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Yamagata, Yamagata / Japan

Yamagata is the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. As of 1 February 2020, the city had an estimated population of 248,772 in 103,165 households, and a population density of 650 persons per km². The total area of the city is 381.58 square kilometres .

Yamagata Museum of Art

Yamagata, Yamagata / Japan

Yamagata Museum of Art opened in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, in 1964. The Museum's annex opened in 1968. In 1985 the new three-story main building opened; the annex was renovated the following year. The collection includes works by Manet, Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, and Takahashi Yuichi, as well as Yosa Buson's six-panel byōbu of 1779, Oku no Hosomichi . Many of these Impressionist works are from the collection of Yoshino Gypsum Co., Ltd , deposited at the Museum.