Shosoin Repository
Places to visit
Shosoin Repository, regarded as the eastern terminal of the Silk Road, houses more than 8,000 treasures including manuscripts, clothing, ornaments, furniture and musical instruments from ancient times.
In the Shosoin Exhibition specially selected treasures are exhibited at the Nara National Museum every fall.
Information
Free admission
Please click here to view the home page.
For information about public openings and external visits to the ‘Shoso’,
please click here.
- Contacts
- Shosoin Office, Imperial Household Agency
- Tel
- 0742-26-2811
Access
- Nara Kotsu Bus (City Loop Line) from both JR Nara Station and Kintetsu-Nara Station
About 15 minutes walk from ‘Todaiji Daibutsuden Kasugataisha-mae’ bus stop - Nara-Kotsu bus bound for ‘Aoyama Jutaku’ or ‘Yagyu’ from JR Nara Station or Kintetsu-Nara station
About 10 minutes walk from ‘Imakoji’ bus stop
