Kasama Nichido Museum of Art
笠間日動美術館
A private art museum in Kasama near Inari Shrine, with a collection of French Impressionist and Japanese Western-style paintings, and a distinctive collection of painters' palettes.
The Kasama Nichido Museum of Art was opened in 1972 in Kasama, the hometown of the founder of Tokyo's Nichido Gallery. It consists of the French Gallery, a special exhibition hall, and a Japanese Western-style painting hall. The collection includes works by Renoir, Monet, and Pissarro, representing French Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, as well as modern Japanese Western-style paintings.
A distinctive feature is the collection of several hundred painters' palettes, each painted by an artist. The outdoor sculpture garden has seasonal flowers and trees.
Admission is just over 1,000 yen. Closed on Mondays. It is about a 5-minute walk from Kasama Inari Shrine, and it pairs well with a visit to the shrine and the Kasama pottery district.
Opening hours
09:30–17:00; closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Kasama Inari Shrine
- Mobility Resort Motegi
- Tokugawa Museum
- Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History
- Tokiwa Shrine
- Kairaku-en
- Mito Hachiman-gū
- Lake Senba