SHIGA
"Art Brut — Collection abcd, Paris"
Oct. 25-Nov. 30.
Museum of Modern Art, Shiga, (077) 543-2111, 1740-1 Ogaya-cho, Seta Minami, Otsu City; take the bus bound for Shiga Idai from Seta Station, JR Biwako Line and get off at Bunka Zone-mae bus stop; from there the museum is a 5-min. walk. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥1,150. Closed Mon.; open holidays and closed the following day. www.shiga-kinbi.jp
"Japan is Beautiful"
till Dec. 14.
Miho Museum, (0748) 82-3411, 300 Momodani, Shigaraki-cho, Shiga Prefecture; 30-min. taxi ride from JR Ishiyama or Kusatsu stations. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Mon.; open holidays and closed the following day. miho.jp
"Ikuo Hirayama"
till Nov. 30.
Sagawa Art Museum, (077) 585-7800, 2891 Kitagawa, Minamata-cho, Moriyama-shi; 15-min. bus ride from Katada Station, JR Kosei Line, and get off at Sagawa Bijutsukan bus stop. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥1,000. Closed Mon.; open holidays and closed the following day. www.sagawa-artmuseum.or.jp
WAKAYAMA
"Open the Doors of Perception"
till Dec. 14.
Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama, (073) 436-8690, 1-4-14 Fukiage, Wakayama; take the bus from JR Wakayama or Nankai Wakayama-shi stations, and get off at Kencho-mae bus stop. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥500. Closed Mon.; open holidays and closed the following day. www.bijyutu.wakayama-c.ed.jp
AICHI
"The Perry & Harris Exhibition — The Dawn of U.S.-Japan Relations"
till Dec. 21.
Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts, (052) 684-0101, 1-1-1 Kanayama-cho, Naka Ward, Nagoya City; near South Exit, Kanayama Station, JR Tokai or Meijo lines. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (Sat., Sun., holidays till 5 p.m.) ¥1,200. Closed Mon.; open holidays and closed the following day. www.nagoya-boston.or.jp