Kyoto National Museum

nationalmuseum · 1897 · Higashiyama-ku, JP · Katayama Tōkuma, Yoshio Taniguchi

Kyoto National Museum (Higashiyama-ku, Japan) dates from 1897. The catalogue names Katayama Tōkuma and Yoshio Taniguchi as the architects. According to Wikidata, the building belongs to the ‘Renaissance’ style. The date falls within the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.

The building was inaugurated in 1897. The building is protected as Important Cultural Property of Japan.

The catalogue has 3 more buildings by Katayama Tōkuma. 49 other buildings on this site lie within 25 kilometres; the nearest is Hōkō-ji Temple, 251 m away.

• Katayama Tōkuma
• Yoshio Taniguchi
• Renaissance