What is the address of Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design?

B1 Miyako Messe, 9-1 Okazaki Seishojicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市左京区岡崎成勝寺町9番地の1 京都市勧業館みやこめっせ地下1階).

How do I get to Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design?

The nearest station is Higashiyama (Tozai Line). Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design is in Okazaki, Kyoto.

How much does Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design cost?

Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.

Museum

Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design

Okazaki, Kyoto

Address

B1 Miyako Messe, 9-1 Okazaki Seishojicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 〒606-8343 京都市左京区岡崎成勝寺町9番地の1 京都市勧業館みやこめっせ地下1階

Hours

Daily: 10:00 to 18:00

Last entry 17:30. Closing days vary and are posted on the calendar on the museum website.

Source: kmtc.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.

The Miyako Messe hall in Okazaki, whose basement holds the Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design — Photo: Asturio Cantabrio / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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 and ceramics, with videos and panels on how each is made. Craftspeople demonstrate their work between 10:30 and 17:30, with a different craft on different days.

Nearest station Higashiyama (Tozai Line)

Cost ¥

Time needed 1 hour

Best time Rainy days

Rainy day

Insider tip

Entry is ¥500, and it's free if you come in kimono. Closing days vary, so check the calendar on the museum's site first. It also runs stencil yuzen dyeing workshops.

Tap to open the interactive map

View on the interactive map Google Maps directions

Tickets and tours

What's on near Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design

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

Exhibition Starts in 10 days Free

Kinjo Yoshihiko Pottery Exhibition (Kinjo Jiro kiln family)

人間国宝金城次郎窯一門金城吉彦窯陶展

2 to 4 Nov Miyako Messe, West 2F Art and Craft Gallery, Okazaki

Time 10:00 to 17:00 (until 16:00 on the last day) Station Higashiyama (Tozai Line), 10 min walk

A pottery exhibition by Yoshihiko Kinjo of the Kinjo Jiro kiln lineage is shown in the West 2F Art and Craft Gallery.

See on the map Hotels nearby Official site

Exhibition Free

Ryukyu Bingata Exhibition

～琉球王府時代より受け継がれる～「琉球紅型の世界展」

11 to 15 Nov Miyako Messe, B1F Special Exhibition Hall, Okazaki

Time 10:00 to 17:00 Station Higashiyama (Tozai Line), 10 min walk

A textile exhibition of Ryukyu bingata dyeing, a craft handed down since the Ryukyu Kingdom, held in the B1F special exhibition hall.

See on the map Hotels nearby Official site

Food event Free

KYOTO Coffee and Chocolate Festival 2026

KYOTOコーヒー・チョコレートフェスティバル 2026 in みやこめっせ

21 to 22 Nov Miyako Messe (Kyoto Municipal Museum of Traditional Industry and exhibition hall), Okazaki

Time 10:00 to 17:00 Station Higashiyama (Tozai Line), 10 min walk

69 shops from across Japan and abroad serve hand-drip coffee, bean-to-bar chocolate, sweets and bread at Miyako Messe over two days. Entry is free.

See on the map Hotels nearby Official site

Festival Free

Hikari no Genji Monogatari Art Festival

五感体感芸術光ノ源氏物語全国規模の市民参画型合同芸術フェスティバル

23 Nov Miyako Messe, West 2F Art and Craft Gallery, Okazaki

Time 13:00 to 17:00 Station Higashiyama (Tozai Line), 10 min walk

A one-day participatory art festival with light, origami, scroll-style paintings and music, including a two-handed calligraphy demonstration at 14:00.

See on the map Hotels nearby Official site

Performance ¥3,300

KYOTO KIMONO TIME 2nd

28 to 29 Nov Miyako Messe (Kyoto Municipal Museum of Traditional Industry and exhibition hall), Okazaki

Time Shows start 11:30, 15:00 and 18:00 on 28 Nov, 12:00 and 15:30 on 29 Nov Station Higashiyama (Tozai Line), 10 min walk

A kimono fashion show by five houses, Aono Yasuo, Tsumuro Shingo, SCOPE COCO, Ogasa Senshu and Anjiro, with five shows over two days at Miyako Messe. Tickets are 3,300 yen.

See on the map Hotels nearby Official site

Smaller local events nearby

Kyoto University Museums Feature 7: Universities Are Treasure Boxes Exhibition
24 Oct to 20 Dec · Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design, Square, Okazaki
A joint exhibition marking the 15th anniversary of the Kyoto university museum partnership, held in the Square gallery at the Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design.
Map · Source: Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts · 京都・大学ミュージアム連携15周年記念合同展京都の大学ミュージアム特集7「大学は宝箱 - てわざ大集合 - 」
Coffee and Tableware 6th: Spin-off, Plates Take the Lead Exhibition
On now, until 30 Oct · Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design, MOCAD Gallery, Okazaki
A tableware exhibition in the MOCAD Gallery of the Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design.
Map · Source: Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts · 「珈琲とうつわ」6th ～スピンオフお皿が主役！～

See every upcoming event in Kyoto

Nearby

National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto Museum · 1 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... Hosomi Museum Museum · 2 min walk 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... 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. Okazaki Canal Park · 2 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. Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art Museum · 2 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. Rokusei Food · 5 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.

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.

Yamamoto Menzou Food · 5 min walk
Heian Shrine Shrine · 5 min walk
Daiyasu Shopping · 5 min walk
Kyoto City Zoo Museum · 6 min walk
Kyoto Handicraft Center Shopping · 7 min walk
Hyotei Food · 7 min walk
Murin-an Park · 7 min walk
Kumano Shrine Shrine · 8 min walk

Good to know

What is the address of Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design?: B1 Miyako Messe, 9-1 Okazaki Seishojicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市左京区岡崎成勝寺町9番地の1 京都市勧業館みやこめっせ地下1階).
What are the opening hours of Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design?: Daily 10:00 to 18:00. Last entry 17:30. Closing days vary and are posted on the calendar on the museum website.
How do I get to Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design?: The nearest station is Higashiyama (Tozai Line). Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design is in Okazaki, Kyoto.
How much does Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design cost?: Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
How long do you need at Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design?: Plan for 1 hour.
When is the best time to visit Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design?: Rainy days.

Stay near Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design

Browse live availability and compare prices around Okazaki.

See hotels near Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design on Booking.comPrices are for the night of Saturday 24 October. You can change the dates on Booking.com. If you book, Roam Kyoto earns a small commission from Stay22 at no extra cost to you.