Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum

Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum
白鶴美術館
General information
Address6-1-1 Sumiyoshi Yamate, Higashinada-ku, Kobe
CountryJapan
Coordinates34°43′51″N 135°15′30″E / 34.73083°N 135.25833°E / 34.73083; 135.25833
Opened1934
Website
www.hakutsuru-museum.org (ja)

Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum (白鶴美術館, Hakutsuru Bijutsukan) opened in 1934 in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan to display the collection of Kanō Jihei, seventh head of the Hakutsu Sake Brewing Company (白鶴酒造). As such it was one of the first private museums in Japan. The collection of some 1450 items includes two National Treasures and twenty-two Important Cultural Properties.