ABOUT
About this spot
Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art, nicknamed "Kenbi", is the prefectural art museum of Okayama, located in the city center close to Korakuen Garden and Okayama Castle. It opened on 18 March 1988 in a building designed by Shinichi Okada, the architect known for the Supreme Court of Japan, and received the Japan Institute of Architects 25-Year Award in 2013. The collection of roughly 5,000 works, including deposited pieces, focuses on artists connected with Okayama, such as Sesshu, Miyamoto Musashi, Uragami Gyokudo, Yasuo Kuniyoshi and Hirakushi Denchu. It also includes works by Bizen ware Living National Treasures, metalwork and calligraphy. Sesshu's landscape and two Chinese ink paintings by Muqi and Yujian are designated Important Cultural Properties. The permanent collection is shown as the "Okayama Art Exhibition" with regular changes of display, and traveling special exhibitions are held as well. The museum is open 9:00-17:00 (last entry 30 minutes before closing) and closed on Mondays (the next day if Monday is a holiday), at year-end and new year, and between exhibitions. It is about a 15-minute walk from JR Okayama Station, and a stroll to Korakuen or the castle makes an easy half-day.
Last updated October 26, 2026