Temple
Myoden-ji
Sakyo•306m(4 min walk)
National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
京都国立近代美術館Sakyo, Kyoto
Museum
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At a Glance
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto is a national art museum in Okazaki Park, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto. It began in 1963 as an annex of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, and became an independent museum in 1967. The present building, designed by the Pritzker Prize architect Fumihiko Maki, was completed in 1986 and was kept lower than the great torii of the neighbouring Heian Shrine.
The collection covers twentieth-century art in Japan and abroad, with emphasis on Kyoto and the Kansai region. It includes Kyoto-school nihonga, Western-style painting, prints, sculpture, photography and crafts such as ceramics and textiles, including work by the potter Kawai Kanjiro. The works on display are rotated about twenty times a year.
Goshuin within a short walk
Temples, shrines and castles near National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto that give goshuin, closest first.
Shrine
Heian Jingu
Sakyo•402m(5 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 5
Shrine
Ka-ji
Higashiyama•484m(6 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
Temple
Sho-Ren-in
Higashiyama•563m(7 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
Shrine
Suga Jinja
Sakyo•671m(8 min walk)
Shrine
Kumano Jinja
Sakyo•686m(9 min walk)
Temple
Konchi-in
Sakyo•805m(10 min walk)
Temple
Chion-in
Higashiyama•810m(10 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 2
How do I visit?
Visit Duration
90 minutes
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