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Ota City Ryushi Memorial Museum 大田区立龍子記念館

A museum devoted to Kawabata Ryushi, the maverick of modern Japanese painting known for gigantic folding screens, with his preserved home, atelier and garden across the road.

Hours9:00-16:30 (last entry 16:00)
ClosedMondays (next day if holiday), New Year, exhibition changes
PriceAdult: ¥200
Junior high and under: ¥100
Getting thereNishi-Magome Station (Toei Asakusa Line, South exit), 15 min
Time needed1 hour
Best timeWeekday mornings
Address4-2-1 Chuo, Ota City, Tokyo
Websiteota-bunka.or.jp/facilities/ryushi

About

Kawabata Ryushi (1885-1966) rejected the delicate salon style of nihonga and painted huge, bold works meant for exhibition halls, earning the label "venue art". He built this museum himself in 1963 in the shape of a dragonfly, and it rotates his enormous screens and scrolls, from roaring waterfalls to wartime aircraft and Buddhist themes. Across the street, Ryushi Park preserves his house, the studio where he worked on monumental paintings, and the garden he designed, shown on guided tours on opening days. Entry is very cheap and the galleries are rarely busy, making it one of Tokyo's best-value art detours, especially combined with the Ikegami Honmon-ji temple and Ikegami Baien plum garden nearby.

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