Kyoto Prefectural Yamashiro Local History Museum (Hometown Museum Yamashiro)
Apr 2025-Mar 2026 Event Guide
Upcoming Exhibitions and Events
Winter Special Exhibition
“Everyday items, Past and present”
Date : December20,2025(Saturday) Warch20,2026(Thursday/Holiday)
Contents: This exhibit looks back on the changes in people’s lives, from the time before electricity, gas, and running water became widespread to the present day.
Related Events
Cultural Property Lecture① February 21, 2026 (Sat) 13:30-
“Tools for daily life in northern and southern Kyoto Prefecture”
Lecturer: Yoji Yokode (This museum staff)
Cultural Properties Lecture② March 7, 2026（Sat） 13:30-
“The Showa era and trends in Kyoto Prefecture” (tentative title)
Lecturer: Takahiro Fukuya (Associate Professor, Kyoto University)
“Excavation Anecdotes from the Showa era” (tentative title)
Lecturer: Kazuo Sugihara（ Former Professor at Osaka International University, Former Director of the Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Properties Protection Division, Former Director of our Museum)
Exhibition guide
In addition to permanent exhibitions of South-Yamashiro’s distinctive cultural properties in the fields of archeology, history, and folklore, we hold special
exhibitions and planned exhibitions.
Event
We hold various events throughout the year!
Children’s Workshop
In summer and autumn we hold hands-on classes for elementary and junior high school students.
Listening to the curator’s commentary, they learn how to make ancient money “wado-kaichin”,“magatama”, comma-shaped jewels (stones) used to make necklaces, “sannkaku-ennshinnzyu-kyou”,triangular-rimmed ancient mirrors decorated with gods and animals, as well as “dohtaku”, bronze bells.
Access
(Some parts may not be available)
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Introducing historical sites and other important ruins in the Yamashiro area (excluding Kyoto City).
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Ocha no Kyoto introduces tourist information for the Minamiyamashiro area.
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