Kyoto Municipal Museum of School History

Kyoto City School History Museum is a local history museum in Shimogyo Ward that presents the history of school education in Kyoto, within walking distance of Shijo Kawaramachi. It occupies the former Kaichi Elementary School building and covers the background and development of the 64 hanjo elementary schools established in Kyoto in 1869. The permanent exhibition includes actual textbooks, displays on school lunches, and a classroom restored with a blackboard and wooden desks and chairs. An audio guide is available and viewing takes about 20 to 30 minutes, and photography is not permitted inside the exhibition rooms.