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Our guide
The Akita Museum of Art is built around the Masakichi Hirano collection. The first prefectural museum opened on 5 May 1967; the present building opened on 28 September 2013. Its main exhibit is works by Tsuguharu Foujita from the collection of the Masakichi Hirano Art Foundation, and two further galleries hold changing exhibitions.
The triangular building was designed by Tadao Ando: visitors are met by a free-standing staircase and a triangular skylight, and glass panels on the second floor, where the shop and café are, look out over Senshu Park, about 600 m away. Akita Station is about 750 m off. We have not checked opening hours or fees.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Akita Museum of Art 20180520 — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Akita Museum of Art 20120822 — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Akita Museum of Art 20120818 — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Akita Museum of Art, stairs — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- View from Akita Museum of Art 2 — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Entrance of Akita Museum of Art 2 — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Akita Museum of Art and Akita Castle Hotel at Night — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Akita Museum of Art 20130826 — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Akita Museum of Art 20160811 — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Akita Museum Of Art — Nobuki Taoka · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Akita Museum of Art (秋田県立美術館 平野政吉コレクション, Akita Kenritsu Bijutsukan Hirano Masakichi Collection) is an art museum in the city of Akita. The original Akita Prefectural Museum of Art was opened on May 5, 1967.The new museum was opened on September 28, 2013.The main exhibit is a collection of works by Tsuguharu Foujita from the collection of the Masakichi Hirano Art Foundation. The museum has two additional galleries for rotating exhibitions. The triangular-shaped building was designed by award-winning architect Tadao Ando. Some features of the museum architecture include a free-standing staircase and a triangular skylight which greet visitors as they enter the building. There are also glass panels along one side of the building on the second floor where the museum shop and cafe are, which offer views of Senshu Park (the former site of Akita Castle).
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-06 · Official visitor information
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What to expect at this type of place: Art
Nearby station
Nearby station: Akita (Ōu Main Line), about 750 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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