Museum
National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
京都国立近代美術館
A national museum of modern art and design in Okazaki, opposite the Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art.
Key facts
- Station
- Higashiyama (Tozai Line)7 min walk
- Admission
- Paid entry
- Typical visit
- 1 h 15 min
- Hours
- 10:00 to 18:00, Fridays until 20:00; closed Mondays (next day if a national holiday)
- Website
- www.momak.go.jp/English
Tip
Open until 20:00 on Fridays.
01Where to stay
Stay nearby
This place is in Okazaki and Northern Higashiyama. Median hotel rate in the latest sample: US$534 per night. Where to stay in Okazaki and Northern Higashiyama
Prices and availability come from the booking sites and can change.
02Map
Nearby places
- Museum Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art 京都市京セラ美術館 The municipal art museum in Okazaki, facing the National Museum of Modern Art across the approach to Heian Shrine. Paid entry 1 h 30 min 8 min walk
- Shrine Heian Shrine 平安神宮 Built in 1895 for the 1100th anniversary of the capital's founding, with main buildings modelled on a reduced-scale Heian period palace and a large torii gate on the approach. Paid entry 1 h 10 min walk
- Temple Shoren-in 青蓮院 A Tendai temple at the foot of the Higashiyama hills whose head priests were traditionally members of the imperial family. Paid entry 45 min 5 min walk
- Temple Chion-in 知恩院 Head temple of the Jodo sect, entered through a Sanmon gate 24 m tall and 50 m wide from the early 1600s. Paid entry 45 min 10 min walk
Sources · Verified 24 September 2026