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- Feature Exhibition Celebrating the Japanese Doll Festival
General Information
- Exhibition Title
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Feature Exhibition
Celebrating the Japanese Doll Festival
- Period
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February 7–March 15, 2026
- Venue
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Heisei Chishinkan Wing, Gallery 1F-2
- Closed
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- Mondays, except February 23, 2026.
- February 24, 2026
- Museum Hours
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9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (entrance until 4:30 p.m.)
Open until 8:00 p.m. on Fridays (entrance until 7:30 p.m.)
- Admission
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Adult 700 yen University Student
(ID required)350 yen - Admission fee includes admission to all galleries in the Heisei Chishinkan Wing.
- Admission is free for high school students and other youths age 0 – 17, seniors over 70, visitors with disabilities and one caretaker, and for Campus Members (including faculty). Please show ID.
- Admission for school groups: Admission to the Collection Galleries is free for elementary school, middle school, and high school students on school fieldtrips as well as teachers serving as their guides.
Description of Exhibition
The Kyoto National Museum’s annual exhibition of Japanese dolls features a variety of hina dolls traditionally displayed for the Doll Festival (Hina Matsuri) on March 3. The exhibits include lavish model palaces that that were popular in the Kansai region, as well as various other dolls (ningyō) made in Kyoto.

Hina Dolls, Jirōzaemon-Headed Tachibina (Standing Doll) Type
Kyoto National Museum