Blessed with a warm climate, Chigasaki has been loved by many artists and cultural figures as a villa and resort. They are active in this privileged environment and have left many excellent works. The Chigasaki City Museum of Art was opened in April 1998 as a facility to widely introduce these local artists and works at exhibitions and to support the creative activities of the citizens. Takasago Ryokuchi Park, where the museum is built, was once the residence of Otojiro Kawakami and Sada Yacco, a new actor in the Meiji era known for the Oppekepe section, and the villa of Yasaburo Hara, a businessman, but it still retains the scenery of the past. I am. There is also a full-scale Japanese garden in the park, which is full of greenery throughout the four seasons, and it is a place of relaxation for the citizens as one of the city's leading viewing spots for plum blossoms.