Kōsetsu Museum of Art

The Kōsetsu Museum of Art is an art museum that opened in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan in 1973. The museum preserves, researches, and displays the collection of Japanese and East Asian artworks—including Buddhist art, calligraphic works, tea utensils, early-modern paintings, arms and armour, and lacquerware—built up by Murayama Ryōhei, also known as Kōsetsu, founder of The Asahi Shimbun.

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Type: Art gallery
Description: museum for Japanese, Chinese and Korean art in Kobe
Also known as: “Kōsetsu Bijutsukan” and “Kosetsu Museum of Art”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mikage and Yuzuruha Shrine.

Mikage

Railway station

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Mikage Station is a passenger railway station located in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway. Mikage is situated 330 metres west of Kōsetsu Museum of Art.

Yuzuruha Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Yuzuruha Shrine is a Shinto shrine.

Sumiyoshi

Railway station

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Sumiyoshi Station is a junction passenger railway station located in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company and by the third sector Kobe New Transit Company… Sumiyoshi is situated 740 metres southeast of Kōsetsu Museum of Art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nada-ku and Chūō-ku.

Nada-ku

Suburb

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Nada is one of nine wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 31.4 km², and a population of 129,095. A leading national university, Kobe University, is located in this ward, as is the city's Oji Zoo.

Chūō-ku

Suburb

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Chūō is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 28.46 km2, and a population of 127,602 with 74,814 households as of January 31, 2012. The ward was formed from the 1980 merger of the former Fukiai-ku and Ikuta-ku. Chūō-ku is situated 7 km southwest of Kōsetsu Museum of Art.