The Museum of Kyoto

The Museum of Kyoto is a museum of the history and culture of Kyoto.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Kyoto, Japan
  • Also known as: “Museum of Kyoto”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kyoto International Manga Museum and Nakagyo Post Office.

Museum
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The is located in , , . The museum's collection includes approximately 300,000 items as of 2016, with 50,000 volumes of manga that can be accessed and read by visitors and approximately 250,000 items in its closed-stack collection, which can be accessed via a dedicated research room supported by reference facilities. is situated 390 metres northwest of The Museum of Kyoto.

Post office
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Buddhist temple
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Chōhō-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Rokkaku-dori Higashinotoin Nishinido-mae-chō neighborhood of , Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Nyōirin Kannon. is situated 250 metres southwest of The Museum of Kyoto.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kyōto-Gyoen and Higashiyama.

Neighborhood
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Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a 65-hectare national garden of Japan that was established after the Japanese capital was transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is situated around the .

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Some of the most picturesque parts of are located in , the eastern region of the city, across the Kamo River. Visiting the main tourist attractions of eastern Kyoto will fill a full day - a suggested itinerary is to work north from Kiyomizu-dera to Ginkakuji, passing through Gion, and visiting Yasaka Shrine and Nanzenji before following the Philosopher's Walk to Ginkakuji.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

The Museum of Kyoto

Latitude
35.00922° or 35° 0′ 33″ north
Longitude
135.76225° or 135° 45′ 44″ east
Open location code
8Q7Q2Q56+MV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 352042994
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Wiki­data ID
Q11375592
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Turkish—“The Museum of Kyoto” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ကျိုတိုပြတိုက်”
  • Chinese: “京都文化博物館”
  • Chinese: “京都文化博物馆”
  • Esperanto: “Kiota Kultura Muzeo”
  • French: “Le Musée de Kyoto”
  • French: “Musée de Kyoto”
  • French: “Musée de Kyōto”
  • Fulah: “Museum of Kyoto”
  • German: “Das Museum von Kyoto”
  • German: “Museum von Kyoto”
  • Italian: “Il Museo di Kyoto”
  • Italian: “Museo di Kyoto”
  • Japanese: “ぶんぱく”
  • Japanese: “京都府京都文化博物館”
  • Japanese: “京都文化博物館”
  • Korean: “교토문화박물관”
  • Korean: “교토부 교토 문화박물관”
  • Spanish: “El Museo de Kioto”
  • Spanish: “El Museo de Kyoto”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Kioto”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Kyoto”
  • Turkish: “Kyoto Müzesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include ろうじ店舗 and 京都市立洛風中学校.

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