Naruto, Tokushima / 大塚国際美術館
Otsuka Museum of Art
About 1,000 masterpieces of Western painting, from ancient murals to modern works, held by over 190 museums in 26 countries, reproduced at full size in ceramic panels. A route of about 4 km includes environmental displays recreating ancient ruins and chapels, works by Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Monet, Van Gogh and Picasso arranged by art history, and themed displays. With Vermeer's "The Concert" added on March 18, 2025, 11 Vermeer works can be seen here. Volunteers give free guided tours every day.
Last official check
26 Sept 2026
Traveler reports
0
Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
25 Dec 2026
Decide before you go
A short summary made from the official facts below. Check the rows for details.
- Getting there
- Car
- Admission
- Paid (see the price below)
- Closing days
- Has closing days (see below)
Before you go
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- Opening hours
9:30-17:00 (tickets sold until 16:00).
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Closed
Closed on Mondays (the next day if a holiday), for a run of days in January and on other special days; open every day in August.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Admission
General 3,300 yen, university students 2,200 yen, elementary to high school 550 yen.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Getting there
About 3 minutes by car from Naruto-Kita IC.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Parking
Free shuttle bus from the dedicated car park (450 spaces).
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Payment
Credit cards (VISA, JCB, Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club etc.), transport IC cards, WAON, QUICPay, iD, and PayPay, Rakuten Pay, d Barai, au PAY, Alipay and WeChat Pay.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Accessibility
Multifunction toilets, wheelchair loan, pushchair loan and a nursing room.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site
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Address: Naruto, Tokushima (Japanese address: 徳島県鳴門市鳴門町土佐泊浦字福池65−1)
Official site: https://www.awanavi.jp/archives/spot/19007
Location
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Nearby spots
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Photo: Naoki Seto / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 (resized)Keino Matsubara BeachHyogo15 km away (straight line)- No photo yetSanshu Izutsu Yashiki (Wasanbon Sugar Moulding)Kagawa22 km away (straight line)
Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances.
Crowds
- Crowd level
Not checked yet — no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
- Best time to visit
Not checked yet — no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
- Peak time
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- Busiest days
Not checked yet — no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
- Busiest season
Usually mid-June to September, water lilies bloom in the pond around Monet's "Water Lilies" outdoors on B2.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site- Latest traveler report
- None yet
Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).
You can check typical busy hours in Google Maps ("Popular times" on the place's page). Open this spot in Google Maps
Visiting respectfully
- Local etiquettePlease do not bring pets into the museum.Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site
Verification log
- 26 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://www.awanavi.jp/archives/spot/19007Hours, closing days, fees, access, parking, payment, description, address and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.