MIHO MUSEUM(미호 뮤지엄)운영자 미확인

Take the Teisan bus for Miho Museum from the south exit of JR Ishiyama Station, about 50 minutes to the last stop, Miho Museum. The bus runs only on days the museum is open. Please check the timetable on the official website.

About 15 minutes from Shigaraki IC on the Shin-Meishin Expressway. There is a car park. As the museum is in the mountains, we recommend using satellite navigation.

There is a museum shop selling original goods and catalogues.

Yes. MIHO MUSEUM is in Shigaraki Town, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture, about 15-20 minutes by car from the centre of Shigaraki, the home of Shigaraki ware. Many visitors combine it with pottery activities and a tour of the kilns.

It opens seasonally: spring (mid-March to early June), summer (mid-July to mid-August) and autumn (early September to mid-December), closing in winter. Opening hours are 10:00-17:00 (last admission 16:00). Please check the opening calendar on the official website before visiting.

There is no age limit and anyone may visit. Junior high school age and under enter free. If you are bringing young children, please take care that they do not touch the exhibits.

The permanent display alone takes about 1 to 2 hours, and 2 to 3 hours or more with a special exhibition. We recommend taking your time in the quiet mountain setting.

Adults 1,300 yen, high school and university students 1,000 yen, and junior high school age and under free. Groups of 20 or more receive 100-200 yen off each rate. Holders of a disability certificate enter free on showing it (one carer pays the group rate).

It was designed by the world-renowned architect I. M. Pei, known for the glass pyramid at the Louvre among other works. Its concept comes from the peach-blossom paradise described by the Chinese poet Tao Yuanming. More than 80 per cent of the building's volume is set underground, with the natural landscape restored above it, giving a design that merges uniquely with its surroundings.

The collection of about 3,000 works covers Japanese art (Buddhist art, tea ceremony art and more) and ancient art from around the world (Egypt, Greece, Rome, West Asia, South Asia, China and elsewhere), of which about 250 are on permanent display. Special exhibitions are also held in each of the spring, summer and autumn openings.

There is a restaurant and a cafe, popular for menus using ingredients grown by Shumei natural agriculture, without pesticides or fertiliser. You can make a day of it, combining lunch with the art.

Parking is available. Please check the official information for details.

Adults 1,300 yen, high school and university students 1,000 yen, junior high school age and under free (groups of 20 or more receive 100-200 yen off each rate).

Mondays (the following weekday when Monday is a public holiday). The museum opens seasonally in spring, summer and autumn and closes in winter. Please see the official calendar for details.

10:00-17:00 (last admission 16:00).

About 50 minutes on the Teisan bus for Miho Museum from the south exit of JR Ishiyama Station, alighting at the last stop. By car, about 15 minutes from Shigaraki IC on the Shin-Meishin Expressway.

300 Tashiro Momodani, Shigaraki Town, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture