Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art
Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art opened in the precincts of Kumamoto Castle, Kumamoto, Japan in 1976. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture.Photo: MK Products, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Japan
- Also known as: “Kumamoto Kenritsu Bijutsukan”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kumamoto Castle and Hosokawa Gyōbutei.
Kumamoto Castle
Park
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Kumamoto Castle is a hilltop Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, in Kumamoto Prefecture. It was a large and well-fortified castle. The castle keep is a concrete reconstruction built in 1960, but a number of ancillary wooden buildings remain of the original castle. Kumamoto Castle is situated 520 metres southeast of Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art.
Hosokawa Gyōbutei
Photo: Motoki-jj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hosokawa Gyōbutei is situated 230 metres north of Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art.
Kumamoto City Museum
Museum
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Kumamoto City Museum is situated 170 metres northwest of Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nishi-ku and Higashi-ku.
Nishi-ku
Suburb
Photo: 瑞穂の国, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nishi-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. Meaning literally "west ward," it is bordered by the Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Minami-ku and also by the city of Tamana and the town of Gyokutō. Nishi-ku is situated 6 km southwest of Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art.
Higashi-ku
Suburb
Higashi-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. Meaning literally "east ward," it is bordered by the Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Minami-ku and also by the towns of Kikuyō, Mashiki and Kashima. Higashi-ku is situated 7 km southeast of Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art.
Kashima
Town
Kashima is a town located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2024, the town had an estimated population of 10,203 in 4135 households, and a population density of 24 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 16.65 km2. Kashima is situated 9 km southeast of Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art.
Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art
- Categories: art museum, prefectural museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
32.80745° or 32° 48′ 27″ northLongitude
130.70047° or 130° 42′ 2″ eastOpen location code
8Q4GRP42+X5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1423808780OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q4556482
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Thai—“Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “熊本縣立美術館”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف محافظه كوماموتو للفنون”
- French: “musée préfectoral d’art de Kumamoto”
- French: “Musée préfectoral d’art de Kumamoto”
- Fulah: “Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art”
- Italian: “Kumamoto Kenritsu Bijutsukan”
- Italian: “Museo prefetturale d’arte di Kumamoto”
- Japanese: “熊本県立美術館”
- Korean: “구마모토 현립 미술관”
- Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์ศิลปะประจำจังหวัดคูมาโมโตะ”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 宮內神社 and Steam Locomotive.
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