Shiranui Museum

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This museum showcases local art in an award-winning building, open late on Saturdays.

Shiranui Museum — UNIT7 CC BY-SA 3.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

Opened in July 1999 as Shiranui Town Museum.
Collects works by artists connected to Uki City.
Located within Shiranui Culture Plaza.

What to see

Building designed by Atsushi Kitagawara and Ito Architects.
Building won the Kumamoto Landscape Award.
Building won the Japan Library Association Architecture Award.

When to go

Open 9:00 to 18:00 on weekdays and holidays.
Open 9:00 to 21:00 on Saturdays.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Area: Uki, Kumamoto
Official site: www.museum-library-uki.jp
Phone: 0964-32-6211 (Library); 0964-32-6222 (Museum)
Opening hours: 9:00-21:00 (Library); 9:00-18:00, 9:00-21:00 on Saturdays (Museum); 9:00-18:00 (Kodomo Ehon no Ie)
Closed: Open daily (Museum exhibition rooms are closed on exhibition changeover days and maintenance days)
Getting there: Matsubase Station — about 10 min on foot (0.6 km)

Hours and admission taken from the official site on 30 July 2026. Nearest station calculated from © OpenStreetMap contributors; walking time is a straight-line estimate. Check before you travel.

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