Art Gallery / Gallery Spots in Nagano Area

  • Sake Storehouse Art Museum Gallery Tamamura Honten
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    4.0
    50 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Nagano Pref. Shimotakaigunyamanouchimachi Hirao 1163
    Sake Storehouse Art Museum Gallery Tamamura Honten, which provides free sake tasting and tasting for two types of beer for a fee, is an art gallery in a brewery that was partly renovated 150 years ago. The exhibits feature a collection of paintings created over generations by the Sato family that runs the brewery. The works of Shinsui Ito, Heihachiro Fukuda, Kayo Yamaguchi, and Shoko Uemura are the main features. It’s about 30 minutes by car from the Suzaka Nagano Higashi Interchange on the Joshin-Etsu Expressway.

    Tamamura Honten Brewery is located in Yamanouchi and this location is very close to the Snow Monkey Park - you can combine both visits as they are rather close to each other. The brewery is in the...

  • Kurohime Dowakan / Dowa no Mori Gallery
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    4.0
    13 Reviews
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    Nagano Pref. Kamiminochigunshinanomachi Nojiri 3807-30
    This literature museum opened in 1991 amidst the Kurohime Highland in Shinano Town, Kamiminochi County, Nagano Prefecture, and is a facility which houses and displays fairytale and picture books from across the world. There are around 2,000 items related to German author Michael Ende, famous for “Momo,” and a permanent exhibit of the collection of Japanese representative storybook writer Miyoko Matsutani. The Fairytale Forest Gallery introduces works of artists with connections to the local area. Outside is the relocated mountain villa of picture book artist Chihiro Iwasaki, and it is possible to tour inside too.

    童話館前からの眺望はいいですね、妙高山も黒姫山も裾の広い山ですから横の広がりが感じられて雄大な景色が楽しめます。館内展示は大人には物足りないかな。

  • Carving Studio Yumekobo and Gallery Shop BIRD SONG
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Nagano Azumino Hotaka Ariake 7376-3
    A bird carving studio and gallery shop. The studio produces exquisite carvings of birds, primarily with wood. Using a grinder to replicate each individual feather, the studio's carvings are detailed and lifelike. The studio produces carvings of a variety of birds, including kingfishers, Japanese white-eyes, tree sparrows, bull-headed shrikes, and wagtails. The studio also produces humorous caricaturized sculptures. As all of the studio's carvings are handmade, each is unique.
  • Gallery Touka
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Nagano Kitasaku-gun Karuizawamachi Hotchi 1506-55
    A gallery located in Hotchi, Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. The gallery displays pottery, lacquerware, dyed items, paintings, and other works of art carefully chosen by the husband and wife owners. In addition, visitors can make use of an adjoining rental guesthouse and relax in a living room outfitted with a grand piano.
  • coto.coto
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    Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Chuou 3-4-19
    This is a gallery on Nakamachi Street in Nagano Prefecture’s Matsumoto City, an area full of storehouses with thick earthen walls distinctive for their black namako (raised plaster stripes) on a white background. Based on the concept of “enjoy and live with art,” it displays and sells various artists’ arts and crafts. The interior with its simple construction and white color scheme is a space like that of a studio with a harmonious balance of old and new items. They carry a large number of miscellaneous goods that indicate the energy of the young artists who crafted them, and the gallery also host events on an irregular schedule.
  • Galerie Steine
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Nagano Pref. Aduminoshi Hotakariake 7360-17
    A gallery standing in an area filled with holiday homes in Hotakaariake, Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture. Surrounded by conifers, the location is rich in natural beauty. Focusing on arts and crafts pieces, each month a different special exhibition is held, and the gallery boasts six exhibition rooms. The items on display are also for sale, and include bowls, accessories, and knickknacks crafted one at a time by artisans. There is also a café space in the back. Different coffees and teas are selected to go with the current exhibition.
  • Bunkajibaburaya
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Oiwake 607
  • Donguri House
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Nagano Pref. Naganoshi Togakushi 2039-10
    A gallery and restaurant located close to Kagami Pond in Togakushi, Nagano City. The restaurant serves galettes made with 100% buckwheat flour, and here you can enjoy galettes filled with Nagano salmon, Shinshu Ogon Shamo chicken, and Nagano-grown fruit, as well as cakes and beverages. The cafe is used for photo exhibitions and concerts, and a studio is located on the second floor. The cafe also rents out a barbecue house located close to Kagami Pond.
  • Gallery Cafe Nara no Ki
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    4.0
    3 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Kitasaku-gun Miyotamachi Maseguchi 1597-276

    お店の雰囲気はとても良いのですが まさかのカレーがレトルト… ? 手作りのおいしいものが出てきそうなお店なので ちょっとショックでした カレー以外は手作りのようでした 勘違いだったらすみません

  • Richter Raum
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Nagano Karuizawamachi Karuizawa 1323-1475
  • Kisoji Bunka Gallery
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Nagano Kiso-gun Kisomachi Fukushima 5052
  • Karuizawa GALLERY Nekomachi
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Nagano Kitasaku-gun Karuizawamachi Oiwake 607 Abura Ya Motodate
  • Yamato Ogura Shoten/Kijiya Yamato
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    5.0
    2 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Nagano Kiso-gun Nagisomachi Azuma 4689-1

    この辺は、農協の旅行で、訪問しており、木曽杉、檜の銘木などの木製品の店が,道沿いにあったと記憶している。休憩を兼ねて、ここ店を訪れました。木地師と云われる職人の作品が、展示してあり、女主人に丁寧に説明を受け、理解を深めました。漆塗りの御椀や、お盆など素晴らしいです。女房殿に、漆塗りの箸を記念に購入しました。ここは、信州の木曽の山奥にあり、頑張って木曽の銘品を発信して頑張っていることは立派です。再度...

  • Gargas
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    4.0
    4 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Matsumoto-shi Fukashi 3-10-26

    NHK裏にあります。クラフトの街松本らしく、手仕事の個展が度々開催されています。カフェ利用でなくても個展を見に行くことができます。 蔵を利用した建物で入り口も小さく少しドキドキしますが、美味しいコーヒーをいただけます。他のショップに個展案内のフライヤーが置いてあることがあるので、気になる個展と合わせて訪れても。

  • MAZEKOZE
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Nagano-shi Nagano Nagatocho 1076-2

    現代美術家の小池雅久さんがアトリエを兼ねて作ったお店。 営むのは、お奥さん。店内のロケットストーブも手づくりです。 小池さんの作品はゲストハウス Piseの1階店内にもあちらこちらあります。

  • Yuemugaro
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Namiyanagi 1-25-16
  • Hara Gallery
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Nagano Ueda-shi Chuo 3-chome 9-1
  • Iwaya Gallery
    Life / Living / Hospital
    Nagano Suwa-shi Suehiro 3-5
  • Gallery Tarumi
    Life / Living / Hospital
    Nagano, Azumino-shi, Toyoshina, Tazawa, 4913
  • Nichidogaro Karuizawa
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    3.5
    2 Reviews
    Life / Living / Hospital
    Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Karuizawa Karuizawa 955

    万平ホテルから軽井沢テニス場に行く途中にあります。別荘地の中に突然現れる感じですが、軽井沢ではさほど違和感は感じません。特定のお客様がいるのでしょうか。ご主人らしき人が少し手持ち無沙汰でおりました。

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Nagano prefecture is an exciting mix of mountains, hot spring monkeys, and preserved Edo history. At the heart of the Japanese Alps, Nagano is one of the country’s most popular destinations, whether in winter for its snow sports and the much-loved Jigokudani Monkey Park or in the warmer months for discovering the undulating hills on foot. For fantastic Edo architecture, head to the Kiso Valley for a 60-kilometer stretch of quaint wooden buildings that marked the Nakasendo route 200 years ago.

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