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In this video, we’ll introduce art towns in Oita Prefecture that are full of charm.
【Contents】
0:31 Oita Prefectural Art Museum (OPAM)
2:21 COMICO ART MUSEUM YUFUIN
3:28 COMICO ART HOUSE YUFUIN
4:21 GALLERIA MIDOBARU
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This time, our hosts visited and toured art in Oita City, Yufu City, and Beppu City in Oita Prefecture.
In Oita City, they visited the Oita Prefectural Art Museum (OPAM).
Oita Prefectural Art Museum (OPAM) opened in 2015, and is based upon the concept of a “Museum of Encounters and of the 5 Senses.”
The building features an exterior designed to resemble Oita’s traditional bamboo crafting, with glass walls creating a feeling of abundant spaciousness, gaining attention as a “Veranda Open to the City.”
The inside is centered around a collection displaying pieces from creators with connections to Oita, along with special independent exhibitions themed around various “encounters.”
From pieces by world-class artists to those made by local students, visitors can enjoy a wide range of exhibits throughout the year.
Some can even be touched, allowing you to feel the art directly with your hands.
We recommend checking the exhibition schedule in advance, and then making a plan to visit.
There is also an attached museum shop and cafe, where visitors can share their thoughts on the artworks after viewing while shopping for souvenirs and enjoying a break with some tea, making for an entire day of fun.
Next, they visited the COMICO ART MUSEUM YUFUIN and accommodation facility COMICO ART HOUSE YUFUIN in Yufu City, Oita Prefecture.
Yufuin has been a popular hot spring health resort, and is a one-of-a-kind region preserving its original village scenery while undertaking new endeavors.
At this facility, visitors can enjoy the village culture of Yufuin blending with contemporary art.
After being wowed by the works of world-famous Japanese artists like Yayoi Kusama, Tatsuo Miyajima, and Takashi Murakami, our hosts then checked out the museum’s accompanying accommodation facility, which was designed upon the themes of earth and bamboo.
COMICO ART HOUSE YUFUIN, which was designed by renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, features a minimalist space resonating with the works displayed at COMICO ART MUSEUM YUFUIN, while also naturally presenting the essence of the building materials.
Alongside art, you can savor a special time amongst the lush nature and hot springs of Yufuin.
The final place our hosts visited was GALLERIA MIDOBARU, located in Beppu City.
Here you can directly feel the textures, sensations, and seasons of Beppu City, which has long hosted many travelers and cultures as a hot spring town full of rising steam, as well as enjoy works by Japanese artists who have taken up Beppu as their subject matter.
The attached stylish restaurant serves meals filled with local Oita vegetables, and you can dine without staying at the hotel, making it perfect for anniversaries and celebrations.
The inside bursts with the warmth of handmade textures, treating the five senses and helping one to heal.
Moreover, there are hot springs with free-flowing water direct from the source of the famous Horita Hot Spring, one of the Beppu Hatto: a collective name for the eight hot spring villages scattered across Beppu.
The guestrooms boast a semi-open-air hot spring bath perched upon a hill overlooking Beppu, and the sulfur spring waters are said to be effective for improving poor circulation and healing fatigue.
We hope this video inspires you to sharpen your five senses while taking it slow on an art tour of Oita Prefecture.
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大分県立美術館(OPAM)▶︎ https://www.opam.jp/en/
COMICO ART MUSEUM YUFUIN▶︎ https://camy.oita.jp/
COMICO ART HOUSE YUFUIN▶︎ https://camy.oita.jp/cahy
GALLERIA MIDOBARU▶︎ https://beppu-galleria-midobaru.jp/en/
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