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Yumeji Art Museum
Displays include references on oil paintings, screens, scrolls, woodblock prints, and sketches of Takehisa Yumeji, an Okayama-born prominent artist of the Taisho era (1912 - 1926).
Admission: Adults 600 yen / Open 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. (closes at 5 p.m. December - March) / 086-271-1000
16-min. bus ride from JR Okayama Station.
Yumeji Art Museum

Hayashibara Art Museum
Hayashibara Art Museum
Valuable treasures such as swords, historic writings, paintings, and pottery which once belonged to the Ikeda family who centuries ago governed Okayama are displayed at this museum. The collection now belongs to Hayashibara, a prominent businessman in Okayama. The entrance gate resembles that of a samurai warrior residence.
Admission: Adults 300 yen / Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. / 086-223-1733
Take a 15-min. bus ride from JR Okayama Station and walk 5 min.

Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art
A museum of works by Okayama-related artists. Feature displays as well as performances of traditional theater and music are also held at this museum.
Admission: Adults 300 yen / Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed Mondays (closed Tuesday if Monday falls on a national holiday) / 086-225-4800
Take a 10-min. trolley ride from JR Okayama Station and walk 3 min.
Prefectural Museum

Orient Museum / Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art

Up to 3,000 pieces of earthen ware, figurines, art, and other artifacts found in the orient are categorized and displayed at this museum.
Admission: Adults 300 yen / Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed Mondays (closed Tuesday if Monday falls on a national holiday) / 086-232-3636

Take a 10-min. trolley ride from JR Okayama Station and walk 3 min.

Okayama Prefectural Museum

Archives of roughly 14,000 references regarding historic articles and art pieces found in the prefecture. The museum features a collection of swords and Kobizen ceramic ware.
Admission: Adults 200 yen / Open 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. (9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. October - March), closed Mondays (closed Tuesday if Monday falls on a national holiday) / 086-272-1149

10-min. bus ride from JR Okayama Station.

Kibi-ji Literature Museum

Manuscripts, first publications, and personal items left by prominent authors of Okayama are displayed. The writers' works could be read at the museum library.
Admission: Adults 400 yen / Open 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed Mondays (closed Tuesday if Monday falls on a national holiday) / 086-223-7411

15-min. walk from JR Okayama Station.

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