Best Art Museums around Kansai Spot List

A metropolitan museum where you can experience art up close

A rare, underground art museum

The entire space is a work of art! An art museum designed by painter Insho Domoto

Teaware masterpieces collected by a businessman

A butler-guided tour

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too

The leading domestic collection of modern art prints

Immerse yourself in the world of this photographer who loved the Yamato path

An art museum surrounded by dense forests, deep in the mountains

From crafts, paintings, and more: this museum has many famous works on display

Artworks that blend in well with traditional Japanese houses are displayed

Check out an Ageya (elegant-restaurant) of the red-light district from the Edo period

Built in 1933, this large museum is the second old municipal art museum in Japan. The collection extends to about 3,300 pieces centered on Kyoto artists from the modern to contemporary period. The museum holds art exhibitions such as Nitten (the largest competition art exhibition in Japan) as well as events organized by fine art associations.