Hosomi Museum
Hosomi Museum opened near 岡崎公園 in Kyoto, Japan, in 1998. The collection, begun by Osaka industrialist Hosomi Ryō, numbers some one thousand pieces including thirty Important Cultural Properties, ranging from haniwa and tea utensils to paintings of the Heian and Kamakura periods as well as by Itō Jakuchū and Katsushika Hokusai. These are exhibited on a rotating basis with four or five exhibitions each year.
Hosomi Museum

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- Hosomi Museum
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- 1994
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Hosomi Museum opened near 岡崎公園 in Kyoto, Japan, in 1998. The collection, begun by Osaka industrialist Hosomi Ryō, numbers some one thousand pieces including thirty Important Cultural Properties, ranging from haniwa and tea utensils to paintings of the Heian and Kamakura periods as well as by Itō Jakuchū and Katsushika Hokusai. These are exhibited on a rotating basis with four or five exhibitions each year.
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• Name — Hosomi Museum • Native Name — 細見美術館 • Address — 6-3 Okazaki, Saishoji-chō, Sakyō-ku • Location Town — Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture • Location Country — Japan • Opened Date — 22 March 1998 • Architect — Ōe Tadasu (大江匡) • Website — http: www.emuseum.or.jp/eng/index.html
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