Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media

The Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media, (YCAM) is an art center located in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The structure was designed by the Arata Isozaki and opened in 2003. The building hosts a museum for contemporary art operated by the Yamaguchi City Foundation for Cultural Promotion, as well as the Yamaguchi City Central Library. History In June 1989 Yamaguchi city government decided in its fourth "Yamaguchi City Comprehensive Plan" to develop the location of the former Yamaguchi Prefectural Gymnasium and Yamaguchi Prefectural Chuo High School into a "Cultural Exchange Plaza(tentative title)", including the Yamaguchi City Central Park, a library and an arts center. The museum opened in November 2003 and attracted more than 7.000.000 visitors in the first ten years.