Kyoto National Museum

The Kyoto National Museum (京都国立博物館, Kyōto Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan?) is one of the major art museums in Japan. The museum is located in Higashiyama Ward in Kyoto. The collections of the Kyoto National Museum focus on pre-modern Japanese and Asian art. The Museum is currently undergoing renovation and will reopen in 2013.

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