Museum Yamato Bunkakan
The Museum of Japanese Art Yamato Bunkakan is a museum of Asian art in Nara, Nara. The museum was established in 1960 to preserve and display the private collection of Kintetsu Corporation.Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Nara, Nara, Japan
- Also known as: “Museum of Japanese Art Yamato Bunkakan”, “The Museum of Japanese Art Yamato Bunkakan”, “The Museum Yamato Bunkakan”, and “Yamato Bunkakan”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nakano Museum of Art and Gakuemmae.
Nakano Museum of Art
Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Nakano Museum of Art opened in Nara, Japan, in 1984. Located across Kaerumata Pond from the Yamato Bunkakan, the museum's collection of Meiji, Taishō, and Shōwa yōga, nihonga, sculptures, and copper-plate engravings, built up by Nakano Kanji, includes works by Asai Chū, Nakamura Tsune, Kishida Ryūsei, Suda Kunitarō, and Yokoyama Taikan. Nakano Museum of Art is situated 160 metres southwest of Museum Yamato Bunkakan.
Gakuemmae
Railway station
Photo: Fivestar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gakuen-mae Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway. Gakuemmae is situated 570 metres west of Museum Yamato Bunkakan.
Ayameike Shrine
Shinto shrine
Ayameike Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 310 metres southeast of Museum Yamato Bunkakan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ikoma and Seika and Nishikizu District.
Ikoma
Photo: 8-hachiro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ikoma is a city at the northwestern end of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. It was founded on November 1, 1971. As of September 1, 2023, the city has an estimated population of 117,259, with 51,478 households.
Seika and Nishikizu District
Locality
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Seika and Nishikizu District is a locality, which is situated 6 km north of Museum Yamato Bunkakan.
Seika-cho
Town
Seika is a town located in Sōraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2023 the town has an estimated population of 36,542 in 15,468 households and a population density of 1,400 persons per km2. Seika-cho is situated 8 km north of Museum Yamato Bunkakan.
Museum Yamato Bunkakan
- Categories: art museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Nara, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.6954° or 34° 41′ 43″ northLongitude
135.75672° or 135° 45′ 24″ eastOpen location code
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3329639
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Museum Yamato Bunkakan” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “大和文華館”
- French: “Musée d’art japonais (Yamato Bunkakan)”
- French: “musée d’art japonais Yamato Bunkakan”
- French: “Musée d’Art japonais Yamato Bunkakan”
- Fulah: “Museum Yamato Bunkakan”
- German: “Kunstmuseum Yamato Bunkakan”
- German: “Yamato Bunkakan”
- Japanese: “大和文華館”
- Ukrainian: “Музей японського мистецтва Ямато Бункакан”
- Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng Yamato Bunkakan”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kaerumata-ike and 伏見公民館あやめ池分館.
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