Shizuoka City Serizawa Keisuke Art Museum

What it is

• A museum dedicated to artist Serizawa Keisuke.
• Opened in 1981 in Toro Park.
• Exhibits his works and folk art items.

What to see

• The museum building, Sekisui-kan, designed by Shirai Seiichi.
• Building received the Public Architecture Award in 1988.
• Building selected for Top 100 Public Buildings in 1998.
• Ten exhibition rooms display about 800 works.
• About 4500 folk art items are housed here.
• Serizawa Keisuke's house, relocated in 1987.

Getting there

• Take Shizutetsu Bus from JR Shizuoka Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.