Nitori Art Museum (former Hokkaido Takushoku Bank Otaru Branch) - once the venue at which writer Takiji Kobayashi worked as a banker. The vaulted ceiling in the foyer that reaches up to the second floor is supported by 6 impressive ancient columns. The fourth floor displays Japanese paintings by Taikan Yokoyama, and Gyokudo Kawai, while the third floor displays Western art by Japanese artist Ryusei Kishida and other artists from around the world. On the second floor wooden sculptures by Koun Takamura and his disciple are displayed; the basement floor is an Art Nouveau Art Déco Glass gallery.
[May-Oct] 9:30-17:00 [Nov-Apr] 10:00-16:00 *Last admission is 30 minutes before closing
Closed on : [May-Oct] 4th Wednesday of the month [Nov-Apr] Wednesdays (or the following day if the Wednesday is a national holiday), year-end and new year's holidays, temporary closures due to special exhibitions and changes in exhibit
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Nitori Art Museum (former Hokkaido Takushoku Bank Otaru Branch) - once the venue at which writer Takiji Kobayashi worked as a banker. The vaulted ceiling in the foyer that reaches up to the second floor is supported by 6 impressive ancient columns. The fourth floor displays Japanese paintings by Taikan Yokoyama, and Gyokudo Kawai, while the third floor displays Western art by Japanese artist Ryusei Kishida and other artists from around the world. On the second floor wooden sculptures by Koun Takamura and his disciple are displayed; the basement floor is an Art Nouveau Art Déco Glass gallery.