[Akita] Overlooking the Kubota Castle Ruins! Art and views at the Akita Prefectural Museum of Art

The Akita Prefectural Museum of Art is located across the road from Senshu Park, the site of Kubota Castle, famous for its cherry blossoms.

This art museum, located about a five-minute walk from Akita Station, is the perfect place to casually sightsee around Akita. Best of all, there is Senshu Park across the street from the museum, so you can enjoy seasonal flowers and even touch the cultural property of the castle ruins. Moreover, are there any other useful facilities for sightseeing around the museum?

If you are sightseeing in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, we would like to introduce you to the Akita Prefectural Museum of Art, a place you should visit.

The Akita Prefectural Museum of Art is a hub for transmitting Akita art.

``Akita Prefectural Museum of Art'' is one of the facilities located within the premises of ``Area Nakaichi.'' This museum houses many works of art collected by merchant Masakichi Hirano over his lifetime. Masakichi Hirano himself created a foundation and opened an art museum with the wish of ``making young people rich people.'' Since its opening in 1962, the Akita Prefectural Museum of Art has provided art through many projects and collections.

In 2008, we opened in a new building as a facility in the Nakaichi area, which is across the street from the old address to the new address, Senshu Park. Area Nakaichi itself functions as a hub for art and cultural exchange. In addition to the Akita Prefectural Museum of Art, the premises overlooking Senshu Park also houses the Nigiwai Exchange Center AU, which has a multipurpose hall and art gallery, and is also a popular event venue in front of Akita Station.

The interior of the museum has a simple yet elaborate structure. As you enter through the entrance, the spiral staircase will catch your eye. Various exhibitions are held on the first floor under the spiral staircase, and on the second floor at the end of the stairs. The planning schedule is posted on the website, and people come from inside and outside the prefecture to see the planned events.

Some of them are open to the public for free, and some booths are free to enter. It might be a good idea to just stop by and check out the plans.

This is the museum lounge inside the museum, which you can enter for free. You can enjoy a leisurely view of Senshu Park (Kubota Castle ruins) across from the window. This scenery itself is like a painting. In addition to ordering a cup of coffee and relaxing on the sofa and enjoying the view, you can also read art-related books available in the museum lounge. There are also posters of folk crafts and exhibits in the cafe space, so you can enjoy shopping.

There are plenty of local flavors in the area! Also a base for sightseeing

Within Area Nakaichi, there are shops that sell local ingredients and shops that serve Akita cuisine. The image above is of a shop that serves Inaniwa udon, a specialty of Akita and one of Japan's three major types of udon. It's a famous store with a long history.

There are restaurants where you can enjoy dishes made with Hinai chicken meat and eggs, and a famous Japanese restaurant loved within the prefecture that supervises the cuisine of JAL's domestic first class flights. From choosing souvenirs to eating, you can do everything within the area, so from here you can easily walk around Chiaki Park, visit art museums, eat and shop in the area, and go around the shops in front of the station on foot. can also do.

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The Akita Prefectural Museum of Art is close to Akita Station, and there are sightseeing spots such as Senshu Park in the surrounding area, so we recommend that you stop by and enjoy the area along with the surrounding sightseeing spots. Nearby there are Atrion, which sells a wide variety of souvenirs, and Akita Citizen's Market, which can be called the kitchen of Akita Prefecture. All within a few minutes walk.

A place where you can enjoy art, gourmet food and shopping, and enjoy the view. That is the Akita Prefectural Museum of Art. Of course, the frequently held special exhibitions are also worth seeing. Please come and visit us.

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