Nariwa Museum
高梁市成羽美術館
A Tadao Ando-designed museum in Okayama featuring Western-style paintings, ancient Egyptian artifacts, and Japan's oldest plant fossils.
What it is
- A combined art and natural history museum founded in 1953 to honor painter Kojima Torajiro.
- The current reinforced concrete facility was designed by architect Tadao Ando and completed in 1994.
- The museum structure is built upon the historic stone walls of the former Nariwa Jinya.
- It was renamed the Nariwa Museum in 2009 and serves as a cultural hub in Takahashi City.
What to see
- Oil paintings and sketches created by the artist Kojima Torajiro.
- A collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts acquired by Kojima during his travels.
- Japan's oldest plant fossils discovered within the local Nariwa Group geological formation.
- The Flowing Water Garden and Still Water Garden artificial ponds surrounding the building.
- Modern minimalist architecture featuring two floors of exposed reinforced concrete.
Getting there
- The museum is accessible by bus departing from Bitchu-Takahashi Station.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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