Tanaka Isson Memorial Museum

Must see

When it was rainy day,we visited this museum.We did not know about Isson Tanaka before we went to Amami.We spend lots of time in this museum. There is small theatre, cafe and gift shop in this museum....

Tanaka Isson - a Paul Gauguin or Henri Rousseau in Japan

Tanaka Isson only posthumously became famous and acknowledged unfortunately. He is sometimes compared to Paul Gauguin in that he was attracted in a Southern Island and stayed there in the last time of...

Tanaka Isson’s stunning art collection. Tropical, colorful and serene.

Isson Tanaka was a completely unknown painter of Amami Islands when he was alive until 1977. His Japanese paintings started receiving acclaims and worthy reviews only in the 21st century. This muse...

Wow!

Unfortunately there was no English speaking guide and had a hard time reading about the artist's life. I enjoyed his art very much! Amazing! Must see! No pictures are allowed inside the gallery.

Awesome buildings, how they operate?

Original Text

He was an orphan painter who was also called 'gogan' in Japan and 'wakachu' in Showa. A long time ago, I saw Ichimura's works for the first time at the NHK Sunday Museum, and I was overwhelmed by the "moving spirit" of the works, and became a fan of Ichimura. It feels like the works and styles of the Amami era are similar to "Henri, Rousseau", but I saw many Amami series works at the 110th anniversary exhibition "Sagawa Museum of Art" by Ichimura Tanaka, and I was overwhelmed by the work. "Goosebumps" I came to the museum in anticipation of what was. ...