Kitano Museum of Art, Nagano
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Facts and practical information
The Kitano Museum of Art, which opened in 1968 as the first private art museum in Nagano Prefecture, is today run by a public interest incorporated foundation, in the Wakaho district, in the southeastern section of Nagano in Nagano Prefecture. The museum is located next to the Yushimatenmangu Shrine, a branch of Yushima Tenman-gū which was founded in 458 in Bunkyō in Tokyo. The entrance to the museum is through the Yushimatenmangu Shrine. The museum includes a Japanese garden by Mirei Shigemori, a notable 20th century modern landscape architect, that was completed in 1965. ()
Nagano
Kitano Museum of Art – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Zenkō-ji, Prefectural Shinano Art Museum, M-Wave, Aqua Wing Arena.