Kyoto National Museum

Kyoto's main museum of Japanese art and antiquities: ceramics, textiles, calligraphy, Buddhist sculpture and painting spanning over a thousand years, housed partly in a Meiji-era red-brick building and partly in a modern wing.

Generally open 9:30–17:00, with extended hours to 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays (last entry 30 minutes before close). Closed Mondays, except that when Monday is a national holiday the museum stays open and closes the following Tuesday instead. Standard collection admission is around ¥700; special exhibitions are priced separately.