Kyoto National Museum

The Kyoto National Museum is one of the major art museums in . Located in Kyoto's Higashiyama ward, the museum focuses on pre-modern Japanese and art.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: art museum in Japan
  • Also known as: “KNM”, “Kyoto Kokuritsu Hankubutsukan”, and “National Museum Kyoto”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sanjūsangen-dō and Toyokuni Shrine.

Buddhist temple
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is a of the Tendai sect in the of , . The temple was founded in 1164 by Taira no Kiyomori for the cloistered Emperor Go-Shirakawa. is situated 250 metres southwest of Kyoto National Museum.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine located in , , . It was built in 1599 to commemorate Toyotomi Hideyoshi. It is the location of the first tamaya ever constructed, which was later destroyed by the Tokugawa clan. is situated 150 metres north of Kyoto National Museum.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple located in eastern , . It belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon. is situated 1¼ km northeast of Kyoto National Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Kyoto and Shimogawara-chō.

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encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate . and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in .

Kyoto National Museum

Latitude
34.99005° or 34° 59′ 24″ north
Longitude
135.77291° or 135° 46′ 23″ east
Open location code
8Q6QXQRF+25
Open­Street­Map ID
way 31843043
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q147286
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“Kyoto National Museum” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կիոտոյի ազգային թանգարան”
  • Basque: “Kyotoko Museo Nazionala”
  • Burmese: “ကျိုတိုအမျိုးသားပြတိုက်”
  • Catalan: “Museu Nacional de Kyoto”
  • Chinese: “京都国立博物馆”
  • Chinese: “京都國立博物館”
  • Czech: “Národní muzeum Kjóto”
  • Dutch: “Kioto National Museum”
  • Dutch: “KNM”
  • Dutch: “Kyoto National Museum”
  • Dutch: “National Museum Kioto”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف كيوتو الوطنى”
  • Esperanto: “Kiota Nacia Muzeo”
  • Finnish: “Kioton kansallismuseo”
  • French: “KNM”
  • French: “Kyoto National Museum”
  • French: “musée national de Kyoto”
  • French: “Musée national de Kyoto”
  • French: “Musée national de Kyōto”
  • Georgian: “კიოტოს ეროვნული მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Kaiserliches Museum Kyōto”
  • German: “KNM”
  • German: “Kyōto Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan”
  • German: “Kyoto National Museum”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum Kyoto”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum Kyōto”
  • Greek: “Εθνικό Μουσείο Κυότο”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון הלאומי בקיוטו”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Nasional Kyoto”
  • Italian: “Museo nazionale di Kyoto”
  • Italian: “Museo Nazionale di Kyoto”
  • Japanese: “Kyōto Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan”
  • Japanese: “キョーハク”
  • Japanese: “京博”
  • Japanese: “京都国立博物館”
  • Japanese: “京都帝室博物館”
  • Japanese: “帝国京都博物館”
  • Javanese: “Muséum Nasional Kyoto”
  • Javanese: “Musiyum Nasiyonal Kyoto”
  • Korean: “교토 국립박물관”
  • Korean: “교토국립박물관”
  • Panjabi: “ਕਿਓਤੋ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਅਜਾੲਿਬ-ਘਰ”
  • Panjabi: “ਕਿਓਤੋ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਅਜਾਇਬਘਰ”
  • Persian: “موزه ملی کیوتو”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Narodowe w Kioto”
  • Portuguese: “National Museum”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей Киото”
  • Slovenian: “KNM”
  • Slovenian: “Narodni muzej Kjoto”
  • Slovenian: “Narodni muzej v Kjotu”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Kioto”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Kyoto”
  • Turkish: “Kyoto Ulusal Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Кіотський музей”
  • Ukrainian: “Кіотський національний музей”
  • Western Panjabi: “کیوٹو نیشنل میوزیم”

Notable Places Nearby

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