Educational Guides and Worksheets

The Kyoto National Museum produces and distributes multilingual educational guides and worksheets designed to help children and adults better appreciate the works on view in the museum for a more fulfilling museum experience. These are distributed in the museum galleries during exhibitions so that visitors can use them while viewing exhibitions.
*Guides and worksheets are not distributed for all exhibitions.

Educational Guides and Worksheets (PDF)

• Chanoyu and Tea in Japan

  English（PDF）

  Related Exhibition:
  Special Exhibition
  Chanoyu: Tea in the Cultural Life of Kyoto

• The Temples Kanshin-ji and Kongō-ji in Japanese History

  English（PDF）

  Related Exhibition:
  Special Exhibition
  Kanshin-ji and Kongō-ji, Two Temples of Kawachinagano: Esoteric Buddhist Art and the Legacy of the Southern Court

• Saichō and Tendai Buddhism

  English（PDF）

  Related Exhibition:
  Special Exhibition
  Commemorating the 1200th Anniversary of Saichō's Death: Buddhist Art of the Tendai School

• Sokuō's Cherished Treasures

  English（PDF）

  Related Exhibition:
  Special Exhibition
  Masterpieces from the Hatakeyama Memorial Museum of Fine Art: Noh, Chanoyu, and Rinpa

• A Guide to the National Treasures of Kyoto

  English（PDF）

  Related Exhibition:
  Special Exhibition
  National Treasures of Kyoto: Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Japan's Ancient Capital

• All about the Buddhist Precepts and Jianzhen

  English（PDF）

  Related Exhibition:
  Priest Gyōnen 700th Memorial Special Exhibition
  The Buddhist Legacy of Jianzhen (Ganjin) and His Successors

• Introduction to Japanese Court Culture

  English（PDF）

  Related Exhibition:
  Special Exhibition in Celebration of the Emperor's Enthronement
  Treasures from the Imperial Palace

• A Guide to Waka and Kana Calligraphy

  English（PDF）

  Related Exhibition:
  Special Exhibition
  The Thirty-Six Immortal Poets: Elegant Arts of the Classical Japanese Court

• Introduction to Japanese Swords

  English（PDF）

  Related Exhibition:
  Special Exhibition
  Swords of Kyoto: Master Craftsmanship from an Elegant Culture

• Become a Master of Guardian Lions and Lion Dogs

  English（PDF）