Okayama Orient Museum

Housed in a building with an exterior reminiscent of an ancient Iraqi temple, it is a specialized museum that introduces Oriental culture that originated in Mesopotamian civilization and reached the Islamic era. It has a collection of approximately 5,000 excavated artifacts and works of art such as stone tools dating back 50,000 years. [About the building of Okayama Orient Museum of Art] The only public art museum in Japan that specializes in ancient oriental art. The three large atriums that appear inside the building, which look like stacked boxes, incorporate elements of Oriental architecture that architect Shinichi Okada experienced during his research trips throughout West Asia. Unusually for an art museum, natural light is incorporated in various ways, and the soft light falling from the top lights (lighting windows) creates a rich and atmospheric space. Regarding tours and photography: Photography is not allowed in the exhibition room.