The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa is a museum primarily showcasing the most innovative contemporary art pieces. The main building is a circular exhibition hall with a diameter of 113 meters, with walls entirely lined with glass. It not only displays large-scale experiential contemporary art pieces but also integrates the regional traditional culture passed down from the Edo period with modern art.
Towada Art Center, as the base of the 'Arts Towada' city-building plan promoted by Towada City in Aomori Prefecture, officially opened to the public in the spring of 2008. The permanent exhibits include 22 representative works by 21 artists from 12 different countries, including Yoko Ono and Choi Jeong Hwa. Most of them are large-scale installation artworks.
The Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art is located in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and primarily houses the works of the painter Kotaro Migishi, who was born in Sapporo.
Hokkaido Hakodate Museum of Art
The Hokkaido Hakodate Museum of Art actively collects works by painters associated with the southern Hokkaido region, such as Yokoyama Matsusaburo and Tanabe Mie Matsusaburo, and exhibits them as permanent collections. Inside and outside the museum building, there are many modern Western sculptures by artists such as Rodin, Bourdelle, and Renoir.
The Hokkaido Kushiro Art Museum is located on the banks of the Kushiro River, which flows through the center of Kushiro City. In addition to the field of fine arts, the museum systematically collects excellent art works on natural themes and works related to the Kushiro area, with a particular focus on distinctive collections.
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo is located in the center of Tokyo. Through the exhibits displayed in this museum, people can understand the genealogy of modern Japanese art within the context of modern world art movements. The collection includes more than 30 works by Ryuzaburo Umehara, a leading figure in Japanese oil painting.
The museum was designed by French architect Le Corbusier. It houses 53 sculptures including Rodin's 'The Thinker', as well as works by Courbet, Monet, and Gauguin. Visitors can learn about the history of Western European art from the Renaissance to the mid-20th century.
Since Yokohama is the birthplace of photography in Japan, the Yokohama Museum of Art is actively promoting the systematic collection and exhibition of photographic works while collecting modern and contemporary art pieces.
Nara Prefectural Museum of Art is located at the entrance of Nara Park, where history and nature blend together. The museum houses collections of 'Ukiyo-e', modern century paintings, textiles, and cultural artifacts.
The Idemitsu Museum of Arts was established in 1966 and specializes in displaying art collections amassed over 70 years by Sazo Idemitsu, the founder of Idemitsu Kosan, a Japanese petroleum company. The collection includes 'Yamato-e' paintings from over 1000 years ago, ancient Chinese paintings, 'Ukiyo-e' paintings, and 'Bunjinga' paintings from the mid-18th century onwards.
