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Garden Museum Hiei
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#15 in museums · Kyoto

Garden Museum Hiei

Sakyo Ward, Kyoto

4.2★★★★★★★★★★1.1K reviews

Roses, aromatic plants & views over Lake Biwa, plus famed paintings reproduced with ceramic tiles.

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Why it's in the ranking

We blend the rating (4.2) with the volume of 1,103 reviews to compute a confidence score of 4.16 (out of 5).

Opening hours

● Open now
  • Monday: 10:00 AM – 05:30 PM
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 05:30 PM
  • Wednesday: Closed
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 05:30 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 05:30 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 05:30 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 05:30 PM

Approximate location

Address: Japan, 〒606-0000 Kyoto, Sakyo Ward, Shūgakuin Ushigahitai, 修学院尺羅ヶ谷四明ヶ嶽4

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What visitors say

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  • ★★★★★★★★★★Jonathan· a month ago

    Perched atop Mount Hiei steps from Hiei-Sancho Ropeway Station, I visited Garden Museum Hiei, a refined hilltop retreat that proved to be one of the most pleasant surprises of my mountain day trip. Blending elegant European-style formal…

  • ★★★★★★★★★★lea_wlsh· 3 months ago

    I went on a tuesday at 10am (may) and there was almost nobody. Even in pm, it wasn’t crowded. On my way there, i met a local and she told me its was a hidden gem. I 100% agree with her. This place… i don’t have to words to describe how…

  • ★★★★★★★★★★Harriet Price· 2 months ago

    We took the cable car up to Mt Hiei and paid the entrance fee to the garden museum. It's worth a walk round on a sunny day. Lots of nice art pieces on easels, lovely flowers l, nice cafe with ice-cream and great views of Osaka, Otsu and…

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