Japon Louvre Sculpture Museum
ルーブル彫刻美術館
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Our guide
The Japon Louvre Sculpture Museum opened in 1987 in the city of Tsu, Mie. Its collection of some 1,300 replicas of famous sculptures, from the Louvre by agreement with its then director Hubert Landais and from other collections, includes the Venus de Milo, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, the Apollo Belvedere, the Townley Discobolus, the bust of Nefertiti and Michelangelo's Moses. It is run by Daikannon-ji, a local Shingon temple founded in 1982.
Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station on the Kintetsu Osaka Line is about 200 m away in a straight line. 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.
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- Louvre Sculpture Museum, Mie — Miyuki Meinaka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Japon Louvre Sculpture Museum (ルーブル彫刻美術館, Rūburu Chōkoku Bijutsukan) opened in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan in 1987. The collection comprises some 1,300 replicas of famous statues from the Louvre—as agreed with then director Hubert Landais—and other collections, and includes those of the Venus de Milo, Winged Victory of Samothrace, Apollo Belvedere, Townley Discobolus, and Bust of Nefertiti, as well as of Michelangelo's Moses. The museum is managed and operated by the local Shingon temple of Daikannon-ji (大観音寺), which was established in 1982.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information · Official visitor information
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What to expect at this type of place: Museum
Nearby station
Nearby station: Sakakibara-Onsenguchi (Kintetsu Osaka Line), about 200 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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