Urasoe Art Museum

浦添市美術館

Urasoe Art Museum, opened in 1990 as Okinawa's first full-scale art museum, presents itself as Japan's first museum specializing in lacquer arts. Official pages highlight its octagonal dome and tower, more than 2,000 works centered on Ryukyu lacquer with painting, ceramics, textiles, and metalwork, three annual thematic permanent displays spanning sixteenth-century to contemporary lacquer, craft workshops, and hours typically 9:30-17:00 (Fridays to 19:00).