Nara National Museum

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Founded in 1895, it displays about a hundred Buddhist statues from the Asuka to the Kamakura period.

Visitors walk through the rooms of the Butsuzōkan, the ‘hall of Buddhist statues’ that today gives its name to the museum, founded in 1895: about 100 Buddhist statues from the Asuka to the Kamakura period are on display there. Admission costs 700 yen for adults and 350 for university students, and is free for those still in junior high or high school. Every autumn the museum hosts the Shōsōin Exhibition.

The Nara National Museum, founded in 1895, is a state institution devoted to ancient Japanese Buddhist art. Its historic building, now called the Butsuzōkan, was the original home of the museum in the Meiji era and is designated an Important Cultural Property. The museum holds and displays about a hundred Buddhist statues from the Asuka to the Kamakura period, and every autumn it hosts the Shōsōin Exhibition (正倉院展).

ℹ️ Open 9:30–17:00. Admission 700 yen for adults, 350 yen for university students, free for those still in junior high or high school.

🚉 Kintetsu Nara · 12 min walk

Sources: narashikanko.or.jp

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