Homma Museum of Art Admission E-Ticket + Seienkaku Villa & Kakubu-en Garden
Overview
Located in Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture, the Homma Museum of Art holds a wide range of exhibitions, from antiques to contemporary art and historical materials. With this ticket, you can also enter the Homma Villa Garden (Kakubu-en), a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty, and the villa Seienkaku. In addition to the permanent exhibition, special exhibitions are held occasionally, and visitors can also enjoy these.
Highlights
- You can enter Homma Villa Garden (Kakubu-en), a Place of Scenic Beauty, and the Seienkaku villa
- The art museum has been open 75 years and you can enjoy impressive exhibits ranging from calligraphy to sculptures and local materials
- Special exhibitions are held here occasionally so you can enjoy various works of art!
Key Information
Important Information
- . Junior high school students and younger: free admission
- . Student rates are available to those who have a High school or college student ID card. You will be required to show your student ID card when you enter the museum, so please be sure to bring it with you. If you do not bring it, you will be charged the difference at the local reception.
- . Even on days when the museum is open, there are dates when the art exhibition hall is closed. Please check with the venue before visiting.
- . You can enter the garden and Seienkaku even when the art exhibition hall is closed, but there is no refund for the difference in ticket price.
- . For this ticket, 1 ID will be issued for each booking.
- . Please click the link in the voucher sent after the purchase to open the website page, press the "Use" button, and present the screen to the staff. *Please make sure that your smartphone connects to the internet as you will need to launch the website from your smartphone. *Please note that screenshots or printed-out tickets will not be acceptable.
- . Tickets can be used at any time within 6 months from the purchase date
- . Business hours may be extended depending on the season or if there is an event.
Description
The Homma Museum of Art was founded in 1947 by the Homma family, who were wealthy merchants in the Edo period and were known as Japan's biggest landowners after the Meiji period.
The Homma family's policy has been to contribute to the local community since their ancestors opened their garden as an art museum. The operation of the museum at that time was not carried out solely by the founders, the Homma family, but also was a collaborative effort with those who cooperated with the opening of the museum, and entrusted their dreams to the post-war society.
While it's conveying the spirit of contributing to the local community, you can also enjoy exhibitions of antiques and contemporary art, the beauty of the four seasons woven by the garden "Kakubu-en," the beauty of the Kyoto-style wooden architecture of the villa "Seienkaku," of Sakata City, which prospered due to the Kitamae-bune shipping route, and how the museum fuses the charms of art, nature, and history.
• Nationally Designated Place of Scenic Beauty, Homma Villa Garden (Kakubu-en) The garden was built in 1813 by the fourth generation Homma Mitsudo, with a path looping around its pond and the scenery of Mt. Chokai as a natural backdrop. The garden was named "Tsurumai-en" (Crane Dance Garden) by the feudal lord Sakai because of the cranes that landed on the island in the middle of the pond. The garden was created as a measure against unemployment for people working at the port during the winter. The garden is rich in taste with beautiful white azaleas in early summer and autumn leaves in fall, and is decorated with red stones from Sado and blue stones from Iyo brought on the Kitamae-bune shipping route
• Seienkaku The villa was built as a place for the feudal lord, Marquis Sakai, to rest when he toured the territory. It is a comfortable building with refined Kyoto-style construction and modern furnishings reminiscent of Taisho-period romanticism.
•Tea room inside Seienkaku There is a tea room in Seienkaku, which is also reminiscent of Taisho romanticism. From there, you can overlook the garden "Tsurumai-en," and the scenery will make you forget the time. They also offer original coffee, matcha, and sweets sets.
How it works
***From reservation to entry, it's a simple 2-step process! *** <Step 1> After booking your ticket on Rakuten Travel Experience, an e-ticket will be sent to your registered e-mail address.
<step 2=""> When you arrive at the facility, please visit the entrance counter and click on the "Voucher" link in the e-mail sent to you at the time of purchase. Please click the "Use" button and show the screen to the staff. (Please ensure that your smartphone can connect to the internet before your visit)