Kirishima Open-Air Museum
Kirishima Open-Air Museum is an outdoor art museum with highly crafted sculptures located outside in harmony with the nature of the Kirishima area that allows you to experience excellent works of art in a rich natural setting. The outdoor exhibit space amid the magnificent scenery of Kirishima that changes with the seasons features original works created by Japanese and foreign artists visiting here who make use of its nature and historical and cultural features.
More Information about Kirishima Open-Air Museum
Street address
- 220 Koba 6340, Yusui-cho, Aira-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture
Access
Route1
- 15 minutes by taxi from Kurino Station on the JR Hisatsu Line
Route2
- 20 minutes by Yusui-cho Furusato Bus from Kurino Station on the JR Hisatsu Line
Opening Hours
- 9:00-17:00 (admission until 16:30) *Until 19:00 (admission until 18:30) on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from July 20–August 31
Closed
- Every Monday (if Monday falls on a holiday, the following day) *New year's holiday (December 29–January 2) *Special opening on December 29 and 30
Website
- https://open-air-museum.org/en/
Best season
- All year
Point
Spots around
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Nagata Inakahama Beach
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Ibusuki no Tamatebako JR Kyushu limited express Kagoshima-chuo Station – Ibusuki Station
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Kagoshima Airport
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Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine
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Sunamushi Onsen Saraku
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Kagoshima City Aquarium “Io-world”
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Lake Ikeda
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Kirishima-jingu Shrine
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Ryugu Shrine
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Forest in Black Current Mangrove Park
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Tsurumaru Castle Ruins (Goromon Gate)
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Nishi-Oyama Station
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Fushime Coast
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Hayato no Kaze JR Kyushu Limited Express
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Tosenkyo Somen Nagashi
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Uenohara Jomon no Mori Museum
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Ohko-no-taki Waterfall
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Chiran Peace Museum
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Fish market tour
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Sengan-en Garden
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Sakura-jima
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Ogawa Falls
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Seibu Rindo Forest Path
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View Chiringashima from the Uomidake Observatory