Visitor Information

At the Museum, Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, we have developed our permanent exhibit, Archaeology of Yamato, to help guests deepen their understanding of the history of Nara Prefecture, which occupies an important position in Japanese history, using artifacts excavated from archaeological sites in Nara Prefecture. In addition, special exhibitions are held twice a year in spring and autumn, and a preliminary exhibition of the latest excavation results, Excavating Yamato, is held in summer.
There is also a video library, archaeology library and information corner, rest area, and other facilities that you can use for free, as well as a museum shop, so please come and visit us.

Address
50-2 Unebi-cho, Kashihara, Nara
634-0065 JAPAN
Phone: +81 7 4424 1185
Fax: +81 7 4424 1355
Museum Hours
9 am - 5 pm(Admission until 4:30 pm)
Closed
Mondays
  • * If Monday is a holiday, the museum will be open, and instead closed the following day.
  • * The Museum also closes for the new year holidays (December 28–January 4).
  • * In addition to the above, please note that there are several days when the museum is closed on an irregular basis each year. For details, please check the calendar on the home page.The Museum will be closed on days marked with X.
General Admission
  • Adults ¥400 (¥350)
  • High school & college students ¥300 (¥250)
  • Elementary & middle school students ¥200 (¥150)

*Group rates will be applied on group more than 20 people

*During special exhibitions, the special exhibition admission fee is required to view the permanent exhibit.

[ Admission to the permanent exhibit is free for the following people: ]

  1. Persons with a physical disability certificate, intellectual disability certificate, or mental disability certificate, and one accompanying person ption.

    *Please present the disability certificate at the reception.

Getting Here

Route map

By Public Transport

5 minute walk from Unebigoryo-Mae Station, Kintetsu Kashihara Line

15 minute walk from Kashiharajingu-Mae Station, Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line

Exhibition Guide

Archaeological Institute of Kashihara Digital Museum

Introduction to the Permanent Exhibit

The Archaeological Institute of Kashihara has been conducting archaeological research in Nara Prefecture since 1938. The permanent exhibit displays archaeological materials unearthed from sites dating to the Paleolithic, Jomon, Yayoi, Kofun, Asuka and Nara, and Heian through Muromachi periods, organized by time period. Please examine the history of Japan through archaeology, using actual materials unearthed in Nara Prefecture, representative of Japanese archaeology.

Museum Map
Museum Map

Exhibition Room No.1

  • APaleolithic Period (?-ca. 10,000 BC)

    • A-1Earliest Hunters

  • BJomon Period (ca. 10,000 BC-ca. 300 BC)

    • B-1Transition to Sedentary Lifeways
    • B-2Affluent Foragers

  • CYayoi Period (ca. third century BC-late third century AD)

    • C-1Adoption of Rice Cultivation
    • C-2Diverse Subsistence Bases
    • C-3Ritual Paraphernalia
    • C-4Political Consolidation

Exhibition Room No.2

  • DKofun Period(late third century-end of the sixth century)

    • D-1Establishment of Yamato Central Authority
    • D-2Japan in Fifth Century East Asian Diplomatic Relations
    • D-3Ritual Life in the Kofun Period
    • D-4Growth of Yamato Central Authority
    • D-5Fujinoki Kofun Mounded Tomb
    • D-6Varieties of Elite Coffins

Exhibition Room No.3

  • EAsuka and Nara Periods (592-794)

    • E-1Early Historic Capitals
    • E-2Construction of Buddhist Temples
    • E-3From Kofun Mounded Tombs to Cremation Burials

  • FHeian through Muromachi Periods (794-1603)

    • F-1Daily Life in Medieval Japan