Art Museum Spots in Iwate Area

  • Iwate Museum of Art
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    4.0
    67 Reviews
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    Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Motomiya Matsuhaba 12-3
    This art museum that opened in 2001 is located in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture. Paintings and sculptures by artists related to Iwate Prefecture, such as Tetsugoro Yorozu, Shunsuke Matsumoto and Yasutake Funakoshi are on display. In addition, in the permanent exhibition, commentaries by volunteers, collection talk events and other events are regularly held, drawing many tourists to the museum.

    This is a beautiful museum. I was impressed when I stepped into the lobby. When I went there was barely anyone there so I had the museum to myself. There are many exhibits of local artists...

  • Yorozu Tetsugoro Memorial Museum
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    4.0
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    Iwate Hanamaki-shi Towacho Tsuchizawa 5-135
    "About two minutes by car from Towa Interchange on the Kamaishi Expressway. An art museum that honors Yorozu Tetsugoro, a painter from Tsuchizawa, Towa-cho, Hanamaki City and one of the pioneers of modern Japanese art. Under the theme of ""Yorozu and Tsuchizawa,"" the museum displays collected work that includes oil paintings, ink paintings, sketches, and other items such as notebooks, letters, photographs, and his personal articles. The Haccho Dozo on the west side of the museum is the earthen storehouse from his family home that was transferred to the site and rebuilt. The gallery holds exhibitions with a focus on contemporary art. The adjacent cafe is open to everyone, not just museum visitors."

    大正から昭和初期にかけて日本洋画における前衛を切り開いた 萬鉄五郎の記念館。 その作品の収蔵数も充実しており、 萬の一生を通して作品を観覧することが出来ました。 見学していてふと思った事、 萬の絵の情緒は土地の風土が影響していたのではと感じた点、 宮沢賢治とは分野が違えど、同じ地域で育った人、 二人共、自然と地域の人との関係性が、情操の成長に作用していたのではと ふと考えていた自分に気づきました...

  • Runbinii Art Museum
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    4.0
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    Iwate Hanamaki-shi Hoshigaoka 1-21-29
    A museum located about five minutes by taxi from JR Hanamaki Station. The main focus of the exhibitions is the artwork of people with disabilities. The free Borderless Gallery, a cafe, and a bakery are on the first floor, and the second floor consists of an atelier used by Mayura, a local creative group featuring artists with disabilities. The atelier is open to the public in the morning except on weekends and other times the museum is closed. The shop on the first floor sells original merchandise.

    前回は道路に雪が残っていて、雨が降っていたが、JR花巻駅まで20分前後、道を変えて徒歩で往復した。 今回は車だったし、気になって寄ってみたが、福祉関係の情報量が減っているように思えた。気のせいだろうか。 道路の向かいは高校で、その北側は花巻球場で賑やかだった。 高校は、今回初めて花巻東と気づいた。

  • Ishigami no Oka Museum of Art
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    Iwate Iwate-gun Iwatemachi Itsukaichi 10-121-21
    Located about 30 minutes towards Ninohe on National Route 4 from the Tohoku Expressway’s Takizawa Interchange, it opened as the first outdoor sculpture museum in Iwate Prefecture, and is next to Roadside Station Ishigaminooka. You can enjoy outdoor exhibitions where you can see nature throughout the four seasons and sculptures, and special exhibitions centered on artists related to Iwate. There is a lavender garden in the outdoor exhibition hall, and about 20,000 plants are in full bloom from late June to early July, when lavender fair is also held. It also holds various workshops including one for dried flowers. In addition, it is certified as a “Koibito no Seichi” (Lover’s Sanctuary). (The outdoor exhibition hall will be closed until early summer of 2020 due to renovation work)
  • Sankozo
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    Iwate Nishiiwai-gun Hiraizumicho Hiraizumi Koromonoseki 202
    This is a treasure house located within the precincts of Chusonji Temple in Koromonoseki, Hiraizumi, Hiraizumi Town, Nishiiwai County. In addition to the 15 scrolls of the Chusonji Sutra, a National Treasure, it contains more than 3,000 Important Cultural Properties, including Buddhist statues from the Heian Period (795-1115) and funerary goods from the Oshu Fujiwara clan.
  • Kawamura Dessin House
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    Iwate Waga-gun Nishiwagamachi Uenono 39-142-1
    This art museum is located in Uenono, NishiwagaTown, Waga County. It is attached to the Nishiwaga Municipal Kawamura Art Museum, which exhibits works by Isamu Kawamura, a western-style painter from the same town. It has a collection of mainly drawings and exhibits his favorite paints.
  • Nishiwaga Municipal Kawamura Art Museum
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    Iwate Waga-gun Nishiwagamachi Uenono 39-190-2
    This art museum is located in Uenono, Nishiwaga Town, Waga County. It opened with a donation from the Western-style painter Isamu Kawamura, and exhibits a number of works that he made over 30 years. In addition, there is also a drawing hall that mainly exhibits drawings.
  • Kouko Fukazawa Nonohana Flower Museum
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    4.0
    12 Reviews
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    Iwate Morioka-shi Konyacho 4-8

    深澤省三と紅子夫妻のミニ美術館です。主に紅子さんの作品が展示しています。昔、隣家の火事のためにほとんどの作品をうしなったそうです。

  • Gosho Lake Kawamura Art Museum
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    3.0
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    Iwate Iwate-gun Shizukuishicho Nishi Aniwa 11-55-6

    御所湖畔の自宅のような建物に、自分が気に入ったという東欧やロシアの絵画を展示する私的な美術館。 現代アートのような作品から、郷土色豊かな作品まで。奥には喫茶ルームもあって、これも見どころのひとつでしょう。

  • Menkoi Art Museum
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    Iwate Oshu-shi Mizusawa-ku Sakurakawa Higashi Hiromachi 1-4

    ギャラリーとして見ると、利用がこの建物が適切かどうかとすると適切ではないとしか思えない。 隣のZホールのギャラリーであれば、利用価値は高いだろう。 とりあえず利用料は格安だから、使ってもらえてるようなもの。 でも、セレクションはあまり…

  • Toneyama Kojin Memorial Hall (Toneyama Kojin Memorial Art Museum)
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    Iwate Kitakami-shi Tachibana 15-153-2
  • Hijiri Ai Sono Toy Art Museum
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    Iwate Oshu-shi Esashi-ku Odaki Yokaichi 51-3
  • Hanamaki Toy Art Museum
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    Iwate Hanamaki-shi Kamicho 6-2
  • Artville Mugyo
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    Iwate Kuji-shi Samuraihamacho Mugyo Dai3-chiwari 36-1
  • Papillon Art Museum
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    Iwate Morioka-shi Hachimancho 5-16
  • Oshu Bunko Swords Art Museum
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    Iwate Oshu-shi

Iwate Areas

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A northern Tohoku prefecture promising peace and quiet, Iwate is sparsely populated, replacing people with snow-capped mountains, history-rich sites, and fields of crops that are to thank for the region’s delicious local cuisine. Meander along the three-city Golden Route, where you’ll visit the grand Buddhist temples of Hiraizumi and the Tono folk villages before tasting the three famed noodle dishes of Morioka.

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