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  • Adachi Museum of Art
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    4.5
    1076 Reviews
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    Shimane Pref. Yasugishi Furukawachou 320
    An art museum located in Furukawa Town, Yasugi City, Shimane Prefecture which focuses on displaying modern Japanese paintings. The museum’s collection includes master Japanese painter Yokoyama Taikan’s masterpieces “Koyo” and “Ame hareru,” in addition to works by other modern Japanese painters such as Takeuchi Seiho and Hashimoto Kansetsu, in addition to ceramics by renowned artist Kitaouji Rosanjin. The museum’s exhibit is changed four times a year in line with the seasons. The museum is also famous for Japanese gardens such as the Karesansui-tei rock garden and Hakusaseisho-tei sand and pine garden, totaling some 50 thousand square meters in all. The museum’s gardens are revered around the world and they have long ranked in at number one on the American Japanese gardening magazine “Journal of Japanese Gardening’s” list of top gardens.

    The museum requires a train ride and then a short (free) trip on a tram to the museum. The art in the museum is mediocre, not world class. The gardens are overdone and the fake waterfall adds a...

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  • Shimane Art Museum
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    4.5
    285 Reviews
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    Shimane Pref. Matsueshi Sodeshichou 1-5
    An art museum which first opened in 1999. Located in Sodeshi Town, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture, the Shimane Art Museum is one of the largest in the San’in region. A modern structure standing on the bank of Lake Shinji, the museum’s theme is an “art museum which harmonizes with water.” The museum’s collection consists of outstanding works of art in every genre, including paintings, sculptures, crafts, and photographs; the museum also displays numerous artworks which make use of water. The museum’s entrance lobby has giant windows facing Lake Shinji, and the view of the setting sun from here is spectacular (visitors may enter the entrance lobby free of charge).

    First the architecture of the museum in front of the lac is amazing. Inside permanent exhibition has very important western and japanese master piece as an enormous sculpture Victor Hugo by Rodin...

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  • Anno Art Museum
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    4.5
    44 Reviews
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    Shimane Pref. Kanoashiguntsuwanochou Ushiroda A) 60-1
    This art museum features exhibits dedicated to famous Tsuwano-born illustrator Mitsumasa Anno, recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award and recognized as a Person of Cultural Merit. The exhibit building has an impressive design, with white plaster walls and a red-tiled roof. Works such as “Tsuwano, Washibara” and “The Picture Book of Geocentric Theory” are rotated on a three-month basis. There’s also a planetarium on-site as well as a space with a recreation of Anno’s home and atelier. A separate building contains a library and other facilities. The nearest station is Tsuwano Station.

    Just across from Tsuwano Station, this large museum ( entry ¥800) contains works by Mitsumasa Anno. It was well worth a visit although unfortunately I didn’t have time to see the other attractions...

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  • Shimane Prefectural IWAMI ART MUSEUM
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    4.0
    28 Reviews
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    Shimane Masuda-shi Ariakecho 5-15
    An art museum that's part of the Shimane Arts Center's Grand Toit, a facility for culture and the arts in the Iwami area. The venue holds high-quality thematic exhibits from its permanent collection, as well as a range of special exhibitions covering a variety of fields, workshops, and lectures to deepen understanding of the arts. Made with 280,000 tough and durable locally produced Sekishu-gawara roofing tiles, it's a landmark that harmonizes with the surrounding natural environment. It's next to the Iwami Art Theater, built for the appreciation and creation of the arts. The courtyard connects the museum and the theater and is a nice break spot for visitors.

    実家が近く年に1度訪れています。 様々な企画展や催しも良いものが多いですが、建物だけでも一見の価値あり。 益田観光の際にはぜひ。

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  • The Izumo Museum of Quilt Art
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    4.5
    19 Reviews
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    Shimane Pref. Izumoshi Hikawachoufukudomi 330
    Located in the middle of the Izumo Plain, The Izumo Museum of Quilt Art is Japan's only museum dedicated to the art of quilting. The exhibits are displayed in a traditional Izumo-style farmhouse building that was constructed 200 years ago. The four exhibition zones, the exhibits in which are changed every season, provide visitors with the opportunity to enjoy viewing works by Ms. Mutsuko Yawatagaki (one of the most renowned artists of Japanese style quilting), as well as Ikebana (flower arrangements), Shitsurai (seasonal and ritual decorations), etc. The Museum also has a tea-house, café, and museum shop.

    This museum is well kept and staffed with very friendly people. The art is excellent though not enough on display. The setup is perfect to show off the quilts. However it is a long way from...

  • The Tanabe Museum of Art
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    3.5
    17 Reviews
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    Shimane Pref. Matsueshi Kitahorichou 310-5
    This museum is located in Shiominawate in the traditional Bikan-chiku (beautiful site area) of Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture. It was opened in 1979 by Tanabe Choemon (Tomoyuki), who was the Land and Forest minister for Okuizumo Town and also served as governor of Shimane Prefecture. The collection and exhibits focus on items related to the 23 generations of the Tanabe family. There are also several items associated with the seventh leader of the Matsue clan, Matsudaira Fumai, who was a famous tea master. The collection includes Rakuzan-yaki ware, Fujina-yaki ware, and other tea ceremony-related items. Visitors can enjoy some matcha tea and Japanese sweets in the tea room.

    松江城北側の塩見縄手にある美術館。入館料は700円だが、松江城の3館共通券を提示すると団体料金に割引となる。 受付のある長屋門は歴史ある建築物だが、その先にあるのは現代的で美術館らしい建物。入口を入ったところは解放感のある吹き抜けとなっており、1階と2階はスロープで結ばれている。設計は奇抜な江戸東京博物館をデザインした菊竹清訓。 展示品は多くなく、陶器が中心であとは茶道具と日本画が少し。古い町並み...

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  • Hamada Children's Museum of Art
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    4.5
    9 Reviews
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    Shimane Hamada Nobara Cho 859-1
    "An art museum designed with an image of ""a ship of creation and beauty floating on the Sea of Japan"" in mind. In addition to various feature exhibits devised to facilitate both ""seeing and creating,"" the Museum School helps them enjoy watching and creating all day long. The museum is located at the Umi no Mieru Culture Park overlooking Hamada Port and was established in 1996 for the children who will become the leaders of the next generation. They seek to cultivate creativity and artistic sensibilities by having children interact with art from an early age."

    海外の様々な子どもたちの作品が 見れます。企画展もいろいろ、開催されています。 子ども連れのご家族で、賑わっていました。

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  • Yasugi City KANO MUSEUM OF ART
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    4.0
    6 Reviews
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    Shimane Yasugi-shi Hirosecho Fube 345-27
    A 30-minute drive from Yasugi Station, this art museum is located on a pristine river with beautiful flowers and lovely scenery. It was established in 1996 by the late Kano Hiroki for the advancement of his hometown, to help it become a base for lifelong learning and cultural activities. It showcases the Bizen ware pottery of five Living National Treasures. . Baked without glaze, the simple pottery style fuses fire and earth. It's said to be the oldest style from among the country's Six Ancient Kilns (Seto, Tokoname, Tanba, Echizen, Shigaraki, Bizen). There are also displays of Bizen ware which have been designated National Prefectural Important Intangible Cultural Properties as well as paintings by recipients of The Order of Culture.

    通りすがり、看板に書かれた「日本一の備前焼コレクション」にひかれて寄りました。ところが、ほぼほぼ加納・・という地元の画家の絵が展示されているだけでした。備前焼きは一部屋で加納さんの絵画は三部屋で展示されていました。

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  • Tezen Museum
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    4.0
    5 Reviews
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    Shimane Pref. Izumoshi Taishachoukidukinishi 2450-1
    The Tezen Museum is an art museum located in a converted rice storehouse (dating from the Edo period) and sake storehouse. The Museum has displays of Rakuzan-ware ceramics and Fujina-ware ceramics associated with Matsudaira Harusato, the seventh lord of the Matsue domain and commonly called Fumaiko, as well as lacquer ware featuring the work of several generations of the Kojima family of lacquer-painters, several hundred examples of Izumo region handicrafts, Edo period hanging scrolls and folding screens, and other precious historical materials such as ancient documents, etc.

    こちらは2022年から手錢美術館と改称されています。 静かな通りに、かつての酒造家のきれいな蔵造りの建物が美しい。 中には、不昧公によって育てられた、楽山焼、布志名焼、歴代小島漆壺斎、 小林如泥、そして難読で作品数も少ない伝説的な勝軍木庵（ぬるであん）。 質の高いコレクションですし、人は少なくゆっくり拝見できます。 参道の賑わいに疲れたら、こちらもお勧めしたいです。

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  • Morijuku Art Museum
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    3.5
    5 Reviews
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    Shimane Pref. Kanoashiguntsuwanochou Morimura A) 542
    This is an art museum located a 15-minute walk from JR Yamaguchi Line's Tsuwano Station, impressive for its building reconstructed and remodeled from a residence of the Tsuwano domain's principal village headman. The thick beams and central pillar of the interior remind one of a traditional Japanese house, with the masterworks of Tsuwano-born western-style artist Sho Nakao and his wife Maya Yoshiura on display. In addition, Spanish court painter Goya's valuable copperplate engravings from his “matador” series are also on display. On the second floor one can see “pinhole photography” at work, the image of the garden appearing to be reversed when viewed through a hole in a sliding storm shutter.

    庄屋屋敷を修復した美術館です。絵画の他に刺繍なども展示してました。とにかく庄屋屋敷というだけあって、庭園も含めて外観が素晴らしい。すぐ隣に庄屋屋敷もあります。白壁が美しいので、これも見て下さい。

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  • Shimane Arts Center - Grand Toit
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    Shimane Pref. Masudashi Ariakechou 5-15
    This facility is a rare building nationally, serving both as a museum and theater combined. It is a building that uses Sekishu stone tiles on the roof and walls, familiar to the residences of Iwami. The building is beautiful with the characteristic change of expression of the glassy surface of the tiles. A variety of exhibitions and events are held both at the museum and theater to entertain many people.
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  • Adachi Art Museum Shinkan
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    Shimane Yasugi-shi Furukawacho 353
  • Iwami Adachi Museum
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
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    Shimane Hamada Kushirocho 1655-28
    This museum stands on the border between Hamada City and Gotsu City. The white-walled building holds a collection of ancient art like swords and pottery centered on pieces from the Iwami region. A single-story steel reinforced concrete building standing amidst white sand and green pines, it was registered as the prefecture's third museum in 1979 in accordance with the Museum Act. To this day, it stands as a hall of arts in Iwami in both name and fact. It offers clear introductions to the cultural history of the Iwami region, including ancient art, folk crafts, and more. Their collection of Iwami Nagahama dolls has a reputation for its number and is particularly impressive.

    安達啓二氏のコレクションを中心にして５世紀ころからの石見地方の出土品である刀剣、陶磁器などを展示しています。石見地方の古美術、民芸など長浜人形を見られます。これは博多人形の技法を使っているそうです。福岡に住む自分には興味深いものでした。

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  • Gougin Karakoro Art Museum
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    4.0
    16 Reviews
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    Shimane Matsue-shi Tonomachi 412

    銀行建築として、正面に飾り柱がありますが、そのデザインがちょっと変わっていて、近くにある日本銀行の建物に比べると、デザインが自由な感じがします。柱と柱の間にあるメダリオンのような装飾もなぜここにこのデザイン？という感じで、なかなか興味深い建物でした。訪問時は美術館のほうがお休みのようでした。

  • Shisei Kuwabara Photographics Museum
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    4.0
    7 Reviews
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    Shimane Kanoashi-gun Tsuwanocho Ushiroda 71-2

    桑原史成さんは、津和野出身の報道写真家です。報道写真を色々展示していて、興味深い美術館です。外観は津和野らしく屋根瓦がピカピカの赤色で美しく津和野らしい建物です。

  • Hamada Tateishi Shiyo Art Museum
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    4.0
    6 Reviews
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    Shimane Hamada Misumicho Furuichiba 589

    石本正が、最後までアトリエで大切にしていた1万枚を超える未公開の素描の中から厳選された作品は、素晴らしかったです。 なかなか、こだわりのある美術館だと感じました。

  • Imai Art Museum
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    4.0
    4 Reviews
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    Shimane Gotsu Sakuraecho Kawado 472-1

    小さな美術館でしたが人も少なくゆっくり観れました。 桜の花の多い桜江町 廃線になった駅のすぐ近くにあります。

  • Imaoka Art Museum
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    3.5
    3 Reviews
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    Shimane Izumo-shi Tenjincho 856

    日本最大級の古木が常時展示している美術館です。その古木の樹齢はなんと1300年。自然の力をひしひしと感じる、ダイナミックな造形にヒリヒリしてしまいます。その他にも、日本画を中心とした展示物があり、芸術のすばらしさを感じることが出来ます。

  • Okuizumo Kurogane no Museum of Sculpture
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    Shimane Nita-gun Okuizumo Cho Yakawa 2500-34
  • Zaidanhojinsoragai Memorial
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    Shimane Pref. Unnanshi Kamochouosaki 39-8
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What Shimane prefecture lacks in size and population, it makes up for in scenery and ancient mythology. Izumo-taisha, in the middle of the prefecture, is said to be Japan’s oldest Shinto shrine, where stories that delve into the creation of the Japanese race have been passed down over centuries. The 180 Oki Islands, a 40-minute ferry ride north of Sakaiminato, offer an undiscovered paradise well off the beaten track.

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