Value Village ／ Nagano ／ Art & Crafts

Kamikochi（上高地と山岳の絵画）

かみこうち Kamikochi

Photo: Hiroaki Kaneko / CC BY-SA 3.0 ／ Source

Introduced to the world by the Englishman Weston, and returned to by painters ever since - the source of Japanese mountain painting.

Type	Art site
Genre	Western-style painting / Outdoor art / Land art
City / town	Matsumoto
Area in the prefecture	Chushin

FAQ

Where is Kamikochi?: It is in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is an art site.
What can I see at Kamikochi?: Introduced to the world by the Englishman Weston, and returned to by painters ever since - the source of Japanese mountain painting. The focus is Western-style painting, land art.
When was Kamikochi established?: It dates from the 1890s.