Tatsuuma Collection of Fine Arts

What it is

• A humanities museum in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
• Established in 1976 by Etsuzo Tatsuma III.
• Houses over 500 items, including 21 national Important Cultural Properties.

What to see

• Collection includes dotaku, bronze mirrors, dogu, and Jomon pottery.
• 150 masterpieces by painter Tomioka Tessai.
• A pair of folding screens, an Important Cultural Property.

When to go

• Exhibits are regularly rotated from its collection.

Getting there

• 2-minute walk from Hanshin Koroen Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.