1. OSAKA
   • The National Museum of Ethnology "Minpaku"
   • THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART,OSAKA
   • THE MUSEUM OF ORIENTAL CERAMICS, OSAKA
   • Suntory Museum
   • KIDS PLAZA OSAKA
   • OSAKA MUSEUM OF HISTORY
   • OSAKA MUNICIPAL MUSEUM OF ART
2. NARA
   • NARA PREFECTURE COMPLEX OF MAN'YO CULTURE
   • NARA NATIONAL MUSEUM
3. KYOTO
   • Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
   • THE MUSEUM OF KYOTO
   • KYOTO NATIONAL MUSEUM
   • THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, KYOTO
4. SHIGA
   • MIHO MUSEUM
5. KOBE(HYOGO)
   • HIMEJI CITY MUSEUM OF ART
   • HYOGO PREFECTURAL MUSEUM OF ART
   • KOBE CITY MUSEUM

THE MUSEUM OF KYOTO (075-222-0888)

The Museum of Kyoto is a comprehensive cultural facility whose purpose is simply to introduce the history and culture of Kyoto. In addition to an exhibition of historic Kyoto using mockups and films, arts and crafts closely associated with the city are displayed in the Crafts Room. Masterpieces of the cinema are screened in the Film Room. The museum annex was formerly the Kyoto Branch of the Bank of Japan. As representative of the Western-style buildings that were constructed in Japan during the Meiji Period, it has been designated as the national important cultural asset.

Special Exhibition
"Read, See and Play: The World of the "Tale of Genji""

This comprehensive display of items associated with the "Tale of Genji", including manuscripts, printed books, folding screen, illustrated handscroll, folding screens, picture scrolls, ukiyoe woodblock prints and craftwork, as well as karuta and sugoroku games, helps visitors to enjoy and to appreciate the diversity of the "Tale of Genji" culture, which spread among the common people during the Edo period.