Chest opened
+${chestReward.xp} XP
Explorer
NOUVEAU ×${chestReward.collectible.quantity}
tapez pour fermer

See the monuments around you in AR Open chests in the app

Around Us is built for your phone — point your camera at the streets and discover the monuments and places around you in augmented reality. Around Us is built for your phone — chests unlock when you walk, explore and capture nearby places.

•

Enable Location

We need your location to show you interesting places around you

Discover nearby places

Find interesting locations and hidden gems around you

Precise directions

Get accurate directions and distances to places

Your location is never shared with other users. It's only used when you tap the location button.

Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art

Log in to your account

Start exploring — it's free

Trusted by 93,273 travelers worldwide

Continue with Google
Continue with Apple
or

We will send you a code to connect

By continuing, you accept our Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy

Check your inbox

We've sent a pincode in your inbox. Please enter the code below.

Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Art museum in Okazaki Park, Sakyō-ku, Japan.

Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, known since 2020 as Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art, stands in Okazaki Park. Its 1933 main building, designed by Kenjirō Maeda, is Imperial Crown Style: a brick facade with a pale stone upper storey, a dark tiled roof with a central gabled dormer, and a flat entrance canopy on pale square columns. The 2020 renovation by Jun Aoki added a glass-fronted lower level and the Kyocera Square approach.

Planning began in 1928 to mark Emperor Shōwa's enthronement, and the building opened in 1933 as the Grand Ceremony Commemorative Kyoto Art Museum. Its Imperial Crown Style main hall, based on Kenjirō Maeda's winning competition entry and built by the city's civil engineering bureau, is the oldest surviving public art museum building in Japan. Seized by occupying forces after the war, it was returned and renamed Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art in 1952; a 2020 renewal added Jun Aoki's glass-walled entrance and the Higashiyama Cube.

The collection centres on Japanese-style painting (Nihonga), Western-style painting and crafts made from the Meiji period to around 1990. It holds Takeuchi Seihō's 1913 hanging scroll "Eni naru saisho", a designated Important Cultural Property, plus works by Uemura Shōen, Yasui Sōtarō and Umehara Ryūzaburō. Open-call exhibitions and university graduation shows are still held here, as they have been since the building opened as a rental venue for such shows.

The museum is a 10-minute walk from Higashiyama Station on the Tozai subway line; buses 5 and 46 stop at Okazaki Koen / Bijutsukan, Heian Jingu-mae. The entrance is on the lower level, reached by a ramp from Kyocera Square. The south courtyard, now called Ten no Niwa, is open to visitors.

The 50-year naming deal with Kyocera, signed in 2016, is worth 5 billion yen and covered roughly half the cost of the 2018–2020 renovation. The museum's director is architect Jun Aoki, whose firm designed that renewal; the building won a 2020 Good Design Award.

The community of curious travelers

AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 93,273 contributors worldwide.

Start exploring
Location
Inception
1933
Architects
Kenjirō Maeda
Official opening
1933
Architectural style
Imperial Crown Style
Address
京都府京都市左京区岡崎円勝寺町124
GPS coordinates
35.01286,135.78355
Latest update
October 29, 2026 09:04
Reviews
Share your experience

No review yet

Discussions
Start a discussion...

No discussion yet

« Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art - Art museum in Okazaki Park, Sakyō-ku, Japan » is provided by Around Us (aroundus.com). Images and texts are derived from Wikimedia project under a Creative Commons license. You are allowed to copy, distribute, and modify copies of this page, under the conditions set by the license, as long as this note is clearly visible.

Discover hidden gems everywhere you go!

From secret cafés to breathtaking viewpoints, skip the crowded tourist spots and find places that match your style. Our app makes it easy with voice search, smart filtering, route optimization, and insider tips from travelers worldwide. Download now for the complete mobile experience.

Around Us App Screenshot
❝

A unique approach to discovering new places❞

— Le Figaro

❝

All the places worth exploring❞

— France Info

❝

A tailor-made excursion in just a few clicks❞

— 20 Minutes

Around Us
Travel Guide & Maps
Download

Send to your phone

QR Code
1

Open the camera app on your mobile.

2

Point at the QR code with your camera. A notification will appear.

3

Tap the notification to open the link.