Japan Kanji Museum & Library
Japan Kanji Museum & Library is a museum in Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto. Japan Kanji Museum & Library is situated nearby to the art gallery Kyoto Gion Matsuri Festival Gallery, as well as near the police station 祇園交番.Photo: Lundariokn45, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Lundariokn45, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Kyoto, Japan
- Also known as: “Kanji Museum”, “Kanken Japan Kanji Museum & Library”, and “漢検 漢字博物館・図書館 漢字ミュージアム”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yasaka Shrine and Kiyomizu-dera.
Yasaka Shrine
Shinto shrine
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Yasaka Shrine, once called Gion Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto, Japan. Situated at the east end of Shijō-dōri, the shrine includes several buildings, including gates, a main hall and a stage. Yasaka Shrine is situated 160 metres east of Japan Kanji Museum & Library.
Kiyomizu-dera
Buddhist temple
Kiyomizu-dera is a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon. Kiyomizu-dera is situated 1¼ km southeast of Japan Kanji Museum & Library.
Noh Stage
Theater building
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Noh Stage is a theater building, which is situated 200 metres east of Japan Kanji Museum & Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Central Kyoto.
Central Kyoto
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Central Kyoto encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.
Nakagyō-ku
Suburb
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Nakagyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "central capital ward." As of 2021, the ward has an estimated population of 109,629 people.
Japan Kanji Museum & Library
- Categories: language museum, subscription library, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.00353° or 35° 0′ 13″ northLongitude
135.77661° or 135° 46′ 36″ eastLevels
3Open location code
8Q7Q2Q3G+CJOpenStreetMap ID
way 275176319OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q53737773
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Japan Kanji Museum & Library” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Kanci muzeyi və kitabxanası”
- Azerbaijani: “Kanci muzeyi”
- French: “Japan Kanji Museum & Library”
- French: “Musée des kanji”
- French: “musée des kanjis”
- French: “Musée des kanjis”
- German: “Japan Kanji Museum & Library”
- Japanese: “漢字ミュージアム”
- Japanese: “漢検 漢字博物館・図書館”
- Japanese: “漢検漢字博物館・図書館”
- Turkish: “Japonya Kanji Müzesi ve Kütüphanesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kyoto Gion Matsuri Festival Gallery and 祇園交番.
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