This exhibition showcases the ancient city of Kyoto through panels and folding screens that have been designated as a National Treasure and Japanese Important Cultural Property. The exhibition includes original artworks from Kyoto Imperial Palace and Nijo Castle rarely available for public viewing. Highlights include high-tech images and videos, including 4K-quality images of the magnificent Ryoanji Temple stone garden through all four seasons, and richly-detailed close-ups of various sections of the dramatic folding screens.
| Period | Tuesday, Oct. 8 - Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Heiseikan, Tokyo National Museum (Ueno Park) 13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 110-8712, Japan 
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| Opening hours |
9:30 - 17:00 Fridays until 20:00 Fridays and November 2, 3, until 20:00 November 4 until 18:00 Admittance until 30 minutes before closing time |
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| Closed | Mondays (except for October 14 and November 4), and closed Tuesday October 15, Tuesday November 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Admission |
*Free admission for Junior high school students and under *Free admission for those with disabilities and one accompanying adult each (Please show ID at entrance) |
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| Access | 10 minutes walk from JR Ueno and Uguisudani Station 15 minutes walk from Ueno Station, Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line and Ginza Line 15 minutes walk from Nezu Station, Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line 15 minutes walk from Keisei Ueno Station, Keisei Line  |
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| Organizer | Tokyo National Museum, Nippon Television Network Corporation, The Yomiuri Shimbun, | ||||||||||||||||
| Special Sponsor |
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| Sponsored by | Mitsumura Printing Co., Ltd., NIPPONKOA INSURANCE CO., LTD. | ||||||||||||||||
| In cooperation with | All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd., Nippon Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd., Nippon Express Co., Ltd., East Japan Railway Company, BS Nippon Corporation, CS Nippon Corporation, RF RADIO NIPPON CO., LTD., J-WAVE, INC., Nippon Cultural Broadcasting Inc., Television Kanagawa Inc., Rakuten Travel, Inc., Kyoto City |
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| In technical cooperation with | Canon Inc.,Canon Marketing Japan Inc., JVC KENWOOD Corporation, TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD. |
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| General Information | 03-5777-8600 (Hello Dial) | ||||||||||||||||
| Exhibition Website | https://www.ntv.co.jp/kyoto2013/ | ||||||||||||||||
| Official Mobile Device App | https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/id636431131 *Free App. *Paid App. to be released in June, 2013 |