Uehara Museum of Modern Art, Shimoda

Name: Uehara Museum of Modern Art
Address: Shimoda, Japan
Telephone: +81 558-28-1228

#3 among attractions in Shimoda

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Uehara Museum of Modern Art opened in 2000 in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, to house the collection of Uehara Shōji of Taisho Pharmaceutical. The collection includes works by Corot, Monet, Cézanne, Renoir, Fujishima Takeji, and Kishida Ryūsei. Adjacent is the Uehara Museum of Buddhist Art, which opened in May 1983. ()

Opened: 2000 (24 years ago)Coordinates: 34°43'43"N, 138°55'34"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Gyokusen-ji, Ryōsen-ji, Shimokamo Tropical Botanical Gardens, Chōraku-ji.

4.2 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Gyokusen-ji, Shimoda
107 min walk • Gyokusen-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is noteworthy in that it served as the first American consulate in Japan. The temple and its grounds were designated as a National Historic Site of Japan in 1951.
4 miS
Buddhist temple, Temple
Ryōsen-ji, Shimoda
103 min walk • Ryōsen-ji is a Nichiren-sect Buddhist temple in the city of Shimoda, Japan. It is noteworthy as the location of the signing ceremony for the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan and the United States of America on July 29, 1858.
6.5 miSW
Botanical garden
Shimokamo Tropical Botanical Gardens, Minamiizu
167 min walk • The Shimokamo Tropical Botanical Gardens, also known as the Shimokamo Tropical Garden, are botanical gardens located at Shimokamo Spa, 255 Shimokamo, Minami Izu-cho, Kamo, Shizuoka, Japan.
4.1 miS
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Chōraku-ji, Shimoda
104 min walk • Chōraku-ji is a small Shingon sect Buddhist temple in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is noteworthy in that it was the location of the signing of the Treaty of Shimoda in 1855, which officially established diplomatic relations between Bakumatsu Japan and the Russian Empire.
4.5 miS
Aquarium, Park, Zoo
Shimoda Aquarium, Shimoda
114 min walk • Shimoda Underwater Aquarium is located in Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and is operated by Shimoda Aqua Service, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujita Kanko.
3.7 miSE
Aerial tramway
Shimoda Ropeway
95 min walk • The Shimoda Ropeway is the name of a Japanese aerial lift line in Shimoda, Shizuoka, as well as its operator. The company is a subsidiary of Izukyū Corporation. The line is also called Nesugatayama Ropeway, as it climbs Mount Nesugata. The observatory has a view of Port of Shimoda and Pacific Ocean.
3.8 miNE
Hot springs
Mine Onsen, Kawazu
96 min walk • Mine Onsen, also known by the name of the public bathhouse facility, Odoriko Onsen, is a geothermal hot spring located in Daifunto park, Kawazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The hot springs are accessible from Tokyo on the Odoriko or the Super View Odoriko train lines.