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Iwate Prefectural Museum of Art

Morioka City

Central Iwate

Museums

    The Iwate Prefectural Museum of Art, which opened in October 2001, is located in Morioka City Central Park, a new cultural zone, on the west side of Morioka Station. We collect and display works by local artists, including Tetsugoro Mantetsu, Shunsuke Matsumoto, and Yasutake Funakoshi, and also hold special exhibitions on a variety of domestic and international themes. At the same time, we hold various events such as lectures, workshops, and concerts to help people become familiar with art, and aim to become a new cultural facility in Iwate for the 21st century.

    Location
    12-3 Matsuwa, Motomiya, Morioka 020-0866
    Business Hours
    9:30-18:00 (Admission until 17:30)
    Closed
    Mondays (open on holidays, closed on weekdays immediately after) Year-end and New Year holidays (12/29-1/3)
    Price
    Permanent exhibition: 410 yen for adults, 310 yen for students, free for high school students and younger / Group discounts available (20 or more people)
    *Special exhibitions change each time.
    Inquiries
    Iwate Prefectural Museum of Art
    Phone number 019-658-1711
    FAX number 019-658-1712
    Website
    http://www.ima.or.jp/Open in new tab
    Other
    *Photography is prohibited, pets are prohibited, cell phone use is prohibited, and copying is prohibited.
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    A naval officer and politician from Morioka City. After graduating from the Naval War College, he was appointed as a second lieutenant in the Navy, and continued to advance through the ranks, becoming Minister of the Navy in 1932, and opposed the Triple Alliance advocated by the Army. He was appointed as the 37th Prime Minister in 1945 and received the hopes of those who wanted peace, but he resigned en masse six months later due to opposition from the army. At the end of World War II, he returned to the position of Minister of the Navy and contributed to the end of the war and the post-war process, and always worked towards the pursuit and realization of peace. There is a Mitsumasa Yonai Memorial Room in the Morioka City Ancestor Memorial Hall, where items related to him are displayed.

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