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Yūrinkan Museum, Private art museum in Okazaki, Japan.

The Yūrinkan Museum exhibits Chinese art collections spanning from the Shang to Qing dynasties in a three-story building with traditional Chinese architecture features.

The museum opened in 1926 as the second oldest private museum in Japan, founded by entrepreneur Zensuke Fujii to house his collection of East Asian art.

The museum collection includes one National Treasure, nine Important Cultural Properties, and numerous manuscripts from Dunhuang in multiple ancient languages.

The museum welcomes visitors on the first and third Sunday of each month from 11:00 to 15:00, with entry fees of 1,300 yen for adults.

The building features an octagonal pavilion covered with 36,000 yellow glazed roof tiles from the Qianlong Emperor period, designed by architect Goichi Takeda.

Location: Sakyō-ku

Inception: 1926

Founders: Zensuke Fujii

Architects: Goichi Takeda

Website: http://yurinkan-museum.jp

GPS coordinates: 35.01163,135.78121

Latest update: March 6, 2025 08:06

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