Memorial Hall Spots in Niigata / Aga Area

  • Niigata City Aizu Yaichi Memorial Museum
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    Niigata Niigata-shi Chuo-ku Bandai 3-1-1 Mediaship 5F
    A memorial museum established in order to aid education and share with local residents the achievements of Aizu Yaichi, an honorary citizen of Niigata City known for his extensive contributions to the study of art history. Located on the fifth floor of Niigata Nippo Media Ship, a 20-story multipurpose complex, the museum holds a variety of exhibits with the aim of introducing Aizu Yaichi from a variety of angles. The museum also holds photo competitions, lectures, screenings of films connected to its special exhibitions, and workshops, and the facility serves as a place where everyone is welcome and can come in contact with Aizu’s worldview.

    會津八一さんは、早稲田大学にも「會津八一記念博物館」があったため存じていましたが、郷里の新潟では大変に有名な方でした。書家であり、歌人であり、美術史家でもあるという、多方面に才能を発揮されたということで、こちらにも書・歌・美術の展示がありました。ただ展示室の規模が小さく、展示されている品も決して多くはないですし、展示から伝わってくるメッセージもあまり感じることができませんでした。それでいて入館料は...

  • Nakano House Art Museum
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    Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Akiha-ku Kanadu 598
    This mansion built by the Japanese king of petroleum, Kanichi Nakano in 1904 was converted into this art museum and made opened to the public. It is located in the Petroleum Park, east of the JR Yashiroda Station on Prefectural Route 41. It is a typical wooden building of the Meiji period built in the Niigata prefecture, and the artworks from the Edo period to the near-modern and modern periods housed inside are owned by the Nakano family, but have been made accessible to the public. The seasonal Senkei-en garden adjacent to the memorial hall can also be counted as one of the art objects in their own right. The autumn leaves are especially beautiful, and make it a very popular sightseeing spot for their photogeneity.
  • Soga‧Hirasawa Museum
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    Niigata Niigata-shi Minami-ku Ajikata 213-1

    旧味方村にある豪農の館「笹川邸」の裏にあります。 味方村出身の2人の偉人(名誉村民)を顕彰しています。 1人は曽我量深という仏教思想家、もう1人は平澤興という神経解剖学者です。 こちらの職員の方が、笹川邸のマスコット「ささたん」を作って配布していました。 なお、味方村は合併し新潟市南区に組み込まれましたが、名誉市民や名誉区民になったとの記載は、館内にもパンフレットにもありませんでした。

  • Aiduyaichi Memorial
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    Niigata Chuo-ku Nishifunami town 5932-561
  • ango kazenokan
    Travel / Tourism
    Niigata Chuo-ku Nishi Ohata town 5927-9

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Found along the northwestern coast of Japan, Niigata prefecture is celebrated for its high-quality rice and breathtaking nature, most notably its spectacular mountains, whose white peaks draw in snow sports lovers from far and wide over the winter months. Hit the slopes at Yuzawa, pick out your favourite modern artist at Echigo Tsumari, or take a ferry over to Sado Island for an extra adventure.

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