- Celebrating 1100 Years of Kokinshu
and 800 Years of Shinkokinshu -
“Classical Japanese Poetry and Art”


DATE:   November 23 - December 25, 2005, 9:30a.m. - 5p.m. (last admission 4:30p.m.)
PLACE:  

527 Chaya-machi, Higashi-ku, Kyoto

DIRECTION:   1-minute walk from the city bus stop at Hakubutsukan Sanjusangen-do mae
TEL:   81-75-525-2473 (telephone service)
ADMISSION:   Adults - 420 yen, Students (High School/College) - 130 yen, and free for Junior High School Students and younger
TEXT:   The National Museum was built in 1897. It has and displays a numerous of antiques from Japan and the East, as well as cultural treasuries, including archaeological materials. This year celebrates 800th year after the completion of “Shinkokinwakashu” in 1205, the museum offers a special exhibition of arts related to classical Japanese poetry, Waka. Enjoy visually presented Waka world, which we usually enjoy reading lines.