Closed

Closed Mondays (if Monday is a holiday, open and closed the next Tuesday). In FY2026 also closed Dec 28, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027, among other days.

Checked 20 Oct 2026 on the official site
Admission

Meihin Gallery: 700 yen (university students 350 yen). Garden only: 300 yen (150 yen). Free for high school students and younger, under-18s and those 70 or over (Meihin Gallery and garden). Special exhibitions are priced separately. Free for holders of a disability certificate and one carer.

Checked 20 Oct 2026 on the official site
Getting there

From Kyoto Station (stop D2), city bus 206 or 208 to Hakubutsukan Sanjusangendo-mae, right by the museum. Or 7 minutes east on foot from Shichijo Station (Keihan line), or 20 minutes on foot from Kyoto Station along Shichijo-dori.

Checked 20 Oct 2026 on the official site
Parking

The car park on Shichijo-dori is paid. Museum visitors get the first 30 minutes free by showing the parking ticket inside, or 2 hours free with a disability certificate.

Checked 20 Oct 2026 on the official site
Accessibility

Wheelchair ramp at the South Gate entrance; wheelchairs can be borrowed free of charge.

Checked 20 Oct 2026 on the official site
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Address: Kyoto, Kyoto (Japanese address: 京都府京都市東山区茶屋町527)

Official site: https://www.kyohaku.go.jp/

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