Museum

Hosomi Museum

Okazaki, Kyoto

Address
6-3 Okazaki Saishojicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 京都市左京区岡崎最勝寺町6-3
Hours
Tue to Sun
10:00 to 17:00
Mon
Closed

When Monday is a public holiday it opens and closes the day after the holiday instead. Closed between exhibitions and from 24 December 2026 to 5 January 2027.

Source: emuseum.or.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.

The modern building of the Hosomi Museum on Niomon-dori in Okazaki, Kyoto
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The Hosomi Museum opened in 1998 to show what three generations of the Hosomi family collected, from Shinto and Buddhist art and tea utensils to Edo painting such as Rimpa and Ito Jakuchu. Exhibitions change through the year.

Nearest station Higashiyama (Tozai Line)
Cost ¥¥
Time needed 1 hour
Best time Rainy afternoons
Rainy day

Insider tip

Entry depends on the show, ¥2,000 for the Ryokan exhibition running to 8 November 2026. The Koko-an tea room looks out over the Higashiyama hills, but its regular tea service is paused, so ask the museum first. The JAKUCHU CAFE in the basement and the shop are free to walk into.

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What's on near Hosomi Museum

Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Hosomi Museum, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.

Performance On now ¥¥

KYOTO EXPERIMENT 2026

KYOTO EXPERIMENT 京都国際舞台芸術祭 2026

3 to 25 Oct ROHM Theatre Kyoto and other venues, Okazaki

Kyoto's international performing arts festival brings experimental theatre, dance and music from around the world to ROHM Theatre Kyoto, Kyoto Art Center and other stages. Times and ticket prices vary by programme.

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The modernist exterior of ROHM Theatre Kyoto in Okazaki under a clear blue sky Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0
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KYOTO EXPERIMENT International Performing Arts Festival

KYOTO EXPERIMENT 京都国際舞台芸術祭

2 to 24 Oct (dates to be confirmed) ROHM Theatre Kyoto and other venues, Okazaki

Station Higashiyama (Tozai Line)

Kyoto's international festival of experimental theatre, dance, music and art, held since 2010 and running for about three weeks at venues across the city. Times and tickets differ by show.

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The modernist exterior of ROHM Theatre Kyoto in Okazaki under a clear blue sky Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0
Exhibition ¥1,500

Nihon Bonsai Taikan-ten (Japan Bonsai Exhibition)

第46回 日本盆栽大観展

20 to 23 Nov Miyako Messe, Okazaki

Time 9:00 to 16:30 (16:00 on the last day) Station Okazaki Koen Bijutsukan Heian-jingu-mae bus stop (City Bus 5)

Bonsai and suiseki viewing stones sent in by growers from all over Japan fill Miyako Messe for the 46th Taikan-ten. Primary school children and younger get in free, and the sales corner shuts at 15:00 on the last day.

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Anime and games

Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair (Kyomaf)

京都国際マンガ・アニメフェア（京まふ）

18 to 19 Sept (dates to be confirmed) Miyako Messe, ROHM Theatre Kyoto and the Kyoto International Manga Museum, Okazaki

Time 9:00 to 17:00 (Sunday to 16:00) Station Higashiyama (Tozai Line)

One of western Japan's biggest manga, anime and game fairs, with publisher and studio booths and stage shows at Miyako Messe and ROHM Theatre Kyoto, plus events at the Kyoto International Manga Museum.

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Market Free

Heian Antique Market (Heian Nomi-no-ichi)

平安蚤の市

About once a month on dates the organiser posts, 9:00 to 16:00 Okazaki Park, in front of Heian Shrine, Okazaki

Time 9:00 to 16:00 Station Higashiyama (Tozai Line), 10 min walk

More than 100 dealers in antiques and secondhand goods set up in Okazaki Park in front of Heian Shrine. Dates move from month to month and are often weekdays, and rain or storms cancel it, with the call posted the afternoon before.

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The vermilion and green halls of Heian Shrine under a cloudy sky Manish Prabhune, CC BY 2.0

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Nearby

Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design Museum · 2 min walk In the basement of the Miyako Messe hall, this museum lays out all 74 of Kyoto's designated traditional crafts, from textiles and dyeing to lacquer... ROHM Theatre Kyoto Landmark · 2 min walk ROHM Theatre Kyoto is the old Kyoto Kaikan, a modernist hall by Kunio Maekawa that opened in 1960, rebuilt and reopened under its new name in 2016. Rokusei Food · 3 min walk Rokusei has cooked Kyoto cuisine since 1899 and started its teoke bento in 1966, seasonal dishes packed into a wooden pail lacquered on the inside. National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto Museum · 3 min walk MoMAK is the national museum of 20th-century art and crafts, with a lean toward Kyoto and Kansai artists such as the Kyoto school of Japanese-style... Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art Museum · 4 min walk Kyoto's city art museum opened in 1933, and its main building is the oldest public art museum building still standing in Japan. Okazaki Canal Park · 4 min walk The Okazaki stretch of the Lake Biwa Canal runs through Okazaki Park and under the giant Heian Shrine torii, with cherry trees along its banks.

Around Okazaki

Art museums, Meiji gardens and Nanzen-ji along the Lake Biwa Canal

Okazaki is Kyoto's museum quarter. Two art museums sit either side of the approach to Heian Shrine, by its giant torii, and the zoo, a crafts museum and ROHM Theatre Kyoto are a few minutes away round Okazaki Park. Follow the Lake Biwa Canal east and you're at Nanzen-ji, with Eikan-do and Murin-an a short walk from its gate.

Okazaki has 27 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 9 shrines and temples, 6 museums, 4 restaurants, 2 cafes, 2 shops, 2 landmarks and 2 parks and gardens. Read the Okazaki guide.

Good to know

What is the address of Hosomi Museum?
6-3 Okazaki Saishojicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市左京区岡崎最勝寺町6-3).
What are the opening hours of Hosomi Museum?
Tue to Sun 10:00 to 17:00; Closed Mon. When Monday is a public holiday it opens and closes the day after the holiday instead. Closed between exhibitions and from 24 December 2026 to 5 January 2027.
How do I get to Hosomi Museum?
The nearest station is Higashiyama (Tozai Line). Hosomi Museum is in Okazaki, Kyoto.
How much does Hosomi Museum cost?
Hosomi Museum is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
How long do you need at Hosomi Museum?
Plan for 1 hour.
When is the best time to visit Hosomi Museum?
Rainy afternoons.

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