Artists from Aomori Prefecture feature heavily in the permanent collection here, including pop icon Yoshitomo Nara, master print maker Munakata Shikō and Tohl Narita, who designed many of the monsters from the iconic Ultraman television show. The museum is about 5km west of Aomori Station, adjacent to the Sannai Maruyama Site; city buses leaving from stop 6 for Menkyō Center stop at Kenritsu-bijyutskan-mae (¥270, 20 minutes).
