Retro Japan in Photos: Okura Museum of Art in Tokyo's Minato Ward
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The Okura Museum of Art is seen surrounded by tall buildings in Tokyo's Minato Ward on June 1, 2021. (Mainichi/Akihiro Ogomori) -
The second-floor terrace's Chinese-style formal beauty is impressive at the Okura Museum of Art in Tokyo's Minato Ward, as seen on May 20, 2021. (Mainichi/Akihiro Ogomori) -
The second-floor gallery with elaborately designed columns and ceiling is seen at the Okura Museum of Art in Tokyo's Minato Ward on May 20, 2021. (Mainichi/Akihiro Ogomori) -
The Okura Museum of Art is seen in Tokyo's Minato Ward on June 1, 2021. (Mainichi/Akihiro Ogomori) -
The Okura Museum of Art is seen in Tokyo's Minato Ward on May 20, 2021. (Mainichi/Akihiro Ogomori) -
A pair of stone-carved guardian dogs are seen on the stairway between the first and second floors at the Okura Museum of Art in Tokyo's Minato Ward on May 20, 2021. (Mainichi/Akihiro Ogomori) -
A balustrade decoration on the second-floor terrace at the Okura Museum of Art in Tokyo's Minato Ward is seen in this photo taken on May 20, 2021. (Mainichi/Akihiro Ogomori) -
A statue of Okura Kihachiro, also known as Okura Tsuruhiko, is seen at the Okura Museum of Art in Tokyo's Minato Ward on May 20, 2021. (Mainichi/Akihiro Ogomori) -
A stairway leading to the second floor is seen at the Okura Museum of Art in Tokyo's Minato Ward on May 20, 2021. (Mainichi/Akihiro Ogomori) -
A statuette of an imaginary animal called "fun" adorns an edge of the Okura Museum of Art's roof in Tokyo's Minato Ward, as seen on May 20, 2021. The creature is said to be the origin of "shachihoko," a mythical fish with a carp's body and the head of a tiger or dragon. (Mainichi/Akihiro Ogomori) -
A relief of a dragon is seen on the ceiling of the second floor at the Okura Museum of Art in Tokyo's Minato Ward on May 20, 2021. (Mainichi/Akihiro Ogomori) -
The entrance to the Okura Museum of Art is seen in Tokyo's Minato Ward on May 20, 2021. (Mainichi/Akihiro Ogomori) -
The entrance to the Okura Museum of Art is seen in Tokyo's Minato Ward on May 20, 2021. The stone wall signifies the building's stateliness. (Mainichi/Akihiro Ogomori) -
The second-floor gallery with elaborately designed columns and ceiling is seen at the Okura Museum of Art in Tokyo's Minato Ward on May 20, 2021. (Mainichi/Akihiro Ogomori)
