ROKKAKU-DO (destroyed by the Japan Earthquake)

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ROKKAKU-DO (destroyed by the Japan Earthquake)

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Rokkaku-do was designed in Meiji era by Tenshin Okakura, the forerunner of modern Japanese arts. It is a red hexagonal building and is named “ Kanran-tei ". Tenshin and Taikan Yokoyama, a famous Japanese-style painter, spent time deep in thought on the steep, broken cliff.
At present, Rokkaku-do is open to the public as Izura Institute of Arts & Culture, Ibaraki University.
There is also Tenshin memorial museum of art close to Rokkaku-do.

LOCATION	727-2, Izura Otsu-cho, Kita ibaraki-City
CONTACT	Izura Institute of Arts & Culture, Ibaraki University TEL:0293-46-0766
HOURS	9:30 to 17:00
ADMISSION	Adults-200 JPY, Students and Children-Free
CLOSED	Mondays ( Tuesday when Monday is a holiday)
ACCESS	15 min. by car from the Kita-Ibaraki IC of the Joban Expressway
WEBSITE	http://www.ibaraki.ac.jp/izura/data.html