Tale of Genji Museum

Kyoto

4.0★★★★★★★★★★2K reviews

Dioramas, interactive exhibits & films about the classic Japanese novel "The Tale of Genji."

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Address: Higashiuchi-45-26 Uji, Kyoto 611-0021, Japan

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★★★★★★★★★★HedgeHodge “HodgePodge”· 5 months ago
I think admission was 5 or 600 yen and I spent about an hour and a half here. Barely anything was in English, but I still watched their two 30 minute short films in the theater and looked at the exhibits. It was a very organized collecti…
★★★★★★★★★★S Y· 3 months ago
Slight walk from the city centre area. Text description mostly in Japanese but there is audio guide available. There is also short film inside
★★★★★★★★★★Melissa Martinez· 4 months ago
This museum was a pleasant surprise! We needed to get out of the rain for a bit and it was near where we were at. So we decided to check it out. We watched two of the short movies and they were very interesting telling the tell of Genji.…