Your Guide to - Japan National Tourist Organization

Alluring Charms of Japan
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Art Galleries...
Splendors of nature shine with distinct beauty season by season, thus
fostering an esthetic sense peculiar only to the Japanese throughout their
long history. Japanese works of art and crafts are characterized by
delicacy and adherence to detail and renowned for refined beauty.
Stretching back over 1,000 years, they range widely in genre from
Japanese painting, including "ukiyoe" which deeply influenced French
impressionists, to serene Buddhist images with their merciful faces, and on
to traditional crafts such as lacquerware, pottery and textiles, to the armor
and swords the warriors of old once wore, to the most modern of art.
As such, it's no wonder that Japan abounds in museums of great variety.
No matter to which part of the country you travel, you will come across art
museums and galleries which feature a locale's distinct flavor. In museums,
you can easily encounter national treasure-class Buddhist images which
are usually enshrined in temples. Japan may just open your eyes to an
esthetic world hitherto unknown. Why not bring some ever-lasting esthetic
impressions back home as your own personal "souvenir" of Japan?
(A list of museums is available on page 28.)
Museums,
Japan is an art
lover's paradise!
Come and share
the experience!
Where you may well experience
a moving inspiration or two that
The Tokyo National Museum:
you've never encountered before. The largest museum in Japan boasting a collection
of over 80,000 items.
The Japan Folk Crafts Museum:
This museum, housed in a traditional home,
displays antique folk handicrafts.
Tokaido Hiroshige Art Museum:
This collection centers on the works of Hiroshige
Utagawa, Japan's foremost Ukiyoe painter.
MIHO Museum:
This museum features masterpieces of Japanese
fine art on display along with ancient art works
from around the world.