Question 1

How do I get there from Okayama Station?

Accepted Answer

About 15 minutes' walk from JR Okayama Station, or take the tram towards Higashiyama, get off at Shiroshita and walk about 5 minutes.

Question 2

Is there a friends' association?

Accepted Answer

There is a friends' association. Please see the official website or contact the museum for details.

Question 3

Can I try on Middle Eastern costume?

Accepted Answer

You can try on richly decorated Middle Eastern costume, a popular corner for experiencing another culture.

Question 4

From what regions and periods are the exhibits?

Accepted Answer

They are archaeological works from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Egypt and the surrounding Near East, ranging from stone tools 50,000 years old to the 19th century, including much material documenting the earliest human civilisations.

Question 5

What is distinctive about the building?

Accepted Answer

The exterior evokes an ancient Iraqi temple, and the interior too suggests the architecture of the Near East, which is one of the museum's attractions. The building won the 22nd BCS Award in 1981.

Question 6

What educational programmes are there?

Accepted Answer

There is the Junior Orient class for elementary and junior high school students and the workshop Orienta's Atelier, along with gallery concerts and lectures.

Question 7

Is there a cafe?

Accepted Answer

The cafe Ibrik on the second floor serves its well-known Arabic coffee and cheesecake, where you can rest amid the atmosphere of the Near East.

Question 8

What are the opening hours and closed days?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

What kind of museum is the Okayama Orient Museum?

Accepted Answer

It is the only public museum in Japan devoted to the ancient Near East. It holds about 4,700 works of archaeological art from Iran, Iraq, Syria and elsewhere, from the origins of Mesopotamian civilisation through to the Islamic period. It opened in 1979.

Question 10

What is the single greatest highlight?

Accepted Answer

The 9th-century BC Assyrian relief of a winged, eagle-headed genie is the piece not to miss. In the second-floor toilets there is also a basin made using the lustre technique, a work of art in practical use, which visitors may use freely.

Question 11

How much is admission?

Accepted Answer

The permanent display is around 300 yen for general visitors (varying by exhibition). Please see the official website for details.

Question 12

When is it closed?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

What are the opening hours?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

How do I get there?

Accepted Answer

About 15 minutes' walk from JR Okayama Station. About 5 minutes' walk from the Shiroshita tram stop.

Question 15

What is the address?

Accepted Answer

9-31 Tenjin-cho, Kita Ward, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture

Question 16

Is there parking?

Accepted Answer

Parking is not available.

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