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<< Our Photo Pages >> Kumamoto Kenritsu Bijutsukan art gallery - Museum in Japan in Kyūshū

Submitted by Aska on Tuesday, 29 July 2008  Page Views: 7126

MuseumsSite Name: Kumamoto Kenritsu Bijutsukan art gallery Alternative Name: 熊本県立美術館
Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 4.285 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Kyūshū Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Kumamoto (Kumamoto pref.)  Nearest Village: Ninomaru 二の丸
Latitude: 32.807140N  Longitude: 130.700620E
Condition:
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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5 Access:
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4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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"Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art" has a special room Sōshoku Kofun-sitsu (装飾古墳室 "Mural Barrows Exhibition Room") devoted to the decorative tumuli and rock arts in the Prefecture where replicas of typical 10 sites are shown, because they regard them as the forerunners of the art activities in that area. In Kumamoto Prefefture 200 decorative tumuli and decorative rock-cut tombs are found out of 700 in Japan.
Open 9:30-17:15, closed on Mondays and the days around the New Year's Day, admission 430 Japanese Yen (2024 price).
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