Nara National Museum
4.4 (3471)
50 Noboriojicho, Nara, 630-8212, Japan
Founded in 1889, this national art museum features an extensive collection of Japanese Buddhist art.
Duration: 01h00min
+81 50-5542-8600
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Opening hours
Mondays: Closed
Tuesdays: 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Wednesdays: 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Thursdays: 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Fridays: 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturdays: 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Sundays: 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM
review(s)
3471 review(s)
Cheq Xie 2 months ago
It is close today Dec 30 2023, nothing to see much around inside the museum. Long holiday in Japan has started Dec 28 - Jan 3. It would be nice to come here on Cherry/ Spring season.
Krishna Wiharsa 2 months ago
Claimed to be one of only 4 national museums in Japan, this museum has permanent collections of Buddhism statue from Nara periodz around the 6th century. It was amazing to see how the artefacts are preserved and studied.
Laura Teixeira 6 months ago
Students get a discount so make sure you have your student card with you! We checked the basic exhibition and it was amazing! The huge statues sure made it even cooler but overall it's a nice place with CHAIRS INSIDE so you can sit and look at the exhibit at your own pace! I think we stayed less than an hour inside but you can probably stay up to 2h if you're reading and looking at everything closely. Photos are mostly not allowed except for some items!
Daniel Lara 8 months ago
This was one of my favorite museums I've been to in Japan. Great exhibits. They have some amazing pieces of art and history. I would recommend it to anyone who is already in the park for the deer to get a glimpse at Japan's long history.
Piyush Aggarwal 10 months ago
It's okay. I was expecting to learn about Nara and the history of Japan. But they only had exhibitions about the Buddhist statues and paintings. The English captions were quite difficult to understand for me. There are two giant statues in the middle of the gallery which are quite impressive to see in person.