MOA Museum of Art Concerts

This museum was absolutely breathtaking! The exhibits were so unique and fascinating to learn about. There was ambient lighting and also huge windows that set up a very cool atmosphere. Being able to see the wide, shimmery sea was wonderful. This museum is located in the beautiful Atami with a great view of the ocean. It is absolutely worth seeing the gorgeous, ukiyo-e museum of art!

Ok so wasn’t expecting this to be anything but it turned out to be fantastic. Beautiful museum with great English descriptions. Even the gift shop and coffee was good. Definitely an unexpected delight of Atami. Don’t miss it if you’re here. The views from the court yard are also stunning.

The location of the museum is at the top of a mountain which has a good view over the harbour of Atami. The architecture of the museum is very unique as it is built like a terrace. There are a few sets of escalator to take you to the museum while you can enjoy the magnificent light show on the ceiling. There are Japanese and western restaurants, Cafe, you can rest your feet. If you don’t drive, you can catch a bus from the train station to avoid climbing the slope.

Artwork around Japanese tea ceremonies and traditional Asian art 🍵 I enjoyed the tea ceremony with my ticket too (cheaper if you buy art exhibition entrance ticket and tea ceremony ticket it all together at the entrance). A majestic building, you take the escalators all the way to the top, can't stop but think of it as stairways to heaven. Built by a Japanese new-relgion, it gives some info on the founder at the end of the exhibition.

I came for the views, but ended up liking the art exhibit. Nice cafe as well. You can walk up to the museum from the train station, but I personally would instead recommend taking the bus up and then walking back after the visit.