Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Museum

4.0

An art museum dedicated to collecting and displaying primarily cloisonné ware, gold and silver lacquerware, metalwork, earthenware, and carvings from the late Edo, Meiji, and Taisho periods. The owner, enchanted with the artworks of the Meiji period made with such fine technique, came up with the idea of opening a museum after attempting to purchase masterpieces from the period that had ended up overseas. The contents of the museum’s standing exhibits is completely changed out once each year. The Museum also holds special exhibitions every three months.

Spot details

Address: Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Kiyomizu Buddhist temple in front of Shimokita Shimizu 3-337-1 Map
Area: Around Kiyomizu-Dera Temple Area
Phone: 0755324270
Hours: 10:00-17:00(Latest entry16:30)
Closed: MondayTuesday (open on public holidays), New Year's Holiday, exhibition replacement periods, and other temporary closures
Fees: [Admission fee]Adults1,000yen, University/High School/Junior High School Students600yen, Elementary School Students300yen, ChildFree
Parking Lot: Not available
Credit Card: Available(VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, UnionPay, DISCOVER, Diners Club)
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
English Menu: Available (caption, some explanations in English available)
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Average budget: [Lunch] 1-1,000yen
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Possible (Stairs only to 2nd floor. No elevator. Can be used on each floor)
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Japanese decorative arts

Reviewed : 2018.06.22

Its not a very big museum, but that just adds to the whole coziness of the place. Exhibits are nicely done in a traditional way.
Easily missed small museum with astonishing exhibits

Reviewed : 2018.04.07

This small museum is easily missed on a walk down from Kiyomizudera but is absolutely worth keeping an eye out for. The often have temporary exhibitions on the upper floor as well as the permanent...
Outstanding workmanship!

Reviewed : 2017.10.07

This is a small museum with the goals of promoting knowledge of traditional, Japanese decorative arts and encouraging a similar standard of skill to be developed today. We visited twice so as to take...