Nakano Museum of Art, Nara

Name: Nakano Museum of Art
Address: Nara, Japan
Telephone: +81 742-48-1167

#46 among attractions in Nara

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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. ()

Local name: 中野美術館 Opened: 1984 (40 years ago)Coordinates: 34°41'39"N, 135°45'22"E

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Nara Japan

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+81 742-48-1167

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