Miho Museum

Information

This museum is built so as to melt into the mountains of Shigaraki. To preserve its environment, more than 80% of the building is underground. And the exhibits are as impressive as the architecture. Works on display are selected from a collection more than 2,000, and include pieces of from the Nara and Heian periods (8th – 12th centuries).

Opening Hours

10:00 - 17:00 *admission until 16:00

Closed

Irregular

Price / Entrance Fee

1,100 yen (General, Adult)
800 yen (Student)
300 yen (Child)

Access / Public Transport

50 minutes from JR Ishiyama Station by the bus bound for Miho-Hakubutsukan. Get off at the last stop.

Address / Location

300, Shigarakicho Tashiro, Koka-shi, Shiga, 529-1814

Tweets

The King of Kings Podcast @Persiacast - 2020-07-06: Did you know that #Sasanian artifacts have been discovered as far away as JAPAN? This cut-glass cup is currently ho… https://t.co/UxyZlckJrx
momotarou@museum_in_mt. @museum_in_mt_u - 2020-07-04: Fish shaped Container
Eastern Mediterranean
1st Century

A fish cast from translucent glass of bright blue.
The eye… https://t.co/LC2W3OUMs7
Araceli Rego @AraceliRego - 2020-07-02: Achaemenid (the first Persian Empire) Golden Goblet With Bulls -- Circa 500 BCE -- Miho Museum,Japan #art https://t.co/bWQih0gpu6
My favorite chinese art @ChineseFavorite - 2020-07-02: It is extremely similar to the oil-spot bowl of the Daitokuji Ryokoin temple in Kyoto, which is designated as impor… https://t.co/WZdhRhwVRz
miho @miho_clearsky - 2020-06-29: @SchulzMuseum Now, I live in JAPAN .
but,someday,I want to visit Suhulz
museum!
momotarou@museum_in_mt. @museum_in_mt_u - 2020-06-27: Owl Stirrup Vessel
Peru Moche
AD200-500

Owl with two-tone color of brown and yellow.
The wings are geometrically p… https://t.co/10CLQ81BFI
momotarou@museum_in_mt. @museum_in_mt_u - 2020-06-20: Museum in the mountains
Sleeping Budai
By Miyamoto Musashi
Japan

He is known as Priest Budai who carries on his sh… https://t.co/sFKKdjmcKq
momotarou@museum_in_mt. @museum_in_mt_u - 2020-06-13: Museum in the mountains
Elephant and Whale
by Itō Jakuchū
His late years masterpiece
From land and sea,Elephant and… https://t.co/IpdSzXG3LY
RADIONIC POWERS @radionic_powers - 2020-06-11: Ancient Olmec Jade Mask from Mexico 900-600 BCE now on display at the Miho Museum in Shiga Prefecture Japan https://t.co/i2adfkGbWE
Marthe 영미 Hansen @marthe_mee - 2020-06-08: @metaleptic https://t.co/eoXSyRjqVd
Great museum, suburban vibe. And the staff is responsive in my experience. And… https://t.co/8E0QfxRfP7
Shiga Headlines @ShigaHeadlines - 2020-06-06: In Otsu, Enryakuji Temple reopened on May 24 along with Sakamoto Cable Car to Mt. Hiei. Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine, Saik… https://t.co/ru5xEwRpHP
kissmass digital marketing @kissmassdm - 2020-06-06: The Louis Vuitton Cruise Fashion Show | LOUIS VUITTON | Miho Museum nea... https://t.co/1pqdn4HBCr via @YouTube
momotarou@museum_in_mt. @museum_in_mt_u - 2020-06-06: Museum in the mountains

Plum Blossoms and Small Bird
By Yanagisawa Kien
18c

Small bird grooming with its neck beh… https://t.co/yFxMN4dxoz
Dhamma Ace Yamashita @AceYamashita - 2020-06-02: @museum_in_mt_u Thank you for the link. That's what I thought...it is from Peshawar Museum Gandhara. How long do yo… https://t.co/crXEf0LK6L
momotarou@museum_in_mt. @museum_in_mt_u - 2020-06-01: @AceYamashita This link has more information on this Buddha statue.😄 https://t.co/NfKs8JhBM2
momotarou@museum_in_mt. @museum_in_mt_u - 2020-05-31: @AceYamashita Thank you!! This Buddha statue is in MIHO MUSEUM in Japan.https://t.co/Zpw2BognH4
GermanSchteel @GermanSchteel - 2020-05-24: Hey, the Boko Museum has actual employees now. It's no longer one of several dozen amusement park SCPs.

Though hil… https://t.co/Jp0jW32imh
GermanSchteel @GermanSchteel - 2020-05-24: Remember that Arisu's stated goal in Der Film wasn't to beat Ooarai, it was to save the Boko Museum from closure

O… https://t.co/Rvl2FBbLAd
Olga Pakhareva @Olga_Pakhareva - 2020-05-22: @museum_in_mt_r This is your merit! 😊
It was your page that invited me to the MIHO MUSEUM museum. And there I found this tender picture.
Ashland Poetry Press @ashlandpp - 2020-05-21: Now to be LIVE STREAMED TONIGHT on Facebook! Ashland Poetry Press authors Miho Nonaka (The Museum of Small Bones) a… https://t.co/UUqJCTrcgR
Katherine McKinney @Katheri39354668 - 2020-05-21: I normally avoid name-dropping - so gauche, dahlings - but I was just followed by the MIHO MUSEUM in Japan. I feel all Kenneth Clarky. 😊😊😊
Lyndon Mytton @LyndonMytton - 2020-05-21: Pei's tunnel through a mountain leading to the Miho Museum was partly inspired by a story from fourth-century Chine… https://t.co/lEymLVGXSJ
Almal Spaces @almalspaces - 2020-05-18: Museums are home to more than just art. They hold inspiration for architects and designers all around the world. Th… https://t.co/ETXYEoHGHl
Dave Phillips @lovefutebol - 2020-05-14: @sharp_writing I lost an iPod Touch on the way to the Miho Museum (I somehow took a train in the opposite direction… https://t.co/wQbs2V8ZZu
Shiga Headlines @ShigaHeadlines - 2020-05-14: Lake Biwa Museum in Kusatsu, Miho Museum in Koka, & Otsu City Museum of History (until June 1) remain closed. Higas… https://t.co/oH2zG9jIp1
ama @amasugiru - 2020-05-13: Another good boy. He resides at the Miho Museum, an art museum in Shiga. I’ve come across several striking haniwa i… https://t.co/hcXXTjBlGI
Ashland Poetry Press @ashlandpp - 2020-05-12: Join us for a reading by Ashland Poetry Press authors Miho Nonaka (THE MUSEUM OF SMALL BONES) and Barbara Ungar (SA… https://t.co/GaltgaCgRY
Mark Wagenaar @MarkGWagenaar - 2020-05-03: Also in the new @PlumePoetry—check out Chelsea’s review of Miho Nonaka’s “The Museum of Small Bones,” from… https://t.co/IjTMEHQ6Bj
Jesse @NeedAShortstack - 2020-04-30: So as far as motivation for the opposing team it's stupid, she might have great attachment to the museum and yeah t… https://t.co/fjxcPGPZbn
Mark Wagenaar @MarkGWagenaar - 2020-04-29: Day 8 of #pandemicpoems #shelterinpoems Miho Nonaka’s “The Museum of Small Bones,” from @ashlandpp

A finely paint… https://t.co/RYQG3GTx2q