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Daitoku-ji Temple vs Kyoto National Museum
Both Kyoto National Museum and Daitoku-ji Temple are recommended by experts. On balance, Daitoku-ji Temple scores slightly higher than Kyoto National Museum. Daitoku-ji Temple is ranked #4 in Kyoto with positive reviews from 5 reviews like Michelin Guide, Travel + Leisure and Fodor's.
Daitoku-ji Temple
Fodor's
Concierge
Travel + Leisure
Michelin Guide
53 Murasakino Daitoku-ji-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 603-8231
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Fodor's
"Two dozen temples can be found in this walled compound, a holy place for the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism."
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Concierge
"You could spend a few hours wandering, and easily believe you've gone back in time."
Travel + Leisure
"The riverside 685-year-old Zen monastery has 24 temples on the property."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"Daitoku-ji is a vast Buddhist complex reminiscent of a miniature village, whose single main temple is surrounded by 22 sub-temples."
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Kyoto National Museum
Frommer's
Frommer's
Michelin Guide
Time Out
Frommer's
527 Chayamachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 605-0931
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Frommer's
"Feature exhibits highlighting magnificent art objects and treasures, many of which once belonged to Kyoto's many temples and the imperial court."
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Frommer's
"This museum displays sculpture, Japanese paintings, ceramics, clothing and kimono, lacquerware, metalworks, and other treasures, most of which were once in Kyoto's many temples."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"Opened in 1897, the Imperial Museum was created to preserve Kyoto's cultural treasures, threatened by the Emperor's own desire to modernize the city."
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Time Out
"The National Museum is worth a visit just to see the building. Constructed in the 1890s, this neo-classical gem by Tokuma Katayama has been designated an Important Cultural Property."
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Frommer's
"This museum displays sculpture, Japanese paintings, ceramics, clothing and kimono, lacquerware, metalworks, and other treasures, most of which were once in Kyoto's many temples, shrines"
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