A Day Trip to Hayama, a seaside beach

The museum, a unique blend of art and nature, is the artist’s former residence, where he spent 23 years,  located near the beach. It houses Soshun’s artworks, including sketches, paintings, and other collections.

The house itself is worth visiting, as Yoshida Isohachi, a renowned architect, designed it. The Japanese-style house features three exhibition rooms, a studio, and a tea room. From the second floor, you will see a beautiful beach. In the annex, a film introduces Yamaguchi Soshun and his works. You will see the lush greenery garden from the studio, where he was engaged in painting. The studio is one of the highlights of this museum, boasting a spacious, modern design with large windows and doors. We could find his artistic sense here and there.

We had lunch at Rokkatei, a 5-minute walk from the museum. It was a former doctor’s residence that has been renovated into a restaurant serving Japanese cuisine.  We were ushered to a counter table and tempted to taste a glass of whiskey sitting just in front of us. I enjoy Japanese cuisine, which typically serves a variety of dishes on small plates, often featuring local vegetables and fish. The volume and tastes just fit me.

The Kanagawa Modern Art Museum is located nearby, so we stop by there to appreciate more artworks.  It was a pleasant day, away from Tokyo.

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Yamaguchi Soshun Memorial Museum
2320 Isshiki, Hayama-cho, Miura-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture

URL: https://www.hoshun.jp
Telephone: 046-875-6094

Open: 10:00 ~ 16:30 (Entry by 16:00)

Closed on Mondays, except when it is a holiday, in which case it is open on the holiday and closed the next day. Exhibition change, Year-end and New Year holidays.