Shimane Art Museum

島根県立美術館 Shimane Kenristu Bijutsukan

Works by artists from Shimane prefecture as well as from other parts of Japan are on display. The museum also has a nice selection of ukiyo-e woodblock prints. There are often special exhibitions featuring Japanese and international artists. The museum has a lakeside sculpture park. When you encounter the statues of a line of hopping rabbits be sure to rub the head of the foremost rabbit as it is said that this brings good luck.

• museum
• outdoors

Address

1-5 Sodeshi-chō

Hours

Wed-Mon 10:00-18:30

Price

Permanent exhibition ¥300, special exhibitions ¥1000. Foreigners get a 50% discount on special exhibitions

Website

shimane-art-museum.jp (opens in a new tab)