Koryo Museum of Art

English 繁體中文简体中文

高麗美術館

Japan's only museum dedicated to Korean art, a unique cultural experience.

Koryo Museum of Art — 今紫 CC BY-SA 4.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

Museum of Korean art and craft.
Opened in 1988 in Kyoto.
Founded on the collection of Chong Cho-mun.
Operated by the Koryo Museum of Art Foundation.

What to see

1700 Korean Peninsula art and craft items.
Artworks gathered in Japan.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Area: Kita-ku, Kyoto
Official site: www.koryomuseum.or.jp
Phone: 075-491-1192
Opening hours: 10:00-16:30 (last admission 16:00)
Closed: Mondays and Tuesdays (open if holiday, no substitute closing), New Year holidays, exhibition change period
Admission: Adults 900 yen, university students 700 yen, high school students 500 yen, junior high school students and younger free
Getting there: Kitaoji Station — about 21 min on foot (1.3 km)

Hours and admission taken from the official site on 30 July 2026. Nearest station calculated from © OpenStreetMap contributors; walking time is a straight-line estimate. Check before you travel.

On the ground

Japan Gems for iPhone shows what is near you, and works the way a map should. Coming soon.