Kyoto Museum for World Peace
The Kyoto Museum for World Peace is part of Ritsumeikan University in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The Museum is accessible to the public for a 200–400 Yen fee.- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Kyoto, Japan
- Also known as: “国際平和ミュージアム” and “立命館大学 国際平和ミュージアム”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Kinkaku-ji and Insho-Domoto museum of fine arts.
Kinkaku-ji
Buddhist temple
Kinkaku-ji, officially named Rokuon-ji, is a Zen… Kinkaku-ji is situated 680 metres north of Kyoto Museum for World Peace.
Insho-Domoto museum of fine arts
Museum
Insho-Domoto museum of fine arts is situated 200 metres northwest of Kyoto Museum for World Peace.
Ryōan-ji
Buddhist temple
Ryōan-ji is a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto, Japan. Ryōan-ji is situated 1 km west of Kyoto Museum for World Peace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kamigyō-ku and Ukyō District.
Kamigyō-ku
Suburb
Kamigyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Kamigyō-ku is situated 2½ km east of Kyoto Museum for World Peace.
Ukyō District
Suburb
Ukyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Ukyō District is situated 3 km south of Kyoto Museum for World Peace.
Nakagyō-ku
Suburb
Nakagyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Nakagyō-ku is situated 3½ km southeast of Kyoto Museum for World Peace.
Kyoto Museum for World Peace
- Categories: peace museum, university museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: North Kyoto, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.0337° or 35° 2′ 1″ north
Longitude
135.72734° or 135° 43′ 38″ east
Open location code
8Q7Q2PMG+FW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Korean—“Kyoto Museum for World Peace” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ကျိုတိုကမ္ဘာ့ငြိမ်းချမ်းရေးပြတိုက်”
- Esperanto: “Kiota Muzeo por Monda Paco”
- Fulah: “Kyoto Museum for World Peace”
- Japanese: “ritsumeikan daigaku kokusai heiwa myūjiamu”
- Japanese: “りつめいかんだいがくこくさいへいわミュージアム”
- Japanese: “立命館大学国際平和ミュージアム”
- Korean: “리쓰메이칸 대학 국제평화뮤지엄”
- Korean: “리츠메이칸대학 국제평화뮤지엄”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: 京都市交通局 衣笠操車場 and 旧堂本印象邸.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: 立命館大学上柳駐車場 and Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage.
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