City Museum of Art, Sakata

Name: City Museum of Art
Address: 3-17-95 Iimoriyama, Sakata, 998-0055, Japan
Telephone: +81 234-31-0095

#1 among attractions in Sakata

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Sakata City Museum of Art opened in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan in 1997. Located on a small hill with views over the city as well as towards Mount Chōkai and the Mogami River, the collection focuses on works in the western tradition by Japanese artists. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 38°53'35"N, 139°48'58"E

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3-17-95 IimoriyamaSakata 998-0055 Japan

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+81 234-31-0095

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City Museum of Art – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Abumiya, Kinowanosaku, Ken Domon Museum of Photography, Sakata Minato-za.

1.9 miNE
Museum
Abumiya, Sakata
49 min walk • The Abumiya is an Edo period Machiya located in the city of Sakata, Yamagata in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1984.
7 miNE
Forts and castles
Kinowanosaku, Sakata
178 min walk • Kiwanosaku was a late Nara period though Heian period josaku-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the town of Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. Its ruins are now an archaeological site and have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1932.
0.4 miE
Museum, Art museum
Ken Domon Museum of Photography, Sakata
12 min walk • The Ken Domon Museum of Photography was opened in 1983 in Sakata, Yamagata, the birthplace of the photographer Ken Domon. On the occasion of becoming the first honorary citizen of Sakata in 1974, Domon donated his entire collection of works to the town.
2.1 miNE
Nightlife, Cinema
Sakata Minato-za, Sakata
53 min walk • The Sakata Minato-za is a cinema in Sakata, Yamagata, Japan; it was the first to open in the city. Established as a playhouse in 1887, it became a cinema in 1910 and was popular in the 1970s.
2 miNE
38°55'10"N • 139°49'59"E
Somaro, Sakata
52 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
2.5 miNE
Museum, Art museum
Homma Museum of Art, Sakata
65 min walk • Homma Museum of Art opened in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, in 1947.
~1140 ftE
Museum
Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum, Sakata
6 min walk • The Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum was established in 1989 as part of the cultural building boom in Yamagata celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the founding of the city.
2.6 miN
Harbor
Port of Sakata, Sakata
67 min walk • The Port of Sakata is a seaport on the Sea of Japan coast of Yamagata Prefecture, to the west of the city center of Sakata at the mouth of the Mogami River in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū, Japan. It is classified as a Major Port and as a Special Port by the Japanese government.