Culture / Tour Spots in Around Kyoto Station Area

  • Kyoto Aquarium
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    4.0
    546 Reviews
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    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Shimogyou-ku Kankijichou 35-1 (in Umekoji Park)
    "This inland aquarium is located in Umekoji Park, about a 15-minute walk from Kyoto Station. It consists of 10 areas, including the area of giant salamanders that inhabit the Kamo River, a huge tank filled with artificial seawater that recreates the Kyoto Sea, dolphins, penguins, etc. In July 2020, ""Jellyfish Wonders"" opened, exhibiting 5,000 jellyfish of about 30 species, the largest number in western Japan."

    The Kyoto Aquarium is definitely worth a visit if you are in Kyoto. It is large and well laid out. There are maps that make it easy to navigate around. It is one of the places in Kyoto that is...

  • Kyoto Railway Museum
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    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Shimogyou-ku Kankijichou
    A museum dedicated to railways located on the western side of Kyoto Station. The museum features some 31 thousand square meters of exhibition space, which was the largest in Japan when the facility first opened. The facility displays 53 trains which helped lead the modernization of Japan. The museum is full of other interesting sights and activities, as well, including a giant railroad diorama, a train which visitors can ride pulled by a real steam engine, and a train simulator which shows what it's like to drive a train. The museum also provides a variety of cultural activities such as guided tours and workshops conducted by JR West Japan employees. Walk 20 minutes west from the central entrance of JR Kyoto Station.
  • Costume Museum
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    4.0
    37 Reviews
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    Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto-shi, Shimogyo-ku Horikawa Don Shin-Hanaya Town Downtown Izuchi Left Beef Building 5F
    Opened in 1974, the Costume Museum features exhibits of Japanese clothing and customs around it dating from ancient to modern times. In 2012 they added a 1:4 scale exhibition on the early and middle Heian period. It lets visitors experience the world of the Heian period with the five senses and the transformations that took place over its 400 years.

    Very small. On 5th floor. So well done, no crowd, colorful and accurate. An oasis in contrast to larger exhibits. Especially kind representation of females.

  • Ryukoku University Ryukoku Museum
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    4.0
    40 Reviews
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    Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto Shirokyo-ku Horikawa Dori Front (Nishihonganji Temple in front)
    Ryukoku Museum is dedicated to Buddhism and based on the research of Ryukoku University. Visitors learn about Buddhist thought, history, and culture through easy to understand displays of authentic items. In addition, their special theme-based exhibitions and planned exhibitions held a few times a year are always interesting. The museum's first floor cafe and shop can be used without visiting the museum itself.

    We decided to stop at this Museum as it started to rain very hard after our visit of the Nishi Hongwangi Temple ( on the other side of the street ) .Lots of children around taking classes and...

  • Sumiya Motenashi Cultural and Art Museum
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    4.5
    50 Reviews
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    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Shimogyou-ku Nishishinyashikiageyachou 32
    One often hears of geisha quarter “Shimabara” in Kyoto period dramas. Now it is Nishishinyashiki Ageya-cho, and what remains of that time is the Sumiya Motenashi Museum of Art and Culture. Sumiya was a high-class pleasure house built at the beginning of the establishment of Shimabara in 1641. The wide garden facing the tatami room has a tea house, and the place was used not only for parties but tea ceremonies and gathering of haiku poets too. In 1952 it was designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan as a place retaining the culture of feasts and hospitality.

    This place is a real find and usually off the beaten tourist track for non Japanese. To get the best its advisable to have the benefit of an interpreter. We hired a Japanese tour guide for the day as...

  • Kyoto School History Museum
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    4.0
    23 Reviews
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    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Shimogyo-ku Gokochimachidori Bukkoji Sagaru Tachibanacho 437

    特定の日は無料で開放されます。2020年11月14日と15日は無料です。他の日でも建物の中へ入らなければ、この写真に写っているグランド、建物前までは無料で入れます。特別展とか建物内は有料となります。日本で最初に開設された小学校、幼稚園(開智)の跡地です。興味ある人には良いけど、こう云う古いだけの歴史的建造物には興味が無い(江戸時代以前は別にして)と云う私みたいな人間には有料で入る気はしませんでした...

  • Museum 'EKi' KYOTO
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    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Shimogyo-ku
    An art museum on the 7th floor of the JR Kyoto Isetan building. It is popular for its easy accessibility including from the grand open staircase that first opened in 1997. Exhibitions cover a wide variety of genres including paintings, photography, picture books, handicrafts, animation, and fashion and include both domestic and foreign pieces of art.
  • Ajiwaikan Kyoto Food Culture Museum
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    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Shimogyo-ku
  • Nishijin Asagi Museum
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    4.5
    2 Reviews
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    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Shimogyo-ku Karasuma-dori Bukkoji Agaru Nijohanjikicho 661

    일본에 대해 관심이 많은 사람이라면 방문해서 좋은 관람을 할 수 있을 것 같아요. 저도 이 곳에서 많이 배울 수 있는 시간을 가졌어요.

  • Kodaiyuzenen
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    1 Reviews
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    Kyoto Shimogyo Takatsuji through INOKUMA Nishiiri ten statements town 668

    Fun to do and not any tourists! We shared our time with 20 teenaged japanese students. Painting on fabric in a fun and easy way and it does turn out amazing. We did this 25 years ago and now back...

  • Wacoal Museum of Beauty
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    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Minami-ku Kisshouinnakajimachou 29 Wacoal headquarters building 1F
  • Ghoki Endo Museum of Art
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    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Shimogyo-ku Inokuma-dori Takatsuji Sagaru Takatsujiinokumacho

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Its wooden tea houses, shuffling geisha, and spiritual sights have seen Kyoto hailed as the heart of traditional Japan, a world apart from ultramodern Tokyo. Despite being the Japanese capital for over a century, Kyoto escaped destruction during World War II, leaving behind a fascinating history which can be felt at every turn, from the fully gold-plated Kinkakuji Temple down to traditional customs such as geisha performances and tea ceremonies, which are still practiced to this day.

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