Kaleidoscope Museum of Kyoto — Attraction in Kyoto

This is a cute place where you can just relax and look through various different types of kaleidoscopes. They do have quite an array of different kaleidoscopes from small typical ones to larger, very different ones than I've ever seen. They also do a short 5-minute show where kaleidoscopes are projected onto the walls. For varying fees, you can make your own kaleidoscope to take home. They will walk you through the kit. You can grab some coffee or a bite to eat. A nice touch is that they have kids books. It is very small so it is definitely not a...

100% worth a visit here! Price of admission is 300 yen and goes a long way. Even though the museum is small, they have MANY MANY kaleidoscopes and are very beautiful and different. Some very creative ones too.

The staff were extremely friendly and obviously very passionate about kaleidoscopes.

Each one had Japanese and English instructions which was helpful as a lot of them were different and we're used differently. But the staff are also way too eager to demonstrate how each one works to you as well.

Outstanding...

Enchanting little museum tucked in near Sanjo Kawaramachi area. It's pretty easy to miss this museum but the location in Google maps is accurate and you won't miss the entrance sign. The tickets only cost 500 JPY for adults, 300 JPY for high schoolers, 200 JPY for junior high schoolers, and free for below that. The place is small but the kaleidoscopes are so pretty. There's also a short show at around 1 PM. We can make our own kaleidoscopes for 900 JPY (dry type) or 2000-ish...