Bamboo Museum (竹の資料館)

Flow of the course

About this spot

A museum inside Kyoto City Rakusai Bamboo Park where you can see displays on bamboo varieties, bamboo ecology, and the tools and crafts made from bamboo. Being indoors, it is a welcome place to catch your breath away from the sun. Many kinds of bamboo are planted in the park, so you can also enjoy going outside to look for the names you saw in the museum. The bamboo crafts are easy for children to grasp, and the baskets and tools bring moments of surprise at what can be made from bamboo. It is just the right stop for saving energy in a cool interior ahead of the afternoon's water play.

Tips

Kyoto City Rakusai Bamboo Park is free to enter, open 9:00-17:00 (last entry 16:00), and closed every Wednesday and over the New Year period. The exhibition rooms are meant to be viewed quietly, so agreeing beforehand not to run makes for a calmer visit. The grounds are undulating, so in places a baby carrier is easier to move with than a stroller. You can walk through the grounds to reach the Splash Pond.

Best time to visit

About 50 minutes. Spending the 11:00 hour indoors, when the sun gets strong, makes the afternoon easier

Access & map

300-3, 2-chome, Oe Kitafukunishi-cho, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto 610-1112