Art Museum
The Best of NIPPON47 - Art Museums
Carefully curated must-visit art museums from all 47 prefectures in Japan!
Plan your trip with confidence and set your sights on these must-see spots!
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Hokkaido
SAPPORO ART PARK
Sapporo's art base specializes in the arts, spread over a vast site.
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Aomori
Aomori Museum of Art
Curates Chagall’s masterpieces.
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Iwate
Iwate Museum of Art
Bringing art closer to people through the works of artists connected to Iwate and a variety of events.
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Miyagi
The Miyagi Museum of Art
A riverside art museum.
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Akita
Akita Museum of Art
Tsuguharu Fujita’s masterpiece, “The Events of Akita” is amazing!
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Yamagata
Homma Museum of Art
A one-of-a-kind art space where atmospheric gardens and architectural beauty are part of the experience.
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Ibaraki
Ibaraki Tenshin Memorial Museum of Art, Izura
An art museum introducing the achievements of Okakura Tenshin and the appeal of Japanese art.
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Tochigi
Nasu Stained Glass Museum
You can have an extraordinary experience created by the vivid stained glass and the beauty of the stone building.
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Gunma
Hara Museum ARC
A museum on a highland where contemporary art, nature, and architectural beauty come together.
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Saitama
Kadokawa Culture Museum
A towering wall of books. Welcome to the 8-meter Bookshelf Theater.
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Chiba
Hoki Museum
Japan’s first museum dedicated to realist paintings, featuring astonishingly detailed brushwork.
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Tokyo
The National Art Center
One of Japan’s Largest Exhibition Spaces and a New Style of Museum that Offers a Bounty of Art-Related Information.
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Kanagawa
The Hakone Open-air Museum
Japan’s first open-air art museum where nature and art are in harmony with about 120 sculptures spread across a vast landscape.
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Niigata
Echigo Tsumari Satoyama Museum of Contemporary Art, MonET
The main stage for the Art Triennale where you can always see contemporary art.
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Toyama
Toyama Glass Art Museum
The attraction of glass art is transmitted from the city of glass.
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Ishikawa
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art
The artistic town, Kanazawa, offers a variety of participation-oriented modern art for everyone to enjoy.
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Yamanashi
Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art
A cultural gem where visitors can admire masterpieces by Millet while enjoying views of Mt. Fuji in the distance.
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Nagano
Nagano Prefectural Art Museum
Appreciate masterpieces in the landscape museum nestled in nature.
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Gifu
Yoro Tenmei hantenchi
This is a large-scale artwork that you can experience with your whole body, dotted with mysterious pavilions.
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Shizuoka
MOA Museum of Art
A first-class art museum standing on a hill in Atami.
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Aichi
Toyota Municipal Museum of Art
A hilltop art museum where the architecture and garden are also worth seeing.
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Mie
Paramita Museum
An art museum where nature and art come together.
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Shiga
MIHO MUSEUM
In addition to appreciating ancient art from around the world, it is a museum where you can pay attention to the architectural beauty that is taken from “Togenkyo”.
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Kyoto
Kyoto city KYOCERA Museum of Art
Art, Retro architecture, Japanese garden and more. Intriguing art museum.
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Osaka
Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka
A museum where you can casually enjoy modern and contemporary art and design.
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Hyogo
Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art
A seaside art museum designed by world-renowned architect Tadao Ando.
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Nara
Nara Prefectural Museum of Art
A place to experience Japanese art during your Nara sightseeing.
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Wakayama
Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Modern Art
Showcases modern and contemporary artworks, focusing primarily on artists with ties to Wakayama Prefecture.
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Tottori
Tottori Sand Dunes The Sand Museum
Ephemeral, delicate world depicted with sand.
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Shimane
Adachi Museum of Art
A museum gaining world attention for its extensive collection of traditional Japanese paintings and the best garden in Japan.
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Okayama
Ohara Museum of Art
An art museum filled with masterpieces and housed in the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
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Hiroshima
Simose Art Museum
A feat of architecture, a color palette of 8 different exhibit halls perched on a watery plane.
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Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM]
A cultural hub where art and technology come together.
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Tokushima
Otsuka Museum of Art
A Museum with accurate reproductions of masterpiece arts from across the world.
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Kagawa
Teshima Art Museum
Where art intersects the grandeur of nature. A mysterious, one-of-a-kind museum to stir the senses.
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Ehime
Towel Museum
A museum themed around towels you can see, learn about, and relax with.
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Kochi
Kochi Prefectural Museum of Art
The museum presents special exhibitions across a variety of genres, including collections of works by Chagall and Kochi-related photographer Yasuhiro Ishimoto.
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Fukuoka
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
The world’s only museum dedicated to introducing modern and contemporary Asian art through its extensive collection.
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Saga
Yoko Museum
Enjoy a tasteful garden stroll and Chinese ceramics in one visit.
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Nagasaki
Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum
Experience a collection of art connected to Nagasaki in a refined space.
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Kumamoto
Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto
A city-run hub for you to stop enjoy a rest along with some art.
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Oita
COMICO ART MUSEUM YUFUIN
An art spot where you can enjoy Yufuin’s nature, contemporary art, and architectural beauty all at once.
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Miyazaki
Miyazaki Prefectural Art Museum
An art museum with a collection of works from Japan and abroad, including the Ei-Q collection.
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Kagoshima
Kirishima Open Air Museum
Bursting with unique art works that fuse art and nature.
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Okinawa
Nanjo Art Museum
A museum where nature and contemporary art resonate, set in the forest of the World Heritage Site Sefa-utaki.
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Fukushima
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Fukui
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