Yamatane Museum

The Yamatane Museum of Art is a museum in Japan specializing in the nihonga style of Japanese watercolour painting. It is run by the Yamatane Art Foundation.

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Type: Museum
Description: museum in Japan
Also known as: “Yamatane Museum of Art”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yasukuni Shrine and Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery.

Yasukuni Shrine

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Yasukuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Emperor Meiji in June 1869 and commemorates those who died in service of Japan, from the Boshin War of 1868–1869, to the two Sino-Japanese Wars, 1894–1895 and 1937–1945 respectively, and the First Indochina War of 1946–1954. Yasukuni Shrine is situated 500 metres northwest of Yamatane Museum.

Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery

Cemetery

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Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery is a national Japanese cemetery and memorial for 352,297 unidentified war dead of the Second World War, located near the inner moat of the Imperial Palace and Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan.

Nippon Budokan

Sports venue

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The Nippon Budokan, often shortened to simply the Budokan, is an indoor arena in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Nippon Budokan is situated 480 metres northeast of Yamatane Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sanbanchō and Kudan-Minami.

Sanbanchō

Neighborhood

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Part of the Banchō area, Sanbanchō is an upscale, mostly residential district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. As of June 2020, the population of this district is 3,666 in 1,707 households.

Kudan-Minami

Quarter

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Kudanminami is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, consisting of 1-chōme to 4-chōme. As of March 1, 2007, its population is 2,431. Kudanminami is located on the northwestern part of the Chiyoda ward.