About the Hall — Shinkenko America

The Seimei Kaikan building, clad in Indian sandstone, set among gardens

Welcome to Seimei Kaikan — the art hall of Shin Kenko Kyokai in Fukuoka, Japan.

Seimei Kaikan was built in 1987 on the sacred grounds of Shin Kenko Kyokai, whose members hold faith in the founder, Meishu-sama (Mr. Mokichi Okada), out of the conviction to realize a “world of beauty.” As you step inside the building, clad in Indian sandstone, the architectural beauty emanating from its rose-aurora stone and brilliantly shining chandeliers brings healing to the heart.

The hall pulses with the founder’s belief that “art elevates human sentiment, enriches daily life, and makes life joyful and meaningful.” We hold special exhibitions of collected works by outstanding artists — Japanese painting, ukiyo-e, Western painting, ceramics, and crafts. In addition, the religious painter Tetsurō Sugimoto created a series of “World Ten Great Religions murals” on the theme of the great religions that spread across the world from their origins in the Himalayas — the region behind Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and more. These are permanently displayed in prayer for the founder’s wish: the realization of bankyō-kiitsu — that the faiths and thoughts of the world become one — and a happy world peace without conflict.

We pray that this hall, a palace of beauty staged through the beauty of nature and architecture, will let as many people as possible enjoy and appreciate these wonderful works of art, purify their hearts, and find peace and happiness.

Shin Kenko Kyokai · April 2014

Explore the Art Collection

The hall also maintains an official Japanese-language website: seimeikaikan.jp.

Inside the Hall

First-floor entrance hall — **1F · Entrance Hall**A spacious, white-toned hall beneath a chandelier.

Second-floor exhibition room — **2F · Exhibition Room**Japanese painting, ukiyo-e, ceramics, and crafts from the collection.

Second-floor tea garden — **2F · Lobby & Tea Garden**Surrounded by trees, with scenery that changes through the four seasons.

Third-floor exhibition room — **3F · Exhibition Room**Modern painting and further works from the collection.

Third-floor permanent exhibition of the World Ten Great Religions murals — **3F · Permanent Exhibition**Tetsurō Sugimoto’s “World Ten Great Religions” murals.