On the fourth floor of the Shinkin Bank building about a kilometer south of Mishima Station, Sanshin Gallery Zen is a small gallery that holds free exhibitions, a different one each month. They display all kinds of art: paintings, ceramics, woodcarvings, origami, and plenty more besides. I always stop by for a few minutes when I'm in town, to enjoy the artworks and take in the restful atmosphere.
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Sanshin Gallery Zen
Free art exhibitions in Mishima

By Peter Sidell
Community writer

A ceramic piece by Masuda Akira

Photography by Maya Atsushi

It's on the fourth floor of a handsome old building

Paintings by Shirai Yoshihisa

Ceramics by Masuda Akira

Photography by Maya Atsushi

The view from the elevator lobby on the fourth floor

Paintings by Shirai Yoshihisa

A ceramic piece by Masuda Akira

Photography by Maya Atsushi

A sculpture in the ground floor elevator lobby
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