Japan Kanji Museum & Library

Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto

4.1★★★★★★★★★★1.7K reviews

Hands-on displays about the Japanese writing system, plus regular language workshops & lectures.

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Address: 551 Gionmachi Minamigawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0074, Japan

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★★★★★★★★★★Frederik Falk· 10 months ago
After studying japanese and starting to get interested in kanji, this museum is a nice introduction into the history of kanji! It is unfortunately all in japanese, but the audio guide is available for an extra fee and was very good! The…
★★★★★★★★★★Stacey Trock· a year ago
I absolutely loved the museum and kanji, but the experience is a bit lacking if you're using the English audio guide. More below 👇 This kanji museum is a gem that details how kanji came from China, evolved in Japan and also the evoluti…
★★★★★★★★★★Bondan Syamsu· 3 years ago
Pretty neat and educational but it's pretty small. Once you explored the first floor, which doesn't have a lot, the second floor is just a bunch of games and a small library. It's a cute little place and it's cool to learn about the hist…