Yonago Tourist guide by Yonago City Tourism Association

320 Furukawa cho Yasugi, Shimane

An art museum harmonize with number 1 Japanese garden and modern Japanese paint in 8 consequence years

Masters of Japanese painting, "Taikan Yokoyama", Seiho Takeuchi, Gyokudo Kawai, Tessai Tomioka, Shihou Sakakibara, and Shoen Uemura ceramic works of "Kanjizo Kawai" Yasugi local potters and chef and potter "Rosanjin Kitaoji", story books of Takeo Takei and Yoshio Hayashi, the private museum is one thousand square meters large combination of Japanese garden and art works. the private museum is one thousand square meters large combination of Japanese garden and art works.

He built a large collection in his lifetime. He loved painting, garden, and women so that he poured heart and soul to them.

His passion to Taikan Yokoyama was extraordinary.
World best collections of Taikan Yokoyama is consist of 130 works.
20 works are always exhibited here, so you can enjoy his delicate and bold work.

A garden in the Adachi museum was elected best Japanese garden in American garden magazine "Journal of Japanese Gardening" in 8 consequence years.

Those concepts of the garden are matching with Japanese art work inside of the museum.

Especially, one of the best garden concept "garden with white sands and green pine" is based on Taikan's art work "White sans and green pine".
It is an impressive contrast of white sands and green pine.
A part of wall at tea room in the garden is hollowed out and garden paintings can be appreciated as a piece of a scroll as if "hanging scroll of live nature" has also been cited as one of the specialties of the museum.

Art work is replaced four times a year. You will enjoy seasonal painting throughout the year.