Keiko Ogane Gallery was founded by avant-garde wife Keiko Ogane and artist Katsunobu Yaguchi in 2017 in Mito, the capital city of Ibaraki in Japan, as an alternative art space to discover hidden gems including the works of eccentric geniuses and local talent. It is also committed to offering artworks that uncover the beauty within the seemingly mundane moments of life. 

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Event Space

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Gallery

Museum

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The Science Museum of Map and Survey is the first exhibition facility dedicated to map and survey in Japan. The principles, the history, new technology of map and survey and the relationship between our life and map and survey are presented, all of which are intended to bring maps and surveys closer to people. This museum also offers various information services of the control points data, the aerial photographes and map series, etc.

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Community Center

University of Tsukuba Art Space serves as a place to introduce art work created at the university. Works created by international and domestic artists are also exhibited.

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 Kasama Nichido Museum of Art was opened in 1972 by Hasegawa Jin, the founder of the Nichido Gallery, in his hometown of Kasama City. Within its grounds, the museum features several notable facilities: the "Kamoirei Room," an exhibition hall hosting exhibitions of renowned domestic and international painters such as Picasso and Tsuguharu Foujita, the France Pavilion which primarily displays French art, the Japan Pavilion with the "Kanayama Heizo and Satake Toku Memorial Room," showcasing over 200 palettes used by artists, and an outdoor sculpture garden adorned with bronze statues by famous Japanese sculptors. Enjoy an extensive collection of masterpieces from around the world and rare palettes offering insights into the secrets of artistic creation.

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Since its opening in November 2003, the Shimodate Museum of Art has collected and exhibited works by various artists, such as ceramic artist Hazan Itaya, Western-style painter Shigeru Morita, as well as calligraphy artistTesshin Asaka and lacquer artist Isao Onishi. In addition, the museum also holds various special exhibitions, workshops, and art events. The Artelio (Shimodate Community Center), which is also home to the Shimodate Museum of Art, was designed by Yoshiro Ikehara (1928-2017). 

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The ARCUS Project is an artist-in-residence program organized by the Ibaraki Prefectural Government that was launched in 1994 with a focus on nurturing young and mid-career visual artists and on fostering grounds for international exchange in the arts as well as in the local community. To date, 97 artists from 31 countries/regions have been invited to participate and engage in creative work, research, and cultural exchange programs. This year, which marks the 24th year since the inauguration of the project, 4 artists from 4 different countries/regions - namely Mexico, Belgium, Romania, and the United States - will participate as 3 separate artists/artist units and develop their artistic activities while based at ARCUS Studio located in Moriya City, Ibaraki.  The Artist-in-Residence Program, which concentrates on the development of the artists, is complemented by ARCUS Cafe Program, which focuses on promoting exchanges and interactions between artists and the community through workshops and lectures.

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“An art center/laboratory open to the community,” Maison Kenpoku opened in 2018 in Hitachiota City as part of Ibaraki Prefecture's "Kenpoku Art Village Promotion Project". The center features production studios, exhibition spaces, and other facilities, and is staffed by members of the Ibaraki Prefecture North Regional Development Cooperation Team (Nao Hisaka: fashion design, Mieko Matsumoto: photographer, artist). It is engaged in various projects related to regional cooperation and culture between different generations.

This space for contemporary art is located in Mito, Ibaraki. The space, which was renovated from a multi-tenant building, is an attractive gallery that combines a rough exterior. The gallery is joining the Mito art scene and Art Tower Mito Contemporary Art Gallery in showcasing contemporary artwork with international appeal. The gallery will introduce artists active in Japan and abroad, as well as work and performances from the streets and other expressive activities.

 Umezu Hall was built in 1936 with a donation from Fukujiro Umezu, a businessman from the city, and was used as the Ota Town Hall and Hitachiota City Hall until 1978. To bring out the original charm of the building, seismic reinforcement and restoration work to its original state were carried out with a subsidy from the Agency for Cultural Affairs under the "Regional Revitalization Project Utilizing Cultural Properties and Buildings," and the building was reopened on November 22, 2014. The first floor is a permanent exhibition room and reception desk. A large display case was installed when the building was renovated into a local museum, but it was restored to its original appearance during the renovation work. The same marble used for the central staircase of the National Diet Building remains on the counter, wall panels, and the main pillar of the staircase to the second floor. The permanent exhibition introduces the Umezu Hall, Fukujiro Umezu, and materials from primitive antiquity to modern times, with changing exhibits.

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Tsukuba Museum of Art, Ibaraki, only holds gallery exhibitions for rent. It is a participatory art museum based on the concept of "seeing, creating, and presenting." It opened in June 1990 as a branch of the Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki, and is located in the Tsukuba Cultural Hall Ars, along with a library operated and managed by Tsukuba City. The museum is used as a venue for solo and group exhibitions of paintings, sculptures, crafts, calligraphy, photography, installations, and other art activities, and is well known as a community-based art museum.

The museum also holds Saturday Lectures at the Tsukuba Art Museum about 10 times a year on Saturdays. The curators of the Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki, the Ceramic Museum of Ibaraki, and the Tenshin Memorial Itsuura Museum of Art, Ibaraki, speak on various themes at each lecture, which is full of episodes that only the curators can tell, such as stories behind exhibitions as well as information about artists and their work.

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Art Tower Mito is a cultural complex with a concert hall, theater, and contemporary art gallery, all of which feature a distinctive 100-meter-tall tower commemorating the 100th anniversary of Mito. Since its opening in 1990, the three divisions of music, theater, and fine arts have been conducting a variety of attractive and independently planned programs, as well as various projects in cooperation with citizens as a base for local cultural activities. The Contemporary Art Gallery holds three to four exhibitions a year, including solo exhibitions by world-renowned artists, solo exhibitions by leading Japanese artists, and group exhibitions with themes that respond to the times.

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Kasama Art Forest Park is a new cultural center for Ibaraki, with a theme of traditional crafts and new plastic arts. The Park which covers a total area of 54.6 hectares, includes the Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum, an outdoor concert plaza for various outdoor events, an event plaza where the Ceramic Flame Festival is held, and a promenade where ceramic sculptures are displayed outdoors.

This is a space for creating, exhibiting, and appreciating art, including the formative arts.
Surrounded by a courtyard, the space with natural light shows different expressions depending on the time of day and climate, and the Oya-Ishi stone creates a soft atmosphere. There is also a projector for use in the space.

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Tenshin Memorial Museum Of Art, Ibaraki not only displays the works of Okakura Tenshin and the artists of Izura,but also offers an opportunity to appreciate the fine arts and information about Japanese art. The Museum was opened on November 8, 1997 as a place for new artistic and cultural activities.

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The museum was designed by internationally renowned architect Kengo Kuma.

The three gardens surrounding the building are named "Kiyora," "Homura," and "Shizima," and are collectively called "Tsukuha." Tsukuha is an old name for Tsukuba. It was named by Susumu Nakanishi, a leading researcher on the Manyoshu (the oldest anthology of Japanese poetry) and the originator of the era name “Reiwa.”

The Japanese garden by garden designer Chuichi Saito and the two gardens by landscape architect Shunsaku Miyagi are major attractions, along with the building designed by Kengo Kuma.

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In February 2016, the building on the shrine grounds was renovated and renamed "Ohrinkan", with the art space on the first floor as "Gallery Ohrin" and the second floor as a venue for conferences. We have established an art space in the precincts of a shrine, a symbol of traditional Japanese culture, to introduce, exhibit, and sell valuable works of art overflowing with the Japanese spirit that continues from the past, present, and future. 

We hope you will enjoy new discoveries and impressions. Admission is free. Various exhibitions of contemporary art, mainly by Japanese artists, are held about four times a year. Ohrin is now attracting a great deal of attention as a space for presenting contemporary art from within the shrine grounds. Please stop by and visit us while you visit the shrine.

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The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki is located on the shores of Senba Lake in Mito, which is filled with water and greenery. Many water birds fly in and out of the lake, and the surrounding trees show their seasonal expressions, creating a calm and relaxing atmosphere for visitors to enjoy. The building of the museum, with its greenish-blue roof and brown granite walls, was designed by Junzo Yoshimura (1908-1997), one of Japan's leading modernist architects. Since its opening in 1988, the museum has introduced a wide variety of modern art from Japan and the West, including work by artists associated with Ibaraki, such as Taikan Yokoyama, Imosen Ogawa and Tsune Nakamura.

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Art Works Gallery is a rental space that was established in 2001 and holds exhibitions of painting, sculpture, photography, pottery and various other genres. The gallery also strives to introduce young artists active in both Ibaraki Prefecture and elsewhere, and holds exhibitions of their works several times a year. The gallery prides itself on its open-minded approach towards engaging with artists regardless of their age and holding exhibitions of their work, regardless of its genre. The Art Tower Mito is only a 1 minute walk away from the south side of this gallery.


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TAP Satellite Gallery was opened on the 5th floor in Katakura Shopping Plaza to exhibit works by artists that have taken part in the Toride Art Project, now in its 7th year. The gallery holds exhibitions once a month. 

Ibaraki

Keiko Ogane Gallery｜The Washingtown Site

Tsukuba Civic Gallery

Mito City Museum

Kashima Naval Air Corps Ruins

Ishigura Shiten:

The Science Museum of Map and Survey

Mito City Civic Center

University of Tsukuba Art Space

Hitachinokuni Izumotaisha Sanki Hall

Gallery neo_/ Senshu

Itaya Hazan Memorial Museum

"The Camp" Freak's Store

Tsukuba Center Building

Yamato Fureai Center (Citrus)

AP Donou

Kasama Nichido Museum of Art

Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum

Shimodate Museum of Art

ARCUS Studio

Maison Kenpoku

Arts Isozaki

Umezu Hall

Kayanoki Gallery

Tokyo University of the Arts, Toride Campus

Tsukuba Museum of Art, Ibaraki

Contemporary Art Gallery, Art Tower Mito

Kasama Art Forest Park

Art Space Arles

Tenshin Memorial Museum Of Art, Ibaraki

Hirosawa Museum of Art

Gallery Ohrin

Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki

Art Works Gallery

TAP Satellite Gallery

Kiwamarisou

Haishakkei