National Museum of Scotland

From Samurai treasures to tiny netsuke, the National Museum of Scotland has the largest Japanese collection in Scotland. Comprising some 10,000 objects, it covers a wide range of material from the Neolithic period to the present day.

The Japanese cultural collection encompasses archaeology, woodblock prints, ceramics, metalwork, textiles, swords and sword fittings, armour, musical instruments, Buddhist items, lacquer, miniature arts, including medicine cases (inrō) and toggles (netsuke), and contemporary studio arts.

Collection Areas

General Information

Chambers Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1JF
UK
Phone: (+44) 300-123-6789

https://www.nms.ac.uk/