Homma Museum of Art

Overview

The Homma Museum of Art is a registered museum in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture. It preserves and displays works collected by the Homma family, once major landowners of the Shonai region, while also serving as a garden museum centered on the purely Japanese-style building Seienkaku and the garden Kakubu-en. It is operated by the Homma Museum of Art foundation.

Highlights

• ●Exhibitions of art collected by the Homma family
• ●The purely Japanese-style building Seienkaku in the Kyoto style
• ●The garden Kakubu-en, designated a Place of Scenic Beauty
• ●Homma ware fired at a kiln within the garden

History

The museum opened in May 1947 and is regarded as Japan's first private museum of the postwar period. Its first director was Junji Homma, a scholar of Japanese swords. Built around the collection of the Homma family, major landowners of the Shonai region, it is cherished as a comprehensive cultural facility encompassing architecture and gardens. Its detached-villa garden, Kakubu-en, is designated a Place of Scenic Beauty.

Map

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Suggested itinerary

1. 1Head to the Homma Museum of Art from central Sakata
2. 2View the Homma family's art collection in the main hall
3. 3Tour the purely Japanese-style building Seienkaku
4. 4Stroll through the scenic garden Kakubu-en

Did you know?

💡 At a kiln in a corner of the garden, the folk craft known as Homma ware is produced.

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