Hagi Uragami Museum

Art Museum

4.5

The Hagi Uragami Museum is a museum in Hagi City that is dedicated to Ukiyo-e woodblock prints, East Asian ceramics and ceramic art. The Museum was opened in 1996 to house a collection of items donated by businessman Uragami Toshiro (who was born in Hagi); it was awarded two stars in the Michelin Green Guide. There is a tearoom where visitors can enjoy drinking green tea out of Hagi-ware teacups, which is popular as a place to relax while enjoying viewing art at the Museum.

Spot details

Address: Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Hiyakomachi 586-1
Area: Hagi / Oshima Area
Phone: 0838242400
Hours: 9:00-17:00 (Admission until 16:30), New Year's Holiday, Exhibition change period
Closed: Monday (Open on Public holidays), New Year's Holiday, Exhibition Change Period
Fees: [Admission fee to view] General 300yen, Student 200yen, 70 years old and over and 18 years old and under/Free for junior and senior high school students
Parking Lot: Available(50spaces)
Credit Card: Not available (some exhibitions are supported)
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Note: Temporary suspension of business:Closed until May 25, 2020 (Information as of May 7, 2020)
* Information may be changed, so please be sure to check the official information.
Estimated stay time: 60-120 minutes

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Articles about this spot

Review

Nice pottery and ukioe but dont trsut their english site.

Reviewedï¼2020.08.02

Nice place, nice staff. Be careful though, they say they show the whole collection of Hokusai prints, when in reality, its just one from time to time.
Modern ceramics museum

Reviewedï¼2019.08.06

I enjoyed the museum. It is filled with modern ceramic art in the permanent exhibit. Only cost 300 yen. There are also an exhibit showing how wood block prints are carved and colored. There is some...
Nice collection and special exhibitions

Reviewedï¼2016.07.15

An impressive museum for a relative small city. We didnt get to see everything, but the rooms housing master works of 20c ceramic artists were of very high quality, and there were many creative...