Best places: Art museums in Asuka, Japan

Museum & home of late Japanese artist Kawai Kanjiro with pottery, woodwork & a huge kiln on display.

Sizable collection of ancient Chinese bronze wares, mirrors & seals, along with Korean pottery.

Founded in 1889, this national art museum features an extensive collection of Japanese Buddhist art.

👍👍 Hey building, What's the deal ? You're just one of us...but w giant L on the side. Whats the L stand for? Lame? Loser? Lamp? Aren't you a fancy Art building ? Why not be shaped like a an Easel? Or giant paint brush? Thought so Humbly unimpressed - Chrysler Building

Tranquil Buddhist temple boasting painted panels & screens, plus a picturesque Japanese garden.

Museum located in an elegant villa showing Japanese folk art & modern European art.

👍👍 I visited the museum today and it definitely lived up to my expectations, as it’s not only a small and rather private place where you can browse and get deep into Ukiyoe, the staff, the 2 women behind the counter are extremely friendly and came up to us, offering magnifying glasses. She also pointed...

👍👍 アンディーウォーホル展をやっていたので行った。 土日の入館料は2200円で平日に行った方が200円安くなるのでお得である。 画像載せたいところだが、インスタのみsns掲載可能と言うことなのでこちらで載せないことにする。 昔、東京の美術館に行った時に見たウォーホルとは展示されていたものは事なった。 また、販売グッ...

Long-running museum with Japanese sculptures, paintings, calligraphy & metalwork, plus a cafe.

Sprawling museum established in 1933 featuring paintings & sculptures by local artists.

Modern lakefront gallery housing paintings, sculptures & ceramic works by Japanese artists.

Museum showing 2 millennia of chinaware from Persia, Vietnam, China, Korea & Japan in natural light.

👍👍 Those who are keen with works of Basho, Buson & Jakuchu, plan at least 2 hours to visit this museum and the Saga Arashiyama Museum as the exhibition is divided into two museums. Within it has a wonderful cafe and a gift shop too.

Displays of ink paintings, calligraphy & tea utensils, plus special exhibitions of Buddhist art.

Museum featuring an extensive array of Japanese comic books & graphic novels, plus reading areas.

👍👍 If you like Mucha's paintings, please go see it! I think it's a world-class art museum. There are few people, so you can watch it slowly and calmly. We regularly hold special exhibitions and concerts, and the Noel concert the other day was really good. Basically, photography is prohibited, but ther...

Modern museum featuring exhibits on anime, manga & cartoonist/animator Tezuka Osamu.

Cozy museum boasting a collection of Chinese & Japanese painting, sculpture, calligraphy & textiles.

Pottery museum showcasing centuries-old, handmade Raku ceramics, plus seasonal exhibitions.

👍👍 The Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Museum is an art museum that permanently exhibits cloisonné, metalwork, maki-e, and Kyoto Satsuma. It's very small, but I thought it was a museum that Kyoto should have, as there was a thorough explanation of the art exhibits, the production process, and the materials used.I...