FIND SHIKOKU
1．MARUGAME GENICHIRO-INOKUMA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
A contemporary art museum located just in front of JR Marugame station. Its regular exhibition features works by Gen’ichiro Inokuma, who spent his early years in Marugame. Special exhibitions featuring contemporary art are held on a regular basis. The sophisticated spaces of the café and museum shops are also worth a visit.
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[Address] 80-1 Hama-machi, Marugame-shi, Kagawa
[Phone] 087-724-7755
[Open Hours] 10:00-18:00 (Last admittance at 17:30)
[Closed] December 25 - December 31
[Official Website] http://www.mimoca.org/en/
[Phone] 087-724-7755
[Open Hours] 10:00-18:00 (Last admittance at 17:30)
[Closed] December 25 - December 31
[Official Website] http://www.mimoca.org/en/
２．ISAMU NOGUCHI GARDEN MUSEUM JAPAN
The museum exhibits 150 works and the atelier of Isamu Noguchi, a unique artist who has won international acclaim for his wide variety of work including monuments, environmental designs for gardens and parks, interior designs including furniture and lighting, Its opening hours are restricted to certain days and admission is with guided tour only, with advance booking.
[Address] 3519 Mure, Mure-cho, Takamatsu Kagawa, 761-0121 Japan
[Phone] 087-870-1500
[Days & Hours] *Museum tour only. Reservations required.
At 10 a.m., 1p.m., and 3 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays
[Closed]August 13, 2016 - August 16, 2016 /December 29, 2016 - January 5, 2017
[Official Website] http://www.isamunoguchi.or.jp/index_e.htm
[Phone] 087-870-1500
[Days & Hours] *Museum tour only. Reservations required.
At 10 a.m., 1p.m., and 3 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays
[Closed]August 13, 2016 - August 16, 2016 /December 29, 2016 - January 5, 2017
[Official Website] http://www.isamunoguchi.or.jp/index_e.htm
３．SHIKOKU MURA GALLERY
The Shikoku Mura Gallery, designed and built by internationally renowned architect Tadao Ando in 2002, is situated in the foothills of Mt. Yashima. The regular exhibits include modern European paintings by Pierre Auguste Renoir, Pierre Bonnard, and Pablo Picasso. Special
exhibitions are also held in spring and autumn featuring arts and “mingu,” or traditional everyday craft objects. Looking down from the balcony of the gallery, you can see the water garden and a rose garden, with Sanuki Plain in the background.
exhibitions are also held in spring and autumn featuring arts and “mingu,” or traditional everyday craft objects. Looking down from the balcony of the gallery, you can see the water garden and a rose garden, with Sanuki Plain in the background.
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[Address] 91 Yashima-nakamachi Takamatsu Kagawa, Japan
[Phone] 087-843-3111
[Open Hours] 8:30 – 17:30 or 18:00
[Closed] Open 365 days of a year
[Phone] 087-843-3111
[Open Hours] 8:30 – 17:30 or 18:00
[Closed] Open 365 days of a year
４．HIGASHIYAMA KAII SETOUCHI ART MUSEUM
Providing a perfect view of the Seto Ohashi Bridges, this museum features over 280 pieces of work by the great Japanese-style painter Higashiyama Kaii. Kaii’s grandfather was born in Hitsuishi, so the family has a close connection to Kagawa. This municipally owned museum was therefore opened in the Saya area, on the coastline across from Hitsuishi. You can get a good view of the Inland Sea from the café.
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[Address] 224-13 Aza Minami-dori Shamijima Sakaide, Kagawa
[Phone] 087-744-1333
[Open Hours] 9:00 – 17:00
[Closed] Mondays and Year End & New Year Holidays ※ Open on Monday and closed on Tuesday after if Monday is national holiday
[Phone] 087-744-1333
[Open Hours] 9:00 – 17:00
[Closed] Mondays and Year End & New Year Holidays ※ Open on Monday and closed on Tuesday after if Monday is national holiday
５．THE KAGAWA MUSEUM
The Kagawa Museum is a comprehensive museum incorporating history and art. The exhibition space includes a room dedicated to a history of Kagawa Prefecture and works by artists associated with the region, such as Isamu Noguchi and Inokuma Genichiro. A library and a relaxing museum café are situated on the ground floor.
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[Address] 5-5 Tamamocho Takanatsu, Kagawa
[Phone]087-822-0002
[Opening Hours] 9:00 – 17:00
[Closed] Mondays, December 26 – January 1 ※ Open on Mondays for national holidays but closed the next day.
[Phone]087-822-0002
[Opening Hours] 9:00 – 17:00
[Closed] Mondays, December 26 – January 1 ※ Open on Mondays for national holidays but closed the next day.
６．TAKAMATSU CITY MUSEUM OF ART
This is a museum in the middle of the city, currently being refurbished and scheduled to re-open in April 2016. The collections, comprising over 1500 pieces, are centered around three themes: “post-WWII Japanese Modern Art” (Western paintings/sculptures), “World arts since the 20thcentury” (block prints), and “Art of Kagawa” (lacquerware/metal works). The content of both the regular and special exhibitions changes five times a year.
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[Address] 10-4 Konyamachi Takanatsu, Kagawa
[Phone] 087-823-1711
[Open Hours] 9:00 – 17:00
[Closed] Mondays ※Renovation work is in progress. Scheduled to re-open in April 2016
[Official Website] http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/12754.html
[Phone] 087-823-1711
[Open Hours] 9:00 – 17:00
[Closed] Mondays ※Renovation work is in progress. Scheduled to re-open in April 2016
[Official Website] http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/12754.html
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