Art Museum Spots in Japan

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Category

Leisure / Hobbies

Culture / Tour

MIMOCA (Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art)

4.5

72 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kagawa Pref. Marugameshi Hamamachi 80-1

MIMOCA (Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art) is an art museum in Marugame City. The museum was established to celebrate the artistic career of Genichiro Inokuma, an artist who grew up in the Marugame area and who later became a leading figure in international art circles, as well as to help reinvigorate culture and the arts in the Marugama region. MIMOCA’s location was chosen to make it easily accessible from the nearby railway station, giving it a more convenient location than more or less any other museum of its kind in Japan. The permanent exhibitions showcase the roughly 20,000 artworks that have been donated to the museum; in addition, several special exhibitions are held every year. The museum café has won acclaim for its “limited-edition” desserts, which are changed frequently to accompany MIMOCA’s special exhibitions.

The museum is 2min from JR Marugame Station. The building is beautiful and contemporary. Inside is spacious and many exhibits on each floor. It was interesting to know that Mr. Inokumas art changed...
The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama

4.0

54 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Saitama Pref. Saitamashi Urawa-ku Tokiwa 9-30-1

An art museum located in Kitaurawa Park along National Route 463 in Tokiwa, Urawa Ward, Saitama City. The museum's collection includes works by Monet, Chagall, and Picasso, as well as Japanese modern artists. The content of the museum's standing exhibition is changed four times a year. The museum also holds five special exhibitions a year as well as workshops, lectures, museum concerts, and other events. In addition, there's a museum shop and Italian restaurant.

ずいぶん久しぶりに埼玉県立近代美術館に行きました。1Fは常設展のMOMASコレクション、2Fは企画展です。MOMASとは、埼玉県立近代美術館（The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama）のことです。入館料は常設展のみだと200円、企画展も合わせると1,200円でした。わずか200円で気軽に見ることができるので、ぶらっと立ち寄るのも良いと思います。
Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art

4.0

64 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Okayama Pref. Okayamashi Kita-ku Tenjinchou 8-48

"Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art is located along Prefectural Route 400 in Tenjin-cho, Kita Ward in the city of Okayama. It collects and exhibits the works of traditional illustrators, traditional Japanese painters, Western-style painters, craftspeople, sculptors, and other artists who have a connection with Okayama. In addition to the permanent collection ""The Art of Okayama,"" in which the objects on display are changed periodically, and special exhibitions, the museum also sponsors events such as lectures about art and workshops."

Looking over some previous reviews, I learn that the museum has a collection. The reason I mention this is because on my visit today, there was nothing to be seen from said collection, as they were...
Enoura Observatory

4.5

38 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kanagawa Odawara-shi Enoura 362-1

This is a singularly unique experience, and, perhaps more importantly, a singularly unique Japanese experience. Stunning architecture at the precise location where all of natures splendor can be...
Shokoku-ji Temple Jotenkaku Museum

4.5

69 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Kamigyo-ku Imadegawa-ku Karasuma Dongyu

This art museum is on the grounds of Shokoku-ji Temple in Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City. It opened in 1984 as part of the celebrations of Shokoku-ji Temple's 600-year anniversary. It collects and displays writings, paintings, and works of art from a variety of temples including Shokoku-ji Temple, Rokuon-ji Temple (the Golden Pavilion), Jisho-ji Temple (the Silver Pavilion), and other sub-temples. Here you can see five National Treasures of Japan, 145 Important Cultural Properties of Japan, and a great number of Cultural Properties of Japan. Their permanent displays include famous painted sliding doors from Rokuon-ji Temple by Ito Jakuchu, ''Budo Shokinzu'' (Grapes and Small Bird) and ''Tsukiyo Bashozu'' (Japanese banana on a moonlight night).

コロナが落ち着いていた12月半ばに伺いました。人気もなく、ゆっくりじっくり拝観出来ました。何といっても、若冲の襖絵が圧巻。ちょうどベンチが置いてあるので、そこに座って暫く眺めていました。至福の時でした。少し前に、若冲の展覧会があった様ですが、またその様な催しがあれば、東京から駆け付けます。
FUJIFILM SQUARE

4.0

68 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Minato-ku Akasaka 9-7-3 Tokyo Midtown West 1F

素晴らしい写真作品を無料で楽しむことが出来るギャラリーです。基本的に常設展は無く全てにおいて企画展のみで、素晴らしい風景や夜景、躍動感あふれる動植物、花や虫のミクロの世界など、テーマに即した様々な写真を楽しむことが出来ます。被写体の美しさや素晴らしいカメラの機能、卓越した撮影技術は元より、忠実に色を再現しながら印刷する技術も素晴らしく、観賞だけでなく勉強のために、多くの写真家も足繁く通っているとこ...
KUMAMOTO PREFECTURAL MUSEUM OF ART (Main Building)

4.0

61 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshichuouku Ninomaru 2

This prefectural art museum is on the grounds of Ninomaru Park. It has a wide range of work on display, including paintings, crafts, and a collection of prints from Kumamoto-born artist Hamada Chimei. There's also a room with a reproduction of the decorated tombs found in the prefecture. The museum has high ceilings, and its large windows look out on the wooded surroundings. They hold regular programs too like museum seminars and workshops for kids.

熊本城の敷地内にあり、雰囲気はいいです。常設展はどうなのか、私もさっぱりですので、特別な展覧会が開催されているか確認してから行った方がいいですね。私も今回オードリーヘップバーン写真展が開催されていたので行きました。県立なので、なかなか有名な展覧会が開かれることは少ないですが、年に１回は何かあると思います。(^^; ただ、熊本ではいちばん大きな美術館だと思いますので、展覧会開催には適していると思いま...
Ad Museum Tokyo

4.0

58 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Minato-ku Higashi-shinbashi 1-8-2 Caretta Shiodome B2F

Japan's only advertising museum opened in 2002. They have a collection of approximately 320,000 items from the Edo period to the present day on display. There are few museums like it in the world. They aim to deepen the understanding of the social and cultural merits of advertising. Displays are split into a permanent exhibit focusing on the history of Japanese advertising and special exhibits of award -winning advertising from Japan and abroad and other original displays. Group tours are available with guided explanation of developments in Japanese advertising. Admission and tours are free. Some portions must be booked in advance.

Being situated in Shiodome business district, the area is very busys during weekdays, and very quiet during weekends. In any case, the museum is never packed, as it is a bit out of the way. Yes, the...
Kasama Nichido Museum of Art

4.5

52 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Pref. Kasamashi Kasama 978-4

"An art museum located a three-minute walk from the ""Nichido Bijutsukan Iriguchi"" bus stop on the Kasama Loop bus in Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture. The museum's large collection of artwork by domestic and international artists includes Renoir's ""Girl at the Fountain"" and ""Venus Victorious,"" Ryusei Kishida's ""Maruyama-kun,"" and Hiroshi Okutani's ""Fusei."" In addition to the museum's standing exhibition of French artists and a special exhibition hall, the museum has more unique facilities, such as an outdoor sculpture garden, and a palette exhibition which presents palettes used by various painters."

板谷波山が展示されていた茨城陶芸美術館のついでに見学しました。ウォーホルのC夫人像が面白いと思いました。新美術館で開催されたキミコパワーズ夫妻のコレクション展を見ていたのでC夫人像を見た時ウォーホルが随分塗っている、と思いました。珍しいものを見ました。
Tenshin Memorial Museum of Art Ibaraki

4.0

55 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Ibaraki Pref. Kitaibarakishi Otsuchou Camellia 2083

This prefectural art museum sits on the Izura Coast—a scenic location in Ibaraki City, Ibaraki Prefecture. The interior presents materials and personal effects of Tenshin Okakura, the artist who moved the first section (painting section) of the original Nihon Bijutsu-in to Izura for work. There are special exhibits featuring modern Japanese paintings as well. You must see the Pacific Ocean from the observation lobby. Cafe and museum shop adjacent.

Tenshin Memorial Museum of Art Ibaraki is the only Art Museum in north of the Ibaraki prefecture. This museum has an observation deck as well the exhibitions of paintings. You can see the Pacific...
Rokuzan Art Museum

4.0

88 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Aduminoshi Hotaka 5095-1

This facility was opened in 1958 with the goal of preserving the works of Rokuzan Ogiwara, nicknamed the “Rodin of the East.” In addition to his masterpiece carvings such as “Woman” and “Despair,” the museum also displays the works of Kotaro Takamura, who was deeply connected to Rokuzan. The impressive building, covered in ivy and church-like in appearance, is beloved as a symbol of the Azumino region. A 10-minute walk from JR Hotaka Station.

安曇野を訪問した際、最も行きたかった美術館。まず、今井兼次設計の赤レンガの美術館そのものが見所満載。ドアの取っ手や、暖炉など細かいところも興味深い。館内の展示も素晴らしい。碌山の代表作、女をはじめとして、時間を忘れてしまいます。美術ファン、建築ファンには強くおすすめです。
Utsunomiya Museum of Art

4.5

46 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tochigi Pref. Utsunomiyashi Nagaokachou 1077

An art museum in Utsunomiya City. Their collection brings together modern art, posters, and designer furniture that focus on the themes of Art and the Region, Art and Life, and Art and the Environment. They also display works of art from local Utsunomiya artists. The museum holds special exhibitions and art related workshops as well as nature viewing excursions into Utsunomiya's Cultural Forest.

マグリットの「大家族」を見たくて訪れた。完全な抽象絵画は好きではないが、マグリットのように部分、部分はリアリズムなのに全体のテーマが謎めいている絵は何となく惹かれる。コレクション展では、ほかにも何点かいい作品があった。企画展の方は「リヒテンシュタインの至宝展」を開催していたが、こちらは肖像画や宗教画が多く、今ひとつ好きにはなれなかった。
Nakasatsunai Art Village

4.5

63 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hokkaido Kasaigunnakasatsunaimura Sakae East 5 Line

Located in the Tokachi region, Nakasatsunai Art Village (which covers an area of around 145,000 square meters) is a place where you can stroll along beautiful paths, stopping off to look round art galleries or have a bite to eat. Nakasatsunai Art Village is located around 15 minutes’ drive from Tokachi-Obihiro Airport; the Village is open from late April through to mid-October.

。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 I love to visit Museum of Masami Mano. His technique is quite unique that he use watercolour paint with very precise outline which done by masking sheet. I was...
Himeji City Museum of Art

4.0

68 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyougo Pref. Himejishi Honmachi 68-25

This art museum is on the grounds of Himeji Park in Honmachi, Himeji City. It's housed in a red brick building that was constructed as an army warehouse during the Meiji period. Its collection consists of about 3,700 works from artists with ties to the region, as well as modern art from Japan and abroad. Their permanent exhibit in their Kunitomi Keizo Collection Room features Modern French paintings by Corot, Pizarro, Monet, Rouault, Matisse, and Utrillo. They also have a collection gallery, a sculpture garden, and they hold special and public exhibitions.

Te permanent collection was not open to the public, so we just saw the temporary exhibition and I found it a bit too small. But the library which is on the right side after the ticket office its...
Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts

4.0

50 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Machidashi Haramachida 4-28-1

Opened in 1987, the Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts is one of the few museums in the world dedicated to print art. The museum collects, preserves, and researches Japanese print art from the Nara period to the modern age as well as print art from around the world. The museum also has a studio where you can experience the fun of making print art yourself. Each printmaking course has a specified enrollment period and requires advanced registration.

町田市立国際版画美術館は芹ヶ谷公園内にあります。美術館というと入館料が高いというイメージがありますが、ここの常設展示室は、なんと無料です。しかも一部の作品を除き、写真撮影までOKです。ただ少し残念だったのが、作品保護のため照明を暗くしているので、作品の細かい部分がよく見えませんでした。企画展示室は、展覧会によって料金が変動します。芹ヶ谷公園に来た時には、無料の常設展示室だけでも覗くことをオススメし...
Yayoi Kusama Museum Yayoi Kusama Museum

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Shinjuku-ku Bentencho 107
Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art / Ceramic Art Messe Mashiko

4.0

57 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tochigi Pref. Hagagunmashikomachi Mashiko 3021

The Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art and Ceramic Art Messe Mashiko are located around 20 minutes' drive from the Sakuragawa-Chikusei Interchange of the Kita-Kanto Expressway, via the Tomobe Junction of the Joban Expressway. The Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art features works by the late Mr. Shoji Hamada, who was a designated Living National Treasure, as well as works by other ceramists associated with the town of Mashiko. On the same site, there are also the Sasajima Kihei Hall, which has permanent exhibitions of works by the printmaker Kihei Sasajima, who studied under Shiko Munakata, and the Mashiko Arts & Crafts Residence, which hosts artists-in-residence from all over the world as part of an international exchange program. Shoji Hamada's House, which has been designated as a Cultural Property by the town of Mashiko, includes a reconstruction of the climbing kiln that Mr. Hamada used.

This meseum is modern and is very nice and clean and very friendly to English visitor. The art that are on displays changes every 3 to 4 months so its always good to go back and visit to see what is...
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

Leisure / Hobbies

Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Hirosaka 1-2-1

The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa is housed in an imposing circular, glass-walled building, located in the center of Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The Museum is divided into an Exhibition Zone, for which there is an admission charge, and a Public Zone, with free admission. There are a wide variety of art installations and artworks everywhere, both indoors and outdoors. One particularly popular exhibit is Leandro Erlich’s “The Swimming Pool” (popularly known as “Leandro’s Pool”). From ground-level, it looks as though the people underneath are underwater; this experiential work creates opportunities for fascinating encounters between the people above and the people down below.
TOKYO POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, SUGINAMI Animation Museum

4.0

49 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Suginami-ku Kamiogi 3-29-5 Suginami Hall 3F

"A facility where you can learn about, experience, and gain a deeper understanding of Japanese animation across the generations. This is the first facility in Japan that provides a comprehensive introducing to the entire genre, from its history to its future. Entry is free. They screen a wide range of anime, including historic films, art anime, and popular works. They also hold exhibits providing the latest anime information. In addition, there is a monthly ""picture-story show"" as well as ""Parapara Animation"" workshops where you can learn about the anime creation process. The weekends can get crowded with families."

it was free entry, so thats the best thing obviously. It was really epic to see where and how animation started. They had some interactive areas and some places were you could sit down and trace and...
Kawana Stained Glass Museum

4.0

49 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shizuoka Pref. Itoushi Kawana 1439-1

Located in a perfect location overlooking the sea is this stained glass museum in Kawana, Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture. With a church and chapel contained within, there is precious stained glass from the 19th century given by the UK to be found throughout the building. The museum is a glorious space in which the soul is soothed by the rays of sunshine pouring through the stained glass windows, the soft light of the lamps and by the scent of the incense. Unexpected moments can be enjoyed while listening to the sounds of the music box and pipe organ. On site is an Italian restaurant run by chef Yukio Ishizaki and also a wedding venue.

パイプオルガンの演奏があり、音色は自分の気物を落ち着かせてくれる。食事もでき美味しかった。レストランの窓から海が見えるのはとてもいい。また、ここでボーとしたい。