Omochaeiga Museum / Toy Film Museum — Attraction in Kyoto

This museum is much more than what it says.

Not only is there a huge collection of old filming equipment that you've probably never heard of; the museum possesses amazing old photografs made with techniques that are not used anymore. Then, there are different types of ingenious devices made to show animations. There's also a part of the museum dedicated to the work of the great Akira Kurasawa, along with very nice posters and movie articles. You can also just sit, relax, and watch movies from the 1920s. I'm sure that there's much more but we had to leave.

The curators were extremely friendly. This is not some ordinary museum where you just go in and out. You're given a tour, which is fitted to your likings. The owners are very knowledgeable about all topics considered movie and photography, and I feel like this afternoon really gave me an insight into how movies were made back in the day and much more. Also, they kept the place open longer than what it says on the door since we came in short before it closed.

I'd recommend this museum to anyone interested in...

One of my favourite experiences in Kyoto - the people here are lovely and warm, and were excited to show me around their museum ranging from early paper animation, to 9.5mm film, to 35mm film.

They are currently looking to attend a film festival in Italy and would appreciate any and all patronage so please make it a point to visit, it's...

Happened to pass by this museum and entered without much expectations. It was a really small place (it was probably the size of a large room) but the owners were really friendly and made the effort to explain things even though they were not fluent in English. It was a really warm experience and you won't regret popping by, if just...