Suntory Museum of Art

Beautiful, modern, elegant museum. Saw the “Daigoji Temple: A Shingon Esoteric Buddhist Universe in Kyoto” exhibition in Autumn 2018. Entrance fee for adult is ¥1500, but a “set” package with English audio guide (recommended! Gives great insight.) is ¥2050, a ¥50 discount from purchasing separately. Audio guide is 2 hrs total time. Some exhibition pieces will vary over the duration of the display. Recommended for aficionados of Japanese Buddhist sculpture from the Heian and Kamakura periods. Exhibition is smaller than others in Tōkyō of the same price, but, IMHO, worth the expenditure. Again, the audio guide is worth the ¥450/500 yen you’ll spend because of the quality explanations provided and because it will force you to take your time and enjoy the gallery of treasures displayed. The Dainichi-kyō sutra commentary hand-written by Kōbō Daishi was one of my favorite pieces. No photography allowed inside. Staff was wonderful.