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Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum

4.0

603 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Fujikawaguchikomachi Kawaguchi 3077-20

This music box museum is located at Kawaguchiko Town, Minamitsuru County, Yamanashi Prefecture. In addition to music boxes playing, there are live concerts too, so you can enjoy historical works and performances of the music box. Inside is a flower garden, with flowers in each season decorated the garden, so, in conjunction with the surrounding buildings, you can feel as though you are in a different country. There is also a museum shop where you can buy souvenirs, and a restaurant where you can get a meal.

Interesting place , many automatic organ from 1890-1905 , still working fine. Staff is very kind and willing to explain. They have some scheduled events to show “concerts” of some very ancient and...
Itchiku Kubota Art Museum

4.5

356 Reviews

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Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugunfujikawaguchikomachi Kawaguchi 2255

This three Michelin star art museum exhibits the kimono of textile artist Itchiku Kubota. Kubota established a unique dyeing technique called ''Itchiku Tsujigahana'' after having been fascinated by the Tsujigahana style of fabric dyeing that flourished in the Muromachi Period before suddenly dying out. The museum displays Takeda's ''Symphony of Light'' series, which features kimono with themes including the four seasons, the ocean, and the universe. It also displays kimono featuring motifs of the many faces shown by Mt. Fuji in different weather conditions.

The kimonos are beautiful, but I would only visit if you are in the area. The gardens in back are pretty. You can sit down for a bite to eat or get something to drink in their little cafe. The...
Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art

4.5

150 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Pref. Koufushi Kugawa 1-4-27

This art museum surrounded by the greenery in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture is located inside Prefectural Arts Park. The museum has become known as the the museum of Millet due to its collection centered on the representative works of French painter Jean-Francois Millet. In addition to a gallery focused on painting and sculptures by western artists, the museum also holds a range of events.

I’ve only toured the museum exhibits once but I often came to visit the gorgeous gardens and walk the grounds. My girlfriend and I came here together and we have wonderful memories of this place. The...
Kawaguchiko Konohana Museum

4.0

37 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugunfujikawaguchikomachi Kawaguchi 3026-1

Modeled after TACIEL ENIT Museum in Tachiel City, the Kawaguchiko Konohana Museum is a museum where you can enjoy the strange world written by Akiko Ikeda using all five senses, and experience the sensation of slipping into another dimension. The restaurant & cafe,Olsson's Strawberry, and the shop are also popular.

ダヤンファンにはたまらない美術館です。ダヤンを知らなかった私も楽しむことができました。作者や物語の背景などもわかりやすく説明してありダヤンの世界に引き込まれファンになってしまいます。レストランと美術館、お土産屋さんは敷地内ではありますが独立しており美術館に入らなければ料金は掛かりません。レストランではダヤンの世界観のスイーツを楽しむことができます。美術館を鑑賞しレストランで寛ぎお土産を購...
Kawaguchiko Muse Museum Yuki Atae Building

4.5

73 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugunfujikawaguchikomachi Kodachi 923

Located in a corner of Yagizaki Park, this art museum features dolls that were made by doll artist Yuki Atae. The dolls are entirely handmade, from body to clothes and accessories, earning worldwide acclaim and praise as cloth sculptures. The interior also features a glass-walled cafe, where you can relax and enjoy beautiful natural views of Lake Kawaguchi and the gardens.

Great museum with unique exposition! It was both Japanese cultural and great art experiences at the same time.
Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum

4.5

55 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Pref. Hokutoshi Nagasakachoukoarama 2000-6

Displaying the collection of Ikuo Hirayama-who maintained a number of works deeply connected to the Silk Road-the Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum gives you an up-close sense of its culture and art, with works like prehistoric pottery, tomb figures, inlaid glass beads called tombo-dama, and textiles with clear western influence. Also, they host a rich variety of limited-time events.

While visiting this beautiful area and enjoying the views and autumn foliage we visited the museum. To see the art of this Japanese legend in such a lovely setting was a great part of our tour.
Kawaguchiko Museum of Art

4.0

35 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugunfujikawaguchikomachi Kawaguchi 3170

Opened in 1991, the Kawaguchiko Museum of Art is an art museum at the base of Mt. Fuji housing mainly paintings, prints, and photographs depicting Mt. Fuji. It is famous for its Mt. Fuji Photo Award which began in 1999. Every year, there is a period when prize-winning pieces are displayed, drawing in many people.

The exhibition was alaways very well selected from artists. Give enough spaces for the art pieces. Especially on Mt. Fuji picturesfron many different direction can be seen in this museum.
Nirasaki Omura Art Museum

4.5

17 Reviews

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Yamanashi Pref. Nirasakishi Kamiyamamachi Nabeyama 1830-1

This art museum is located Nirasaki City, Yamanashi Prefecture. The museum exhibits some 1,800 paintings, carvings, and ceramics collected Nirasaki City native, organic chemist, and honorary Joshibi University of Art and Design chairperson Satoshi Omura. The exhibits include many works by graduates of Women's Academy of Fine Arts, the predecessor of Joshibi University of Art and Design.

ノーベル賞の大村博士のコレクションの美術館。女性作家のコレクションも多い。ちょうど、日本画の女性作家と漆の女性作家と絵本作家などの展覧会をやっていました。二階には、景色を楽しみながらの休憩室があり、コーヒーなどの自販機があります。大村博士についての展示室もあり、旅行のついでにちょっと寄るのに、ちょうどよい大きさの美術館だと思います。隣りには、お蕎麦屋さんと日帰り温泉があり、絵を見て...
Ehon Museum Kiyosato

4.0

13 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Pref. Hokutoshi Takanechoukiyosato 3545-6079

This art museum is themed around picture books of the world. Their main collection displays works from British picture book artist Errol Le Cain, and the exhibition has a variety of displays related to picture books. They also have a cafe where you can read picture books at your leisure, and a fully stocked museum shop. The museum is closed in winter.

周辺の施設と一体的に楽しむことができる施設。親子でお話しながらゆったりとした時間を過ごすのに最適です。
Shiki-no-mori Oshino Park Koyo Okada Photo Art Museum / Koike Kunio Drawing Letter Art Museum

4.5

3 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Oshinomura Shibokusa 2838-1

"This art museum is about a ten-minute drive from Yamanakako Interchange or about a 15-minute drive from Kawaguchiko Interchange. Is located immediately next to Oshino Shinobi no Sato bus stop. The museum shares a building with the Koike Kunio Drawing Letter Art Museum. It exhibits a large collection of photography by Koyo Okada, a photographer who was enamored by the beauty of Mt. Fuji seen from Oshino Village. In addition to a permanent exhibit of 50 photographs includes his masterpiece ""Kohan no Haru"" (Spring on the Lakeshore), the museum also displays Okada's cameras, the writings of authors with whom he was close, and other items. The museum broadly introduces the achievements of Okada, who was known to many as ""Koyo-san."""

絵手紙の創始者の小池邦夫の作品を集めた美術館なので絵手紙をされている方は訪れる価値があると思います。忍野八海から近い割には観光コースではないので混雑とは無縁でゆっくり鑑賞できます。入館料は大人500円です。
Minami-Alps Municipal Museum of Art

4.0

3 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Minami-Alps-shi Ogasahara 1281

This art museum is located about a five-minute drive from Shirane Interchange or Minami-Alps Interchange on the Chubu-Odan Expressway. It features a collection of nihonga (Japanese-style paintings), book illustrations, book designing and binding, and other works. The collection has a particular focus on the yakusha-e (kabuki actor pictures) of Natori Shunsen, a painter born in Ogasahara, Minami-Alps City. The collection also features numerous works of artists with a connection to the region who were contemporaries of Shunsen as well as contemporary artists. The museum also holds genreless exhibitions that celebrate freedom of expression. It also offers a rental gallery in the form of its Citizen's Gallery and conducts a variety of educational programs and other events targeted at people of all ages.

甲府からバスで４０分、片道￥６５０かけてミロ展を見に行った。小さな田舎の美術館であるが、体温測定、住所TEL記入、アルコール消毒と感染対策。荷物は受付で預かってもらえる。
Kunpei Fairy Tale Museum

4.5

2 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Hokuto Kobuchisawacho Kamisasao 3332-930

A fairy tale museum in Kobuchizawa Town, Yamanashi Prefecture. Come meet the works of Higashi Kunpei, a well-known author of children's stories who passed away prematurely. Sink into the world of the stories as simple nostalgic inducing black and white illustrations and picture book drawings are presented on display with the text that accompanies them in the stories. The museum shop offers a number of goods that can't be found anywhere else including stuffed toys of picture book characters and calendar prints.

アットホームな感じで美術館と言うより、君平さんのお宅におじゃましているような感じです。前庭の花達が訪れた私達に優しさを分けてくれます。また行きたい❣️
Shosenkyo Gorge Kagee no Mori Museum

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Pref. Koufushi Takanarichou 1035-2

This art museum is located Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture focused on shadow pictures is notable for its underground gallery that shuts out all-natural light. The museum's first gallery exhibits with a fantastic background music, the works of Seiji Fujishiro, the world-class master of shadow pictures who supervised the museum's design. The museum's second gallery exhibits the works of Kiyoshi Yamashita, a painter who greatly loved Shosenkyo Gorge, as well as those of Yumeji Takehisa.
Kiyosato Porcelain Museum

4.0

2 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Pref. Hokutoshi Takanechoukiyosato 3545-550

The Kiyosato Porcelain Museum opened in 1997 to showcase various porcelain specimens from the 16th century until modern times, with a focus on German-born “Meissen porcelain” and its over 300 years of history. You’ll find many exquisitely beautiful articles on display. The stairwell between the first and second floors contains four panes of stained glass that are a must-see. The closest station is JR Kiyosato Station.

清里駅から近いミュージアムでコレクターさんが集めたマイセンの作品が展示されていて素晴らしいものばかりでため息が出ました。
Nakamura Keith Haring Collection

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Pref. Hokutoshi Kobuchisawachou 10249-7

This art museum is in Kobuchisawa Town, Hokuto City. It has nearly 200 works by graffiti artist Keith Haring, who was active around New York City in the 1980s and died at the young age of 31. The building’s bold design was created by Atsushi Kitagawara and aims to bring the artist’s style to life.
Adachihara Gen Buddhist Painting Art Museum

5.0

1 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Hokuto-shi Takanecho Murayamahigashiwari 2358-5

The museum, a 10-minute drive from the Sudama Interchange on the Chuo Expressway, exhibits Buddhist paintings by Gen Adachihara, a female Buddhist painter who passed away at the age of 86. The museum also has a collection of about 700 masks from around the world on display, and by reservation, visitors can try their hand at making a Buddhist painting from a sketch.

仏画に関するいろいろな資料がたくさん。２階の涅槃仏（仏さまが横になっている像）は特に巨大で圧巻です。仏画を写す「写仏」のレクチャーもしています。
Fuefuki Municipal Seifu Art Museum

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Fuefuki-shi Ichinomiyacho Kitanoro 3-3

"This art museum is located about a ten-minute drive from Katsunuma Interchange on the Chuo Expressway. It features a collection of works by Seifu Tsuda, a painter born in Kyoto Prefecture whose career spanned from the Meiji period to the Showa period. Tsuda is also well-known for the major role he played in the establishment of Nika Association. The museum's collection includes more than 500 of his works including his unfettered Nanga-style paintings and unrestrained calligraphy as well as western-style paintings, designs, and posters. The museum has about 60 of these works on display at any given time. About 30 are rotated out twice per year. Tsuda was also close friends with Natsume Soseki and did the binding for his novel ""Gubijinso."""
Fujiyama Museum

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Fujiyoshida-shi Shinnishihara 5-6-1

An art museum located on the grounds of La Ville de Gaspard et Lisa adjoining Fuji-Q Highland just of the Kawaguchiko Interchange on the Chuo Expressway. Built to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of Fuji Kyuko Co., Ltd., the museum displays works of art depicting Mt. Fuji created by various modern artists collected over a 40-year period. The museum holds special exhibitions featuring original drawings of popular French characters Lisa and Gaspard, as well as works depicting Mt. Fuji created by the likes of Shigeo Nagashima and Tsurutaro Kataoka. The museum also holds painting classes and daily crafting classes as needed, making this a fun destination for children and adults alike.
Kuroi Ken Picture Book House

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Hokuto Takanecho Kiyosato Asahigaoka 3545-937

"A gallery located about a five-minute drive from JR Kiyosato Station. It opened in 2003. Displays include original illustration by picture book illustrator Ken Kuroi. They also have a copy of his first work ""Boku no Machi"" which is now out of print and ""Gongitsune"" which is considered a turning point of the author. There is also a workshop on the grounds and sometimes the author himself is present. On those occasions a signing event is held where he will sign your picture books."
Kobuchisawa Picture Book Art Museum

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Hokuto Kobuchisawacho Kamisasao 3331-441

An art museum located about five-minutes from the Kobuchizawa Interchange on the Chuo Expressway. The museum exhibits will introduce you to picture books by popular authors both domestic and foreign and the permanent exhibit includes a photo exhibition introducing the life of Tasha Tudor as well as displays of picture books and original drawings from Western countries. Small dogs can be brought into the museum so long as they are held or in a carrier case. Medium and larger size pets can be brought into the terrace space. In the Select Shop you can purchase original goods as well as translated picture books from around the world. With free tea and coffee offered you can relax and immerse yourself in the world of picture books.

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Yamanashi prefecture is the proud home of one of Japan’s most celebrated icons: Mount Fuji. Although the mountain straddles both Yamanashi and Shizuoka, the most breathtaking views of Fuji-san can be seen from the Fuji Five Lakes north of the mountain in Yamanashi prefecture. The plethora of outdoor activities in and around the lakes all have the benefit of the country’s highest mountain as their backdrop, and we can assure you that it is an unforgettable sight.