Adachi Museum of Art

4.5

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.

Spot details

Address: Shimane Pref. Yasugishi Furukawachou 320 Map
Area: Matsue City Suburbs / Yasugi Area
Phone: 0854287111
Hours: [Apr.- Sep.]9:00-17:30
[Oct.- Mar.]9:00-17:00
Closed: open everyday
Fees: [Admission fee]
[Adult]2,300yen
[College student]1,800yen
[High school student]1,000yen
[Elementary and junior high school students]500yen
Parking Lot: Available(400spaces)
※Free
Credit Card: Available (VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, UnionPay, DISCOVER, Diners Club)
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Vegetarian Menu: Available
English Menu: Available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Average budget: [Lunch] 5,001-10,000yen
Estimated stay time: 120 minutes or more
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Articles about this spot

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Review

Money buys mediocrity

Reviewed : 2023.02.22

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...
A marvelous combination of pictures and a garden.

Reviewed : 2021.02.19

The museum is maintained very well, and I enjoyed the silent beauty of objects and a garden. The founder left the phrase, A garden, is also an artwork.. I could understand his message by standing...
An indoor and outdoor gallery

Reviewed : 2020.02.20

One of the most beautiful formats for a gallery, mixing framed views of perfect, unscaleable Japanese garden design with traditional exhibitions of more recent Japanese artists from 19th and 20th...