All Reviews of Aomori Museum of Art

I came for Yoshitomo Nara, and seeing the Aomori Dog in person was incredibly moving 🥹 I was pleasantly surprised to find that, besides these works, the other exhibitions and the architectural design are also well worth a visit!
Special discovery:
The Aomori Museum of Art's original typeface is called Aomori Font, designed by Tokyo graphic designer Atsuki Kikuchi.
Typeface design features
Simple elements: The typeface is mainly composed of vertical lines, horizontal lines, and 45-degree diagonal lines, giving it a simple, modern look.
Echoes the architecture: The design concept is closely tied to the museum's architecture, and together they create the museum's distinctive visual identity.
Visual identity system: This typeface is used not only on the museum's official website, but also consistently throughout the museum for signs, directions, and explanatory text, creating a distinctive and recognizable identity.
Triangular logo
Inspiration: In addition to the typeface, Atsuki Kikuchi also designed a triangular logo for the museum, inspired by the letter “A,” the first letter of “Aomori,” and the character “木,” meaning tree, which represents Aomori.
Neon design: This triangular logo is made up of countless neon lights. They light up in blue-green 30 minutes before the museum closes, and the repeated patterns and lighting effects together create an image of “Aomori.”

I finally got the chance to visit the Aomori Museum of Art and see Yoshitomo Nara’s work—honestly, I fell in love with it at first sight.
Getting to run into art while traveling is the kind of thing that stays with you.

I came here just to see the Nara Yoshitomo dog sculpture. It took me a while to find it, but you actually don't need a ticket to see it.

There are lots of exclusive items you can only get at the museum.

I came here for Yoshitomo Nara's Aomori Dog. The museum's white building really stands out.