"A museum which contains many ancient works of Oriental art from Mesopotamian civilizations and other areas. The museum is located a 15-minute walk from the east entrance of JR Okayama Station along Prefectural Route 42. The museum was originally opened to house 1,947 works of art donated by Okayama University. The museum's collection continued to grow thanks to donations and loans and today the facility manages around 4,800 pieces of ancient art. The museum's collection primarily consists of earthenware, glass, and porcelain mosaics. The museum's centerpiece is its ""Relief of Protective Spirit, Apukallu"" Assyrian relief created in Iraq in the ninth century BCE."
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Review of Okayama Orient Museum
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
Reviewed:2018/08/28
Disappointing for the price of 1100 yens; no English explanation
Reviewed:2017/06/04
Fine museum, not tourist friendly
Reviewed:2016/08/02
Small museum with some interesting collection
Details
- Hours
- 9:00-17:00 (until 16:30)
- Closed
- Monday (the next Weekday for Public holiday)
- Fees
- [Admission fee] General 300 Yen, Senior High School Student 200 Yen, Elementary and Junior High School Students 100 Yen, Over 65 Free (Special Exhibitions Separated)
- Parking Lot
- Not available
- Credit Card
- Not available
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
Access
Okayama Areas
Overshadowed by Hiroshima to the west and the Kansai region to the east, Okayama is an easy spot to miss but a nature-rich gem where the Seto Inland Sea laps at its toes and peach and grape farms complete its interior. One of Japan's Three Great Gardens, Koraku-en in Okayama city is well worth a visit before progressing to Kurashiki, where preserved wooden Edo buildings line the picturesque canal.
