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

Penny Akester @pennyakester - 2019-10-17: Patterns and shapes - more inspiration...
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#patterns #creativeboost #Inspiration #designprocess #jewellery… https://t.co/NOd9SusUDP
William Smale @smaleb - 2019-10-16: Bizenware exhibit at the museum! @ MIHO MUSEUM https://t.co/uQldByhXso
GermanSchteel @GermanSchteel - 2019-10-14: We'll tackle the M26 and my opinions on it (tl;dr I think it's as overblown as the Tiger I is in terms of performan… https://t.co/pEdkoZMFP7
GermanSchteel @GermanSchteel - 2019-10-09: For a few seconds there, you can see Miho just melt. Not in the way that she saw the Boko museum though.

They've k… https://t.co/U3wxtnuHyb
GermanSchteel @GermanSchteel - 2019-10-09: Or rather, she discovered the Disneyland from that creepypasta. Welcome to the Boko Museum, home of those Boko Bear… https://t.co/2IwVlttk1A
Hal @Hal___Gynn - 2019-10-07: A glimpse of the levels of expertise reached in glass making during Egypt’s 18th dynasty.

Likely to represent Ame… https://t.co/0sPISXMoM6
Duart McLean @DuartTara - 2019-10-01: please listen to the sound of running water

Shimane, Izumo Taisha, Shinjiko, Miho Shrine, Adachi Museum of Art 島根… https://t.co/Y8icS0X0kY
Nicholas @ketchupsecret - 2019-09-26: I consistently recommend the MIHO museum to my old coworkers that ask for Japan trip planning suggestions and none… https://t.co/C3eWuiWM0a
Robert Yellin @RobertYellin - 2019-09-26: Bizen Triangular Altered Jar by Isezaki So. That’s how a similar work is described in the major Bizen exhibition tr… https://t.co/wnH2znpaAD
雷太 @lighter235 - 2019-09-22: I didn't like the exhibitions but Miho Museum architecture was top-tier as expected https://t.co/OmMokZ1QEk
雷太 @lighter235 - 2019-09-22: Moving to Miho museum which attracted me with its architecture designed by I.M. Pei. It's hidden in deep mountains. https://t.co/rxEaHdqdEV
David Famero Sr., FMP @dfamero - 2019-09-18: Baby in the I.M. Pei tunnel. (@ Miho Museum) on #Yelp https://t.co/KHYFWKprQg
Robert Yellin @RobertYellin - 2019-09-17: Very similar to one being shown in the important Bizen exhibition now at the Miho Museum a rough clay hidasuki jar… https://t.co/GIuu56a4Cp
Robert Yellin @RobertYellin - 2019-09-17: Very similar to one being shown in the important Bizen exhibition now at the Miho Museum a rough clay hidasuki jar… https://t.co/U7OsSdNCvP
tamazo_ English @EnglishTamazo - 2019-09-17: Lunch at miho museum. https://t.co/qIQ92N5lXA
Robert Yellin @RobertYellin - 2019-09-14: The Bizen at the Miho Museum is simply the best Bizen exhibition RYYG has ever seen. With works dating from the 13t… https://t.co/EDC4QG9PmK
YABAI @yabaimedia - 2019-09-11: The Best Reasons to Visit the Miho Museum of Japan | YABAI - The Modern, Vibrant Face of Japan… https://t.co/NojJmMCt0w
Nancy Cadet @cadetinpanama - 2019-09-09: Nagata Yuji: Mysterious Makie Artist at the Miho Museum | Kyoto Journal
#Japan https://t.co/9bEvt0fUQE
daruma🇰🇷🇺🇸🇯🇵 @F4oBBzu4Zt0whV6 - 2019-09-07: the louis vuitton cruise 2018 fashion show at the miho museum near kyoto
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ANNIE PIERCE @ANNIEPIERCE - 2019-09-05: The MIHO MUSEUM is one of the most beautiful museums in the World! Come with me in March 2020 to visit it!… https://t.co/UuZnWUHHIl
ANNIE PIERCE @ANNIEPIERCE - 2019-09-05: Would you like to go to Japan with me in March 2020 to see this beautiful Miho Museum Tunnel? Let me know! 😃… https://t.co/S2F6JdFx0j
Jin Xu @xujnx - 2019-09-04: Reconstruction of a Sogdian draw loom at the Miho Museum, Japan. On the right is a piece of brocade, or using the t… https://t.co/IUECIFqSRC
Nadeem | Eran ud Turan @eranudturan - 2019-09-04: Reconstruction of a #Sogdian loom for weaving the stunning patterned #Sogdian #silk fabrics.
Miho Museum, #Japan
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°F / efu @0efu0 - 2019-09-03: I forgot to take a picture but the Miho Museum was my favorite I have ever visited. https://t.co/5iymUWG2Ds
The Marg Foundation @_margfoundation - 2019-09-01: Our latest magazine 'Gandhara: A Confluence of Cultures', edited by Naman P. Ahuja is now available at… https://t.co/3TSDrrm1gU
もくへびくん @kida_miho - 2019-08-30: Museum Time https://t.co/AYXWszp2S1
もくへびくん @kida_miho - 2019-08-30: Museum Time https://t.co/AYXWszp2S1
木星人 @kida_miho - 2019-08-30: Museum Time https://t.co/AYXWszp2S1
木星人 @kida_miho - 2019-08-30: Museum Time https://t.co/AYXWszp2S1
Hanakanmuri @Mariko32504212 - 2019-08-29: MIHO MUSEUM: a hidden Shangri-la in the deep forest of Shiga, LOUIS VUITTON fell in love with.
#mihomuseum #museum… https://t.co/vl5kTM14R4
Hanakanmuri @hanakanmuri_325 - 2019-08-29: MIHO MUSEUM: a hidden Shangri-la in the deep forest of Shiga, LOUIS VUITTON fell in love with.
#mihomuseum #museum… https://t.co/vl5kTM14R4