Question 1

How do I get there from Okayama Station?

Accepted Answer

About 10 minutes by taxi from JR Okayama Station. Take an Okaden bus towards Fujiwara Danchi or Korakuen and get off right at Horaibashi/Yumeji Kyodo Bijutsukan-mae. By tram, get off at Shiroshita and walk about 15 minutes.

Question 2

Is it near Korakuen?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it stands along the Asahi River close to Korakuen and Okayama Castle, and combining it with a visit to Korakuen is a popular route.

Question 3

What are the opening hours and closed days?

Accepted Answer

Open 9:00-17:00 (admission until 16:30). Closed on Mondays (the following day if that Monday is a public holiday) and over the New Year period.

Question 4

What is on display?

Accepted Answer

Four special exhibitions a year are held, with more than 100 works on display at any time. As well as original paintings such as Tatsuta-hime and Nude on the West Coast, there are Japanese-style paintings, drawings, prints and design work. The display spaces, designed under Eiji Mitooka, are also a highlight.

Question 5

How much is admission to the Yumeji Art Museum?

Accepted Answer

Adults 800 yen, junior high, high school and university students 400 yen, elementary school students 300 yen. Groups of 20 or more receive 20 per cent off, and Okayama residents aged 65 and over receive 10 per cent off on showing proof (discounts cannot be combined).

Question 6

Is there a shop for souvenirs?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the museum shop within art cafe Yumeji stocks a wide range of items connected with Takehisa Yumeji, centred on original goods available only here.

Question 7

Is there a cafe?

Accepted Answer

Yes, art cafe Yumeji, designed under Eiji Mitooka, adjoins the gallery corridor. It is popular for lunches such as Chiya beef curry made with Okayama ingredients and for Galvaldi, an original sweet recreating the German confectionery Yumeji loved.

Question 8

Is there an annexe as well as the main museum?

Accepted Answer

Yes, there is an annexe in Oku-cho, Setouchi City, where Yumeji was born: the Yumeji Birthplace Memorial Hall and Shonen Sanso. You can see his thatched birthplace and a reconstruction of Shonen Sanso, the studio and home he designed late in life. Visiting both gives a fuller picture of his art.

Question 9

Is the exterior worth seeing?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the red brick building with its weathervane has the feel of the Taisho era and was designed by the architect Shizutaro Urabe. It is popular as a photo spot even from the outside.

Question 10

Who was Takehisa Yumeji?

Accepted Answer

A painter, poet and designer (1884-1934) born in Oku District, Okayama Prefecture. In the Taisho era he became popular for his distinctive female figures, known as Yumeji-style beauties, and he is also regarded as a pioneer of graphic design. His best-known works include Tatsuta-hime and Nude on the West Coast.

Question 11

Is there parking?

Accepted Answer

There is parking for 10 cars and 2 coaches.

Question 12

How much is admission?

Accepted Answer

Adults 800 yen, junior high, high school and university students 400 yen, elementary school students 300 yen (20 per cent off for groups of 20 or more).

Question 13

When is it closed?

Accepted Answer

Mondays (the following day if that Monday is a public holiday) and over the New Year period.

Question 14

Is there parking?

Accepted Answer

Parking is available. Please check the official information for details.

Question 15

What are the opening hours?

Accepted Answer

9:00-17:00 (admission until 16:30)

Question 16

How do I get there?

Accepted Answer

About 10 minutes by taxi from JR Okayama Station. Take an Okaden bus towards Fujiwara Danchi or Korakuen and get off right at Horaibashi/Yumeji Kyodo Bijutsukan-mae. About 30 minutes by car from Okayama IC on the Sanyo Expressway.

Question 17

What is the address?

Accepted Answer

2-1-32 Hama, Naka Ward, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture

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