Nara National Museum

Located adjacent to Todai-ji Temple, Kasuga Taisha Shrine and Kofuku-ji Temples, this second oldest museum of Japan is a must visit for connoisseurs of Buddhist art and for anyone and everyone who takes delight in delving into history or seeking new knowledge. Formerly founded as a single brick building in 1895 in the form of Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall, the Nara National Museum was expanded by adding two supplemental buildings later on, all connected to each other through an underground walkway.
The museum is home to a brilliant display of national treasures that includes Buddhist and Bodhisattva sculptures, age old images and documents, artefacts and archaeological relics belonging to various temples and shrines of Nara and preserved from various periods in the rich Japanese history. Besides these permanent collections, there are ongoing special exhibitions that are organised throughout the year that are presented in a pretty amazing manner as well. If walking through all the various exhibits tires you out, you can head out towards the underground basement corridor of the museum. Open to the general public, with or without an admission ticket, this corridor includes a comforting café, a museum shop and a swerve of informative exhibition panels to browse through.Nara and preserved from various periods in the rich Japanese history. Besides these permanent collections, there are ongoing special exhibitions that are organised throughout the year that are presented in a pretty amazing manner as well. If walking through all the various exhibits tires you out, you can head out towards the underground basement corridor of the museum. Open to the general public, with or without an admission ticket, this corridor includes a comforting café, a museum shop and a swerve of informative exhibition panels to browse through.