Suigeikan, Art museum in Jūniso, Japan

Suigeikan is the former home and studio of artist Masamichi Ishimaru in Jūniso, Kamakura, opened to the public as "Salon de Suigeikan". The rooms show his large leather-art works alongside pieces by his eldest son, Unito. The same interior has served as a concert and dance stage and as a film location.

In 1996, artist Masamichi Ishimaru opened his home and studio in Kamakura as "Salon de Suigeikan," an art museum displaying his large leather artworks alongside pieces by his son Unito. In 2005, the site was used as a filming location for Sion Sono's film "Strange Circus."

The name Suigeikan, "drunken whale," is the nickname of the artist Masamichi Ishimaru, whose former home and studio the museum occupies. The building, called Salon de Suigeikan, also hosts chamber music concerts, dance performances and film shoots; Sion Sono's 2005 film Strange Circus was shot there.

The museum is in Jūniso, Kamakura, in the former home and studio of artist Masamichi Ishimaru. By public transport, take a bus from stop 5 at Kamakura Station and get off at Sensuibashi, then walk about 10 minutes. By car, it is roughly 10 minutes from the Asahina interchange of the Yokohama-Yokosuka Road via Route 204.

The museum opened in 1996 in the home studio of artist Masamichi Ishimaru, and in 2005 Sion Sono filmed scenes of "Strange Circus" there. Works by his son, the artist Unito, hang alongside his own large leather pieces.