“The Garden of Fine Arts, Kyoto” is the first painting garden in the world where visitors can appreciate ceramic board paintings that reproduce the beauty of famous paintings in their original form. The garden opened in 1994 in the heart of the Kitayama area in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto.
The greatest feature of The Garden of Fine Arts, Kyoto is that visitors can view under sunlight eight of the world's masterpieces, including Claude Monet's “Waterlilies, Morning”, Michelangelo Buonarroti's “The Last Judgment”, and Monk Toba's “Caricatures of Birds, Animals and People”. Four of the works on display were exhibited at the 1990 International Garden and Greenery Exposition, and the remaining four were created especially for this garden.
These ceramic board paintings were conceived and planned by SAKAIYA Taichi, a well-known writer and economic commentator who was involved in the 1970 Osaka Expo as a producer, and were donated to Kyoto Prefecture by their owner, KAYAMORI Shinji, president of DAIKOKU DENKI CO.
Another highlight is the architecture designed by world-renowned architect ANDO Tadao. The fair-faced concrete slab structure, typical of Ando's architecture, looks beautiful from any angle, and visitors can enjoy the contrast with the natural surroundings. Located next to the Kyoto Botanical Garden, it is a spot where visitors can spend a relaxing time in combination with the surrounding nature.
Address | Shimogamo-Hangi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto (next to the east of the exit of the North Mountain Gate of the Kyoto Botanical Garden) |
Tel | 075-724-2188 |
Access from nearest station | ・Get off at Kitayama Station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Line. 1 minute walk east from Exit 3. ・Take Kyoto City Subway “Kitayama” station and get off at “Kitayama Ekimae” station. 5 minutes on foot to the west. |
Opening Hours | 9:00 - 17:00 (admission until 16:30) |
Closed day | December 28-January 4, possibly closed for facility maintenance |
Admission fee | General admission: 100 yen (common ticket: general admission: 250 yen, high school student: 200 yen) *A common ticket allows admission to both the Botanical Garden and the Garden of Ceramic Porcelain Paintings. *Free admission for junior high school students and younger, and persons 70 years of age and older (proof of age must be presented). *Free admission for holders of a physical disability certificate, mental disability certificate, or rehabilitation certificate and their caregivers. |
Notes. | There is no private parking lot. |
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