The Hoki Museum in Midori-ku, Chiba, was designed by Tomohiko Yamanashi and Taro Nakamoto of Nikken Sekkei. It opened on November 3, 2010. The article gives no client, start date, materials or dimensions, and it names no architectural style.
The article calls it the country's first museum dedicated to Realist painting. Its collection holds more than 300 works, including pieces by Sosuke Morimoto, Hiroshi Noda, Toshiro Aoki, Tsuyoshi Isoe and Masayuki Hara.
The Japanese name of the museum is Hoki Bijutsukan, and it stands in the Midori-ku ward of Chiba. The article does not say how the galleries are arranged or who owns the building. It also gives no hours or admission details, so visitors should check the museum's own listings before going.
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