Best places: Museums in Kyoto

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SAMURAI NINJA MUSEUM KYOTO With Experience
Tourist attraction
Small museum with Edo-period armor & sword displays & family-friendly instruction in warrior skills.
4.80 (10.2K reviews)
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Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art
Art museum
Sprawling museum established in 1933 featuring paintings & sculptures by local artists.
4.40 (5.2K reviews)
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Pizzeria Da Naghino
Pizza restaurant
👍👍 I’m just writing a review to cancel out Lily’s one-star review, who clearly didn’t appreciate the difference between standard pizza and Neopolitan pizza. This pizza was even better than the pizza I had in Naples. Super fresh and tasty. I even finished my crust which I usually hand off to my partner....
$ $$$
4.50 (507 reviews)
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Kyoto Shibori Museum
Museum
👍👍 Can't say enough wonderful things about this place. It was a perfect way to spend rainy afternoon learning about the Shibori process and seeing the incredible work that has been created by the mastered. Its also a wonderful spot for some souvenirs or gifts to bring back home, with options at every p...
4.70 (172 reviews)
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Kyoto National Museum
National museum
Long-running museum with Japanese sculptures, paintings, calligraphy & metalwork, plus a cafe.
4.30 (7K reviews)
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Kyōto International Manga Museum
Museum
Museum featuring an extensive array of Japanese comic books & graphic novels, plus reading areas.
4.20 (5.9K reviews)
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Gekkeikan Ōkura Sake Museum
Museum
👍👍 It is nice little museum to visit while in Kyoto. It won't take lot's of your time but of course for those interested in the sake production in Japan more time will be needed. You can taste sake and plum vine after the tour and buy it if you wish. During relaxing trip to Kyoto with various museums a...
4.20 (3.9K reviews)
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Kunjyukan
Museum
Exhibitions on incense production & culture, including a scented walk & artworks, plus a shop.
4.30 (489 reviews)
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Kyoto University Museum
Museum
👍👍 京都大学総合博物館 / The Kyoto University Museum 京都大学が開業以来100年以上にわたって収集してきた学術標本資料260万点を収蔵している、展示面積2,470平米の日本最大規模の大学博物館。入館料400円。常設展は、自然史・文化史・技術史で別れている。自然史エリアではナウマンゾウとアジアゾウの骨がドドンと展示され...
4.30 (341 reviews)
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Ryozen museum
Heritage museum
History museum with hands-on exhibits exploring the Edo period & Meiji Restoration plus a gift shop.
4.20 (797 reviews)
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Hakusa Sonso Hashimoto Kansetsu Garden & Museum
Museum
👍👍 This garden and museum was once the atelier and home of Hashimoto Kansetsu, a renowned Japanese painter. The gallery space is small but maintained with great care, operated by the descendants of Kansetsu. As you walk through the gardens you will see there are several traditional tea houses around th...
4.30 (329 reviews)
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The Kyoto Arashiyama Orgel Museum
Museum
Rotating displays from a collection of around 2,000 music boxes, with demonstrations & a shop.
4.20 (774 reviews)
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The Museum of Kyoto - Annex (Former Kyoto Branch, the Bank of Japan)
Museum
👍👍 KYOTOGRAPHIEでギイ・ブルダン(Guy Bourdin)による"The Absurd and The Sublime"を見るために訪問しました。 この京都文化博物館別館、かつての日本銀行京都支店だったそうです。 よく見ると、なんとなく銀行建築っぽい造作がまだ残っています。 天井の造作も凝っており、重厚な近代建築です。 京都文化博物館別館は、辰...
4.30 (303 reviews)
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Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design
Handicraft museum
Materials, tools, videos & artisan demonstrations highlighting more than 70 Kyoto-area crafts.
4.20 (555 reviews)
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Umezono CAFE & GALLERY
Cafe
😠 先払いで注文した後、テーブルに座ってから1時間放置された。 いつまで経っても来ない為、その旨を伝えると伝票が通っていなかったとの事。 お茶を出された客が1時間以上テーブルに座り続けている事に違和感を抱かない従業員。 発覚後、おろおろして声もまともに聞こえないし、アフターケアに関しても最初、返金対応ではな...
$ $$$
4.20 (524 reviews)
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Umekōji Park
City park
Sprawling park adjacent to the aquarium, featuring recreational fields & seasonal flower displays.
4.10 (9.2K reviews)
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The Cultural Museum of Kyoto
Museum
Museum featuring displays on the history, art & crafts of Kyoto, with occasional special exhibits.
4.10 (4.5K reviews)
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Japan Kanji Museum & Library
Museum
Hands-on displays about the Japanese writing system, plus regular language workshops & lectures.
4.10 (1.4K reviews)
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Old Mitsui Family Shimogamo Villa
Heritage building
Former residence of the Mitsui family built in 1925, with a tea room & landscaped water gardens.
4.10 (1.3K reviews)
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Garden Museum Hiei
Art museum
Roses, aromatic plants & views over Lake Biwa, plus famed paintings reproduced with ceramic tiles.
4.10 (841 reviews)
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