Tōdai-ji Museum
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Closed day
Opening Hours
Apr – Oct / 9:30 – 17:30
(Last admission 17:00)
Nov – Mar / 9:30 – 17:00
(Last admission 16:30)
Closing days
Admission Fees
(Tōdai-ji Museum)
Adult ¥800
6-12 years old ¥400
Facility information
Since its founding in the eighth century Tōdai-ji has suffered from numerous disasters and fires caused by war. Each time the temple compound was rebuilt during this more than twelve hundred year history when steps were also taken to preserve the statues, paintings, works of decorative art, sutras, other religious texts, and historical documents.
The Tōdai-ji Museum was opened in October 2011, as a place to safely store and exhibit these temple treasures. In order to protect works particularly vulnerable to fires and earthquakes such as clay sculptures, each of the galleries and storage rooms was equipped with seismic isolation systems.
Attention
Photography and sketching and using a flashlight are prohibited inside the building.
