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The Nagoya City Museum explores the evolution of the city since the Paleolithic era through historical artifacts, archaeological finds, art, documents, books and accounts of the Owari people..
The Nagoya City Museum explores the evolution of the city since the Paleolithic era through historical artifacts, archaeological finds, art, documents, books and accounts of the Owari people.
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Japan, 〒467-0806 Aichi-ken, Nagoya-shi, Mizuho-ku, Mizuhotōri, 1 Chome−1−27−1
+81 52-853-2655
Lined with beautiful flower beds and 1200 cherry trees, the Tsuruma Park is a favorite spot with tourists for hanami or viewing cherry blossoms in spring
The Atsuta Shrine is a hallowed Shinto shrine from the 1stcentury, home to the legendary imperial sword, Kusanagi no Tsurugi which is one of the 3 Sacred Treasues of Japan
A sister concern of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the N/BMFA has no permanent collection but showcases works from the MFA Boston on short loans for 5 months, or longer loans for 5 years
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Part of the Ōzone Shimoyashiki, former residence of the Owari clan of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Hosa Library has over 100,000 books and documents that belonged to the Owaris
The Yamazaki Mazak Museum of Art showcases French paintings from the 18thto 20thcentury, through various movements such as French Rococo, Romanticism, Neo-Classicism , Realism, Impressionism, the Ecole de Paris, and Art Nouveau
The Tokugawa Art Museum showcases the priceless heirloom collection of the Owari clan of the Tokugawa shogunate, containing over 12,000 items of cultural interest
Togan-ji is a Soto Zen Buddhist temple with a 15 metre tall bright green statue of the Buddha from the 16thcentury
Stretching for 2 kms along Hisaya Odori boulevard in the heart of Nagoya, the Hisaya Odori Park is a green stretch with Orchid Gardens, water fountains, Sakaegawa River, plazas, sculptures and installations
Part of the Aichi Art Centre, the Prefectural Museum of Art has a refined collection of 20thcentury works across the major art movements, by eminent artists including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Gustav Klimt, Yuichi Takahashi, and Paul Klee