The Furukawa Art Museum is a private museum built by a wealthy entrepreneur from Aichi Prefecture. He was a collector of some 2,800 Japanese paintings, tea sets, and other works of art.
In his later years, he opened an art gallery to show his collection to the public. This lead to the establishment of the Furukawa Art Museum. His other wish was to open his Japanese mansion as a place for the general public to relax, creating the Furukawa Art Museum's branch museum, the Tamesaburo Memorial Museum.
The two museums are just a minute's walk away, so you can admire the artwork at the main museum and then take a stroll through the Japanese garden to the branch museum and enjoy a cup of tea, a rare glimpse into the elegant life of Japan's high society in the past.
Address | 2 Chome-50 Ikeshitacho, Chikusa Ward, Nagoya, Aichi 464-0066 〒464-0066 愛知県名古屋市千種区池下町2丁目50 |
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Directions | Take the subway from Nagoya Station to Ikeshita Station on the Higashiyama Subway Line, about 12 minutes. |
Business hours | 10:00 am - 5:00 pm (final admission 4:30 pm) |
Holidays | Closed on Mondays, exhibition changeover periods, and New Years holidays. |
Contact | 052-763-1991 |
Wi-Fi | Available |
Price | Admission to the Furukawa Museum of Art and the two branch museums of the Tamesaburo Memorial Museum |
Websites | Official Site(JPN)https://www.furukawa-museum.or.jp/ Tourism Association sitehttps://www.nagoya-info.jp/en/spot/detail/51/ |