City Art Museum, Kurume

Name: City Art Museum
Address: 1015 Nonakamachi, Kurume, 839-0862, Japan
Telephone: +81 942-39-1131

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Facts and practical information

Kurume City Art Museum opened as the successor to the Ishibashi Museum of Art in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan in 2016. It forms part of the Ishibashi Culture Center, which opened in 1956, alongside the studio of yōga painter Sakamoto Hanjirō, relocated from Yame in 1980, and Shōjirō Ishibashi Memorial Museum, dedicated to the founder of Bridgestone and donated to the city by the Ishibashi Foundation after renovation in 2016, on the sixtieth anniversary of the Ishibashi Culture Center's opening. The focus of the collection is the work of local artists, notably Kurume scions Aoki Shigeru and Sakamoto Hanjirō, as well as Kyūshū yōga more generally. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 33°18'46"N, 130°31'52"E

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1015 NonakamachiKurume 839-0862 Japan

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+81 942-39-1131

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Nearby attractions include: Tosu Stadium, Naritasan Kurume Bunin, Bairin-ji, Tanabata Shrine.

4.1 miN
Sport complex, Football, Arenas and stadiums
Tosu Stadium, Tosu
106 min walk • Ekimae Real Estate Stadium is a football stadium in Tosu, Saga, Japan. It serves as a home ground of J1 League club Sagan Tosu. The stadium holds 24,130 people and was built in 1996. It was built in the site of Tosu rail yard and Tosu classification yard in accord with the JR Kyushu's Tosu Station.
1.9 miS
Monuments and statues, Buddhist architecture
Naritasan Kurume Bunin, Kurume
50 min walk • Naritasan Kurume Bunin or Kurume Narita-san is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is a direct branch of Narita-san Shinshō-ji in Narita, Chiba Prefecture.
1.9 miW
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Bairin-ji, Kurume
50 min walk • Bairin-ji is a Rinzai temple in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is Kōnanzan. It is known as a representative training dojo temple of the Myōshin-ji school in Kyushu which faces the clear stream of the Chikugo River.
5.6 miN
Sacred and religious sites
Tanabata Shrine, Ogōri
143 min walk • Tanabata-jinja, also known as Himekoso-jinja, is a Shinto shrine located in Ogōri, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to Orihime, the Japanese name of the Weaver Girl from the Chinese folk tale The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd.
2.2 miE
Temple, Sacred and religious sites
Kōra taisha, Kurume
56 min walk • Kōra taisha is a Shinto shrine in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
2.1 miW
Temple, Sacred and religious sites
Kurume Suitengū, Kurume
54 min walk • Kurume Suitengū is a Shinto shrine located in Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. This shrine is the headquarters for all Suitengū Shrines in Japan.
3.3 miNW
Temple
Chiriku Hachiman Shrine, Kurume
84 min walk • Chiriku Hachiman Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Miyaki, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is a Hachiman shrine, dedicated to the kami Hachiman. It was established in 724. Its main festival is held annually on September 15. It was formerly the ichinomiya of Bizen Province.
4.4 miS
Town, Area
Hirokawa, Kurume
112 min walk • Hirokawa is a town located in Yame District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of May 1, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 19,865 and a density of 520 persons per km². The total area is 37.91 km².
0.5 miN
Game and entertainment center, Outdoor activities, Park
Kurume Bird Center, Kurume
14 min walk • Kurume Avian Center is an aviary located in Central Park in Higashi Kushibaracho, Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Formerly known as Kurume City Zoo.
2.7 miE
Park
Chikugogawa Prefectural Natural Park, Kurume
69 min walk • Chikugogawa Prefectural Natural Park is a Prefectural Natural Park in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1950, the park spans the municipalities of Kama, Asakura, Kurume, Ukiha, Yame, and Tachiarai. The park derives its name from the Chikugo River.
0.6 miN
Sport, Sport venue
Kurume Arena, Kurume
16 min walk • Kurume Arena is an arena in Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan.