The 10 Best Art Museums in Shikoku, Shikoku

December 19, 2021 Matilde Konrad

Discover the best top things to do in Shikoku, Japan including Shirakidani International Contemporary Art Museum, Chichu Art Museum, Otsuka Museum of Art, The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum, Kami City Takashi Yanase Memorial Museum Anpanman Museum, Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art, Teshima Art Museum, Ekingura, Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Museum, Azechi Umetaro Memorial Art Museum.
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1. Shirakidani International Contemporary Art Museum

36 Shirakidani, Nankoku 783-0058 Kochi Prefecture +81 88-862-3513
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5.0 based on 2 reviews

Shirakidani International Contemporary Art Museum

2. Chichu Art Museum

3449-1, Naoshima-cho, Kagawa-gun Kagawa Prefecture +81 87-892-3755 http://benesse-artsite.jp/art/chichu.html
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4.5 based on 837 reviews

Chichu Art Museum

Reviewed By VLiuSyd - Sydney, Australia

Not many art works at this museum but the building/environment is an integral part of the experience. The best is this white room where 5 Monet paintings are displayed; you put on slippers to enter. Online ticketing system restrict number of people. Was there low season (December) so didn't need to book but show up and buy a ticket. Took me under 1 hour to enjoy the three exhibits, enjoy the architecture and have a drink at the cafe.

3. Otsuka Museum of Art

65-1 Tosadomariura Fukuike, Narutocho, Naruto 772-0053 Tokushima Prefecture +81 88-687-3737 [email protected] http://o-museum.or.jp/
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4.5 based on 958 reviews

Otsuka Museum of Art

The Otsuka Museum of Art is a "Ceramic board masterpiece art museum" with the largest exhibition space in Japan. Inside, there are more than 1,000 ceramic reproductions of Western art. These masterpieces are reproduced to their original size using special techniques by the Otsuka Ohmi Ceramics Co., Ltd. Unlike the paintings in art books or textbooks, visitors will able to appreciate the true artistic value of the original works, and experience art museums of the world while being in Japan.

Reviewed By CanuckJames - Nishinomiya, Japan

Otsuka Pharmaceutical's pet project to make the world's art pieces accessible to the world. Built inside a mountain, on the tip of Shizuoka is this museum of ceramic replicates of the world's greatest art pieces. Probably one of the only places one can see modern greats like Andy Warhol, Salvatore Dali, and Picasso all on one floor. To see the most famous pieces of Michael Angelo, Van Goh, Gaugin, Renior, Rafael, Rodrigues, Vermeer, Rubins all in one building is pretty amazing. They have a recreation, in its exact dimensions, the Sistine Chapel. Rooms devoted to the annunciation, self-portraits, and recreation of Monet's Nymphéas outside. While these are only exact replicas, it is a great way to see and appreciate these masterpieces in the same building. You can do comparisons without having to travel around the globe. It really builds appreciation for art and culture. Currently, there is a COVID19 shortened free guided tour of about 40 minutes. Regularly it is 2 hours. In Japanese only. There is an audio guide for a fee. Available in many languages. Parking is very far away but there are shuttle busses that come every few minutes to shuttle you back and forth.

4. The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum

3519 Murechomure, Takamatsu 761-0121 Kagawa Prefecture +81 87-870-1500 http://www.isamunoguchi.or.jp/
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4.5 based on 89 reviews

The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum

5. Kami City Takashi Yanase Memorial Museum Anpanman Museum

1224-2 Birafu, Kami 781-4212 Kochi Prefecture +81 887-59-2300 [email protected] http://anpanman-museum.net
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4.5 based on 125 reviews

Kami City Takashi Yanase Memorial Museum Anpanman Museum

Kahoku-cho in Kami City, kochi Prefecture is the land of Takashi Yanase, creator of Anpanman. Located in this tiniest of towns, the Anpanman Museum is a spiritual home for those who love Anpanman. There is no difficult art here, and there are no suggested paths. Wander around however you like and see if you can find Anpanman and his friends hiding here and there throughout the museum.

6. Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art

80-1 Hamamachi, Marugame 763-0022 Kagawa Prefecture +81 877-24-7755 [email protected] http://www.mimoca.org/ja/
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4.5 based on 75 reviews

Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art

The Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art (MIMOCA) was opened in 1991 with the full cooperation of the artist Genichiro Inokuma, who was closely associated with the city of Marugame, as one of Japan's most unique "station-front museums." While honoring Inokuma's output as an artist, the museum was intended to be a convenient and open place that would be comfortable and relaxing to visit while also promoting art and culture. In addition to housing and displaying a permanent collection that contains some 20,000 of Inokuma's wo 【Notice for the temporary closure of Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art due to comprehensive renovations】 We will be undertaking comprehensive renovations of MIMOCA and Marugame City Library, and they will be closed for fifteen months for construction. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and ask for your kind understanding and cooperation. Closed: From December 25th, 2018 to March 31st, 2020 (until further notice)

7. Teshima Art Museum

607 Teshimakarato, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun 761-4662 Kagawa Prefecture +81 879-68-3555 http://benesse-artsite.jp/art/teshima-artmuseum.html
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4.5 based on 305 reviews

Teshima Art Museum

Reviewed By ako2811 - Zurich, Switzerland

Photographs don't do justice to the power of this place. Profoundly spiritual experience. The breathtaking architecture and the subtle, mesmerising art installation form such a perfect whole. We stayed for almost 90 minutes in near silence, just sitting on the floor, watching the droplets of water first form and then launch on their serendipitous journeys, watching the breeze play with a white ribbon, observing others observing the water drops, walking around the curving, circular structure and feeling very moved by it all.

8. Ekingura

538 Akaokacho, Konan 781-5310 Kochi Prefecture +81 887-57-7117 http://www.ekingura.com/en/
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4.0 based on 32 reviews

Ekingura

Who is Ekin? What is Ekingura? In the 1800s, He worked as an official painter of Tosa aristocracy. (Kochi used to be called Tosa in the Edo era.) However, trouble found him, so he left on a long journey that had no plan nor destination. After a long journey, he reached Akaoka where his aunt lives. Here he created his art in a sake warehouse. Now, his art is displayed in Ekingura. Please visit to feel the beautifully frightening energy that is Ekingura.

9. Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Museum

224-13 Minamidori Aza Shamijima, Sakaide 762-0066 Kagawa Prefecture +81 877-44-1333 http://www.pref.kagawa.jp/higashiyama/
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4.0 based on 81 reviews

Higashiyama Kaii Setouchi Museum

10. Azechi Umetaro Memorial Art Museum

180 Mimachomuden, Uwajima 798-1114 Ehime Prefecture +81 895-58-1133
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Azechi Umetaro Memorial Art Museum

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