Maruyama Okyo and His Pupils
At Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts and Culture, this exhibition follows Maruyama Okyo's observational approach to painting through his pupils and the next generation. Works by Nagasawa Rosetsu and Genki show how the artistic circle developed; around 40 newly discovered works by Yano Yacho appear across the full exhibition, with rotations. September visits fall in the final display phase. The Kyoto tourism listing assigns Okyo's bamboo-and-puppies painting and a Rosetsu screen of landscapes, birds, animals and figures to this phase; earlier advertised dragon panels should not be assumed to remain on view.
Photos
Photos and place context
Exhibition venue, photographed in 2025. The banner and displays belong to a different exhibition; this is not a photograph of Maruyama Okyo and His Pupils in 2026.
Photo: Vanbasten 23sourceCC BY-SA 3.0
Visitor verdict
A focused Arashiyama stop for Edo-period painting and the relationship between teacher and pupils. The animal subjects provide an approachable starting point, while the changing displays reward choosing a date around the works you most want to see.
Practical information
- Booking status
- This event has ended. Outdated ticket and booking guidance is hidden; check the official source for a future edition.
- Access
- The official tourism listing gives approximately five minutes on foot from Randen Arashiyama, 13 minutes from Hankyu Arashiyama and 14 minutes from JR Saga-Arashiyama. Choose the station around your wider route and include this walk before the 16:30 last entry.
- Rain
- The exhibition is indoors, so it can form the indoor portion of an Arashiyama day; the approach from each station is still a walk, and arrival before the admission cutoff remains necessary.
- Crowds
- Every Tuesday and Sunday during the exhibition is designated a talking-permitted day. Use that distinction if you want to discuss the works with companions or prefer a quieter style of viewing; it is not a crowd forecast.
Recommended for
Visitors interested in Edo-period painting, animal imagery and comparing Okyo's approach with his pupils' work; travellers planning an indoor art stop in Arashiyama.
Not recommended for
The published 2026 programme did not support expecting every advertised work on a single visit: it specified three display rotations, with the final phase covering only part of the full run. The listed admission cutoff was 16:30. These conditions describe that dated programme; they do not establish present-day availability.
Nearby / itinerary
- Nearby spots
- The published 2026 listing described a separate combined-ticket option with Fukuda Art Museum; single-museum admission covered Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts and Culture only. That distinction explains the two-venue pairing in the archived programme. It does not establish current ticket availability or prices. For a future visit, check current official information.
- Itinerary hint
- The 2026 listing illustrates why an Arashiyama plan centred on art depended on the chosen display phase: roughly 40 Yacho works described the whole exhibition, not a simultaneous display. A specific painting could therefore not be assumed to be on view throughout the run from the overall publicity. This is context for the published 2026 programme, not an itinerary for visiting that exhibition now. For a future visit, check the museum’s current official information.
Source and updates
- Official URL
- https://www.samac.jp/exhibition/detail.php?id=69
- Primary source
- Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts and Culture
- Event verified
- Sep 18, 2026
- Source checked
- Sep 18, 2026