Art & Exhibits · Yufuin (Yunotsubo)

COMICO ART MUSEUM YUFUIN COMICO ART MUSEUM YUFUIN

Kengo Kuma-designed contemporary art museum in Yufuin with blackened cedar walls and a reflecting pool facing Mt. Yufu, showing Yayoi Kusama, Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara and Lee Ufan.

About

Opened in 2017, COMICO Art Museum is a small, beautifully finished private museum by Kengo Kuma: low buildings clad in charred cedar planks, gravel courts and a shallow pool that mirrors Mt. Yufu, so the architecture is half the visit. Inside, a tight collection of Japanese contemporary stars rotates through intimate galleries: Kusama's polka dots, Murakami's flowers, Nara's moody children, Sugimoto's seascapes, and since an April 2026 renewal, a permanent room of works by Lee Ufan. It sits just off Yunotsubo street, so it's an easy reset from the crowds.

Highlights

• Kengo Kuma architecture in charred cedar
• Reflecting pool aligned with Mt. Yufu
• Works by Kusama, Murakami, Nara and Sugimoto
• Permanent Lee Ufan display since April 2026

Tips

• Check the website for closures: it shuts on alternate Wednesdays
• Last entry 16:00
• Photography rules differ by room: look for signs
• Visit before 11:00 when Yunotsubo street is still quiet

Open in Google Maps · Info checked 2026-10-09

Nearby

• Yufuin KukuchiUnique Store · 50 m away
• Yufuin Milch HontenUnique Store · 130 m away
• Yufuin TamanoyuStay · 140 m away
• B-speakUnique Store · 160 m away
• Yunotsubo KaidoShopping Street · 180 m away
• Yufuin Floral VillageUnique Store · 450 m away
• Kinsho Korokke (Yufuin)Restaurant · 470 m away
• Yufu City Tourist Information Center (YUFUINFO)Tourist Info · 600 m away