Art Museum Spots in City Center Area

  • Kyoto International Manga Museum
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    4.0
    609 Reviews
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    Karasuma-ku Ikegami Le, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
    This manga museum in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto, is Japan's largest manga museum. It first opened in 2006. Including valuable works from the Meiji period and the post-WWII period as well as popular modern titles and foreign works, they have almost 300,000 pieces in their collection. One of their showcases is a ''Manga Wall'' with 50,000 volumes of manga arrayed on bookcases that visitors can freely read. The spacious building is the former Tatsuike Elementary School and people can be found everywhere inside or outside on the lawn reading manga. This is a popular location for foreign tourists and couples.

    This is a museum just for manga, a must for lovers of manga and subcultures. As long as you pay the admission fee, you can immerse yourself in the world of manga all day long. The museum has a...

  • Kyoto Seitakashinetukekan
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    4.5
    35 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Nakagyou-ku Mibukayougoshochou 46-1

    This little museum is one of my favorite places in Japan. Netsuke, iconic representations of important aspects of Japanese culture and history, are tiny miniature sculptures made of wood, ivory...

  • Onishi Seiwemon Museum
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    3.5
    10 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku Sanjodori Shinmachi Nishiiru Kamanzacho 18

    この美術館は、茶釜がメインの大変珍しい美術館です。但し入場料が900円と高いのと展示物が少し少ないのが難点です。

  • Some Seiryukan
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    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku Muromachi-dori Nishikikoji Agaru Yamabushiyamacho 550-1 Meirin Building 6F
  • Kyoto Wang Inter-Art Museum
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    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku Nishinokyominamikamiaicho 32-1

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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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