Ohara Museum of Art

okayama

Japan’s first private museum focusing on Western art, built in 1930 by entrepreneur and philanthropist Magosaburo Ohara, to commemorate the achievements of painter Torajiro Kojima. It displays a wide-ranging collection of Western and Japanese modern and contemporary art, crafts, and ancient art from the Orient and East Asia.

Information

Address
1-1-15 Chuo,Kurashiki,CityOkayama,710-8575
Access
By Car/Taxi
  • About 20 minutes from Kurashiki I.C.(Sanyo Expressway)by car
  • About 20 minutes from Hayashima I.C.(Seto Chuo Expressway)by car
By Train
  • From JR Okayama Station to JR Kurashiki Station
    About 18 minutes bySanyo Line or Hakubi Line
  • From JR Chayamachi Station to JR Kurashiki Station
    About 25 minutes by bus or taxi
  • About a 15 minutes walk south from JR Kurashiki Station
Parking
  • There in no parking lot available at this Museum. Please park your car at the nearest parking lot available.
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