Adachi Museum of Art is located in the city of
Yasugi in Shimane Prefecture. The Zen gardens in the
museum have won annually for being one of the best
Japanese gardens in the country.
The
museum was founded by Adachi Zenko in 1980
in
order to create a world that combined both artwork
and
gardens together. He hoped to expand people’s
perceptions and interests in Japanese Art. You can
only
view the gardens from the Adachi Museum of Art
building as you enjoy paintings and artwork dating
back
to the twentieth century. The gardens at the museum
have won annual awards since 2003 as the best
garden
in Japan by the “Journal of Japanese Gardening.”
Throughout the year the feel of the Zen gardens
change
with the seasons. With those changes the museum
switch out the works displayed in the temporary
exhibits
to match the season.
At the Adachi Museum of Art there are permanent
exhibits that feature paintings by Yokoyama Taikan,
he
is mostly known for helping develop the Japanese
painting technique known as Nihonga. The painting
technique is based on using Japanese techniques,
artistic expressions, and materials. Aside from that
exhibit there is also the ceramics section that features
the works by Kawai Kanjiro and Kitaoji Rosanjin. You
can see about 50 works made by these master artists
being displayed in the exhibit.
Please see below for tours that include
Adachi Museum of Art:
