Kitora Tomb Hekiga Taikenkan Shijin no Yakata

The ancients were great, but also contemporaries are great.

Kitora Tomb is said to have the oldest Astronomical Chart in existence and it was designated a national treasure in July 2019. The wall painting was not just excavated. Since it was too old and was k...

Didn't get to see the actual tomb mound

I believe I read that some work was being done to the actual tomb. The museum was impressive and explains whats what. The park is nice with clean restrooms, a souvenir shop with snacks and refreshm...

Very good museum with English info on phone

This new free exhibition centre is well planned. You can download a free app on your phone using free WiFi there which is very informative. It covers the paintings, astrological chart & Chinese horos...

Impressive museum - unexpected and unplanned. SO glad we went!

I had my Asuka day all planned out and this wasn't on my radar. So glad our free tour guide took us here! A lot of money went into this exhibit and it's well laid out with replicas inside and an int...

キトラ古墳見学帰りに

キトラ古墳見学帰りに寄りました。 訪問時たまたま壁画公開期間だったのですが、受付で聞いてみると1時間半待ちだとのこと。後の予定もあったので泣く泣くあきらめ一般公開されている石室復元模型を見学しました。 レプリカとはいえ、壁画が描かれている石室の漆喰の汚れ具合までかなり精密に再現されていて面白い。 玄武と白虎はまだ判別できますが、青龍は壁のしみに何か色がついてるようにしか見えません。 興味深く拝見し...