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The Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture
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2 reviews for The Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture
It's truly amazing that a little city in the middle of the Central Valley is home to such an amazing collection of Japanese art, both ancient and modern. Housed on a large estate, The Clark Center hosts revolving exhibits of everything from Japanese scrolls to Samurai weapons and armor. The docents are extremely informative, and if you present academic credentials you can use their library.
Each spring they host a Cherry Blossom Festival that draws both Japanese and Japanphiles(my word) from all over. Last year, amongst all the other demonstrations of Japanese culture, was a fan fighting demonstration that was stunningly beautiful.
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Ruth and Sherman Lee started this institute outside of Fresno to get ppl more interested in Japanese art and now Mr. Clark himself has taken over the museum. Mr. Clark is such a nice gentleman and very knowledgeable in his field. This place is very serene and has its own japanese garden. It's not a typical place you would want to go visit, especially all the way down in Fresno, but if you shall happen to be there on business or random traveling, make sure you try to stop by!!
They have a lot of wonderful wooden and stone sculptures.
