Onomichi City Museum of Art

Museum in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Onomichi City Museum of Art

尾道市立美術館

General information
Address| 17−19 Nishitsuchidō-chō
Town or city| Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture
Country| Japan
Coordinates| 34°24′36″N 133°11′45″E﻿ / ﻿34.409917°N 133.195800°E﻿ / 34.409917; 133.195800
Opened| 1980
Renovated| 11 January 2003
Design and construction
Architect(s)| Tadao Ando
Website
www.onomichi-museum.jp

Onomichi City Museum of Art (尾道市立美術館, Onomichi shiritsu bijutsukan) opened in Senkō-ji Park in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1980. The Museum reopened to a design by Tadao Ando in 2003. The collection includes works by Kobayashi Wasaku (小林和作) and Wada Eisaku (和田英作).[1][2][3][4]

The museum has become notable on the Internet for being visited on a regular basis by two cats, whom the museum guards have to repeatedly turn away due to the museum's strict "no animals" policy.[5][6]

## Collection

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The museum contains artworks by artists connected to the city, such as Guilin-in Hirata and Wasaku Kobayashi, as well as artworks by well known foreign artists such as French painter Georges Rouault.[7]

## Access

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The Museum is located in Senkō-ji Park, roughly 20 minutes walk from Onomichi station.[8]

## See also

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* Nakata Museum
* List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Hiroshima)

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Onomichi City Museum of Art.

1. ^ 尾道市立美術館 [Onomichi City Museum of Art] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
2. ^ 尾道市立美術館 [Onomichi City Museum of Art] (in Japanese). Hiroshima Prefecture. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
3. ^ 美術館について [About the Museum] (in Japanese). Onomichi City. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
4. ^ コレクション [Collection] (in Japanese). Onomichi City. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
5. ^ Fenn, Lily (11 February 2018). "These Two Cats Won't Give Up On Trying To Enter Japanese Art Museum". The Dodo. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
6. ^ Oona, McGee (11 July 2016). "Art-loving feline attempts to enter cat exhibition at Hiroshima museum". SoraNews24. Tokyo. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
7. ^ "Onomichi City Museum of Art". Japan Heritage Onomichi City Official Website. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
8. ^ "Onomichi City Museum of Art". Visit Shimanami. Retrieved 17 July 2025.

## External links

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* (in English) Onomichi City Museum of Art
* (in Japanese) Onomichi City Museum of Art
* (in Japanese) Collection

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Japan

Academics|

* CiNii

People|

* ISIL: JP-2003543

Other|

* Yale LUX