Jotenkaku Museum承天閣美術館
The Jotenkaku Museum is a museum located in Kyoto, Japan, founded in April of Showa 59 (1984) as part of the activities in commemoration of the 600th anniversary of the founding of Shokoku-ji. The main goal of the museum is the preservation, display, restoration, research, and dissemination of Zen culture. The museum holds many outstanding cultural assets including 5 National Treasures and 145 Important Cultural Properties. The museum has two exhibition halls, the first one is a reconstruction of “Sekka-tei” from the Rokuon-ji temple grounds, and the second one features part of the Important Cultural Property “Rokuon-ji Ojoin Shohekiga,” an ink-painting masterpiece from the brush of Ito Jakuchu, a legendary figure in the world of modern Kyoto painting. Visitors can appreciate these works in a quiet space within the grounds of an ancient temple.
Opening Hours
10:00 - 17:00
Admission
Adult: 800 JPY
Address
701 Sokokuji Monzencho, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto, 602-0898
Getting There
- Imadegawa Station (今出川駅)
- Doshisha-mae (同志社前)
- Karasuma Imadegawa (烏丸今出川)
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