Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto is located in Okazaki, along a peaceful canal. Visitors to this light gray building which epitomizes modernity can savor at any time works of modern arts by Japanese and foreign artists, including the paintings of Matisse and Ryuzaburo Umehara, and the ceramic art of Kawai Kanjiro. In addition to these works of art are the great views of Higashiyama and the beauty of the building itself.
