Art Museum Spots in Oita Area

  • Oita Prefectural Art Museum
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    4.0
    132 Reviews
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    Oita Pref. Oitashi Kotobukimachi 2-1
    "An art museum situated along Showa-dori Avenue in Kotobuki-machi, Oita City. The museum's collection spans some 5,000 items, including Bungo Nanga paintings which were flourishing in the Oita area from the late Edo through the Taisho periods; as well as examples of modern Japanese and Western style paintings, crafts, and contemporary art by artists affiliated with Oita. Dedicated to being a ""Museum of Encounters and of the Five Senses,"" the museum holds collection exhibitions as well as special exhibitions."

    Shigeru Ban’s pretty and pristine jewellery box in Oita. The layout is unconventional for an art museum where much of the space appears to be earmarked for public and community use. That’s on the...

  • OITA ART MUSEUM
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    48 Reviews
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    Oita Pref. Oitashi Ueno 865
    This art museum is surrounded by the lush nature of Uenogaoka Kodomo-no-Mori Park. Inside are permanent exhibits of Japanese paintings by artists including Heihachiro Fukuda and Tatsuo Takayama, and early modern Chinese-style paintings of Tanomura Chikuden, works of the Bungo Southern School of Chinese paintings, and other paintings and works relating to Oita City. Events are held throughout the year from exhibition to hands-on-learning. The museum’s restaurant also commands great views of the town.

    I had modest expectations coming here since this is a city museum for a city that is not on the main tourist paths. However, the exhibits were fantastic. Great collections on display. If I travel to...

  • Yufuin Station Art Hall
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    4.0
    36 Reviews
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    Oita Pref. Yufushi Yufuinchoukawakita 8-2 JR Yufuin Station premises
    A gallery located inside Yufuin Station in Kawakita, Yufuin-cho, Yufu City. Making use of a hall also used as a waiting area inside the Arata Isozaki-designed building, the gallery exhibits paintings, photos, crafts, and other works of art. The station building also has a footbath area.

    Many people sitting there waiting for train at mid-day, and luggages are allowed to leave there, not like a Art Hall at all.

  • Trick 3D art Yufuin
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    3.5
    37 Reviews
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    Oita Pref. Yufushi Yufuinchoukawakami 3001 - 8 Yufuinnaya 1/2 F
    A museum where visitors can enjoy the amazing and eye-deceiving world of trick 3D art, where flat pictures seem to leap out and different images appear depending on your position. The real fun comes from the exhibits which allow visitors to take pictures and become one with the artwork, such as rooms which use perspective to make a person look taller or shorter, and a flying carpet scene. Dogs which are carried at all times are also allowed in the museum. Closest station; JR Yufuin Station.

    1. More detail should be given to the walls near the artworks. Each photo should be easily framed. Some posters are put near the artworks and if you want to do some simple editing later, the...

  • Yufuin Forest of Fantasy Artegio
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    4.0
    23 Reviews
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    Yufuin Oniten, Oita Prefecture 1272-175 Kawakami
    An art museum located on the grounds of the Sanso Murata in Yufuincho Yufu City, Oita Prefecture. The museum collects and displays artworks relating to music and music flows constantly throughout its halls. The stylish, bright white interior design is a must-see. Visitors can freely read some 1,000 books on music and painting in the library on the first and second floors. There is also a chocolate shop and café in the museum where visitors can enjoy a beverage with some chocolate or a slice of cake.

    A small but charming art gallery located to the east to Yufuin. In fact, The whole neighbourhood is like an artistic community, with different types of art museums, galleries, cafes, shops...

  • Nikaido Museum of Art
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    3.5
    13 Reviews
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    Oita Hayami-gun Hijimachi Kawasaki 837-6
    This art museum, a three-minute walk from JR Hiji Station, is the only one in Kyushu and one of only a few in the country to be dedicated to Nihonga Japanese paintings. The museum displays paintings collected by Nikaido Shuzo YK, known for making the Nikaido brand of Oita barley shochus. The museum's collection of Nihonga paintings spans over 850 pieces dating from the early modern period to the present day. The museum's collection includes works by early modern period Nihonga artists such as Tokyo's Taikan Yokoyama and Gyokudo Kawai, and Kyoto's Shoen Uemura; as well as by artists from Oita prefecture. The museum holds five to six special seasonal exhibitions each year.

    元祖むぎ焼酎でお馴染みの酒造店所縁の美術館。「コレクション展4 桜と春らんまん」を見に行きました。観覧料800円。現金のみ対応。全国的にも数少ない近代日本画専門の美術館とのこと。多くの作品は撮影可能。麦より芋という筋金入りのクロキリストも御満悦必定です。

  • Touinryou
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    3.5
    2 Reviews
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    Oita Kunisaki-shi Kunimimachi Imi 2017
    "This mounting studio and gallery, a 40-minute drive from the Oita Airport, operates out of a remodeled three story wooden Japanese home originally built as a sake brewery in the mid-Meiji period. Inside, there is a gallery and studio which mounts items such as kimono and obi belts using folding screens and other frames and mounts. Making use of the building's expansive space, the facility holds exhibitions and displays and sells works of art by artists active in the prefecture and beyond. The facility also holds art gallery crawls in the spring and fall. In the adjoining Sangaiya cafe, you can enjoy an octopus rice meal and an open air ""coffee ceremony."""

    Located in a converted old sake brewery (beautifully done), it serves wonderful Japanese style lunch. The most well-known dish for the area is rice mixed with octopus. It also serves wonder Japanese...

  • Yufuin Stained glass museum
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    Oita Pref. Yufushi Yufuinchoukawakami 2461-3
    Some 400 years ago, Yufuin is said to have been a paradise for Japan’s hidden Christians. The Yufuin Stained Glass Art Museum opened in 1996 in this town which has carried an air of the West since that time. The first truly dedicated stained glass art museum in Japan, the museum presents European stained glass by time period and region. The museum also offers visitors the chance to try stained glass-making for themselves. A 15-minute walk from Yufuin Station on the Kyudai Main Line.
  • Rikuro Okamoto Museum
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    Oita Kusu-gun Kokonoemachi Yutsubo Se no Hon 628-15
    "This art museum, a 40-minute drive from the Kokonoe Interchange on the Oita Expressway, displays the works of Rikuro Okamoto, a Japanese artist who continues to be active in New York. Located in Coco Village, a highland resort which overlooks the five peaks of Mt. Aso and the Kuju Mountain Range, exhibits include sculptures such as the massive ""Moving Rock;"" and paintings such as the artist's ""Home Towners"" series which depicts Kokonoe and Aso. The museum has a novel design and was planned in collaboration with architect Kenji Murata."
  • Art Plaza
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    4.0
    15 Reviews
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    Oita Oita-shi Niagemachi 3-31

    大分出身の磯崎新作品が集まっています。一般ギャラリーもあります。磯崎新に関心がある人は言うに及ばず,写真好きな人にオススメできるところです。

  • Yufuin Yume Art Museum
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    4.5
    13 Reviews
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    Oita Yufu-shi Yufuincho Kawakami 1479-1

    金鱗湖周辺を散策中、思いがけず「山下清展」に遭遇し、入ってみたところその展示の充実ぶりに驚きました。山下清といえば、花火の貼り絵くらいしか見たことがなかったため、初期の作品、特に画紙の乏しかった時代に菓子箱のふたやその他あらゆるものに描かれた絵を見るにつけ、この人の貪欲なまでの創作意欲が伺え、胸が熱くなりました。また、手紙や当時の新聞記事など作品以外にも興味深いものが数多く展示されています。ショッ...

  • Beppushi Art Museum
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    3.5
    11 Reviews
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    Oita Beppushi-shi Beppu Noguchihara 3030-16

    旧大分県施設を簡易改装してオープンした別府市美術館。展示スペースが会議室にパテーションを取り付けただけという、残念なもの。改装予算がなく、暫定的なものだと思うけれど、絵画や美術品がかわいそうな気がする。まあ、逆に考えると市民の作品を展示したりするには、敷居が高くなくてよいのかな?

  • Kyushu geijutunomori nakamuramichio kumikie Art Museum
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    3.5
    5 Reviews
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    Oita Pref. Kusugunkokonoemachi Tano 1712-707

    やまなみハイウエイから少し入ったところにあります。何人かの作家の美術館もあり、榎木孝明さんの美術館もありました。館長さんが丁寧に説明をしてくださり。とても楽しめました。 作品が季節ごとにかわるのでまた伺いたいです。

  • Sueda Art Museum
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    6 Reviews
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    Oita Yufu-shi Yufuincho Kawakami 1834

    Very nice design/sculptor couple living in the Gallery. It has grown a little old, but the essence is still there. No tourist attraction, more like a very deep inside into Japanese culture and Yufuin...

  • Yufu Kogen Art Museum
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    3.5
    3 Reviews
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    Oita Yufu-shi Yufuincho Kawakami 426-33

    海外の陶器などのコレクションを展示しています。個人でやっているこじんまりとした もので、有料施設です。アクセスはあまりよくないですが、大、小の美術館が多い湯布院なので色々見て回るのも面白いです。

  • COMICO ART MUSEUM YUFUIN
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    Oita Yufu-shi Yufuincho Kawakami 2995-1
  • Reimeikan hitaoshibanabijutukan
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    1 Reviews
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    Oita Pref. Hitashi Kuma 2-2-1

    悪くはないんだが日田にある押し花を使った珍しい美術館。館内は撮影禁止です。無料ということでお邪魔しました。絵と押し花の絵は見事なコラボレーションでしたが、沢山見るというより売店が主と思いました。

  • Yutakaisozakigiyarari
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    1 Reviews
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    Oita Pref. Yufushi Yufuinchoukawakami 1266-21

    美術館、ギャラリーなどが多いい湯布院ですが、こちらも小さな美術館といったところです。2階もあり版画などの作品も展示されていて、鮮やかでポップな色紙が並んでいます。

  • B&B Kojonotuki
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
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    Oita Pref. Taketashi Taketa 299-5

    竹田城の駐車場そして入場券売り場から坂を上って進んでいく途中に有るお土産物屋さんのような建物です。ちょっと変わった館内案内が興味をそそりますがんん---何とも言えず不思議な空間です。きっとオーナーの個人的趣味が反映してるんでしょうね?

  • Tenjitue Koku Tate
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    Oita Pref. Yufushi Yufuinchoukawakami 2730

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A trip to Oita is tantamount to a long soak in the Beppu baths. The mountainous, coastal prefecture of Oita is renowned for having more onsen than any other prefecture in Japan, most of which lie in the city of Beppu on the west coast of Kyushu, recognizable by its pungent sulphuric aroma and the clouds of steam that puff up across the hillside. Away from the Beppu hot springs await mountains, waterfalls, and temples, so don’t hesitate to explore Oita a little further.

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