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On February 22, 2020, the Iwatsuki Ningyo Museum opened in the city of Saitama, in the historic ningyo district of Iwatsuki. The Iwatsuki Ningyo Museum collects, conserves, and carries out research on ningyo (human figures) and the culture of ningyo and, through exhibitions and educational activities, carries out programs to enable more people to become familiar with this craft and its culture.
Our goal as a museum is to be a facility that anyone can freely enjoy, to provide an overview of the beauty and history of ningyo, in the context of Japanese culture, and to inform the world about that ningyo culture in all its fascination and depth.

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Built in the Taisho era (1912-1926), it is one of the most authentic Western-style houses in the prefecture, consisting of a three-story wooden-brick Western-style building constructed in 1921 and completed in 1923, a Japanese-style building added in 1934, in addition to a library, a tea ceremony room, a pond garden, and brick walls.

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The hair salon “Cotton" in Urawa holds exhibitions every two months. About 800 customers visit the salon each month, with a customer coming in every two months for a haircut. Each time they visit, they see different works of art.

Gallery Pepin (a Thursday gallery) is located in a quiet residential area in Higashiurawa. Laid-back but sensitive, we organize exhibitions by currently active artists.

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A cultural complex integrating a library and museum. Under the supervision of editorial engineer Seigo Matsuoka, naturalist Hiroshi Aramata, architect Kengo Kuma, and art educator Shingo Jinno, the museum presents culture from multiple perspectives.

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The building was built immediately after the Kawagoe Fire of 1893 by Koyama Bunzo, a tobacco wholesaler at the time. In this museum, visitors can actually see the design and structure of Kawagoe's kura-zukuri houses, as well as their premises, and experience the Meiji era atmosphere that still lives on today.

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The Atelier at Kawaguchi Art Gallery is a small art facility with no collection of its own. It aims to become a new space for expression in this manufacturing city, helping to realize ideas and desires related to the kinds of art that people who live here would like to encounter and enjoy. 
The Atelier is not just a venue for exhibiting artworks, but rather an establishment where people can experience art in various ways, transcending age and generational barriers to come together to make and think about art. It also hopes to promote learning and fun interaction with art for children. 
The Atelier conducts not just on-site workshops, but also travels to schools to conduct art-related courses.
The Atelier aims to involve residents of Kawaguchi and draw on the support of its valued volunteers to contribute to the creative life of the city, and is committed to providing high-quality programs that meet the needs of its audiences.



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The Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels was constructed with a single goal in mind: to ensure that anyone, at any time, could see the Hiroshima Panels created by the husband and wife team of Iri and Toshi Maruki simply by coming to the museum. 

The Maruki's were among the first to arrive in Hiroshima immediately after the atomic bombing, and began painting the series of "Hiroshima Panels" during the post-war U.S. occupation, when reports of the damage caused by the bombing were subject to severe censorship. They traveled throughout Japan, holding exhibitions at community centers, temples, and school gymnasiums, widely conveying the reality of the atomic bombing. They spent the rest of their lives depicting the folly of war, pollution, and other forms of human suffering and destruction.

This museum introduces the activities of the Marukis as artists, inheriting their passion for life. The museum is surrounded by the lush greenery of the Hiki Hills and the gentle murmur of the Miyakonoi River. In a space so quiet and peaceful that it is easy to forget the passage of time, visitors are invited to reflect on the long journey of collaboration between Iri and Toshi Maruki, starting with the "Hiroshima Panels".

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Musashino Woods Park is a space managed and operated by the Kadokawa Cultural Foundation, which was selected as the private operator under the publicly solicited installation management system (P-PFI). The park will also feature the Musashino Woods Café, a dining facility designed by Kengo Kuma.

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The museum opened on December 1, 2002 (Kawagoe Citizens' Day), the 80th anniversary of the establishment of Kawagoe City. As the core of Kawagoe's culture, the museum aims to be open to the public so that citizens can freely use the museum at any time and actively become familiar with art through appreciation, creation, and presentation.

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The Tōyama Memorial Museum, nestling quietly in the rural scenery, is housed in buildings originally constructed by the founder of Nikko Securities, Gen-ichi Tōyama (1890–1972), as a home for his mother, Mii (1866–1948). In recognition of the hardships she had overcome, Gen-ichi reconstructed the house in which he had been born, but which the family had been forced to leave while he was still young.
This traditional Japanese house, consisting of a gatehouse and three wings connected by corridors, was designed by Sōshichi Muro’oka and constructed over the course of two years and seven months, being completed in 1936.
After Mii’s death, it was mainly used by Gen-ichi to entertain guests, but in 1968 it was transferred to the Toyama Memorial Museum Foundation, to preserve the buildings and display Gen-ichi’s art collection to a wide audience. The museum opened in 1970, and in 2013 the Foundation was recognized as a Public Interest Foundation.

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Art Residence Kawaguchi opened in 2017 as a space for exhibitions of paintings, sculptures, photographs, installations, etc. The space can also be used for studio photography, events, meetings, and as a shop.

The Omiya Bonsai Art Museum is the world’s first public bonsai museum. The museum, located near the famous Omiya Bonsai Village, is composed of bonsai masterpieces, plant pots, trays, natural stones, etc., from collection of the former Takagi Bonsai Museum. In addition, the museum introduces the history of bonsai through various folklore documents. The aim of the museum is to introduce bonsai, a traditional industry of Saitama.

The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama (MOMAS) opened in 1982 in the lush Kita-Urawa Park. The museum displays a collection of outstanding works of art, ranging from foreign masters such as Monet, Chagall, and Picasso to contemporary Japanese artists. The museum also holds special exhibitions with unique themes and introduces many Good Design chairs that visitors can freely sit on.

In addition, the museum holds lectures and workshops for parents and children to become more familiar with the arts. There is also a museum store with art books and goods, and a restaurant serving authentic Italian cuisine, where visitors can enjoy the museum at their leisure.

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Urawa Art Museum was established in the spring of 2000 in an urban area conveniently located close to Urawa Station. Urawa, which has developed as the capital of Saitama Prefecture, has long nurtured its culture as a city of education. Urawa Art Museum hopes to become a center for cultural creation in Saitama through its community-based collection and active activities. The museum hopes to be a familiar and attractive destination that also beckons to the future.

Saitama

Community Center Shinsyukan

Gallery Saikousha

Echo Gallery

Saitama Municipal Cartoon Art Museum

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RaiBoC Hall (Omiya Civic Hall)

Sayama City Museum

Restaurant Nikiya

Iwatsuki Ningyo Museum

The Kakei Memorial Museum, Atomi University

Yagihashi Department Store 8F Cattleya Hall

Former Omiya Civic Hall

Yanagisawa Gallery

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Kawanabe Kyosai Memorial Museum

Onvo Studio Inamachi

Morooka Seisakujo

Saitama Hall

Kawaguchi City Cultural Properties Center Annex History Museum

Skip City Sainokuni Visual Plaza

The Railway Museum

Former Tanaka Residence

Cotton

Gallery Pepin

Kadokawa Culture Museum

Saitama Arts Foundation

Kawagoeshi Kurazukuri Shiryokan

Atelier, Kawaguchi Art Gallery

Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels

Musashino Woods Park

Former Omiya Ward Office

Kawagoe City Art Museum

Toyama Memorial Museum

Plaza North / North Gallery

Tokorozawa City Lifelong Learning Promotion Center

Former Tokorozawa-shi Dai-ni Gakko Kyusyoku Center

KAF Gallery

The Omiya Bonsai Art Museum, Saitama

Museum of Modern Art, Saitama

Urawa Art Museum