Art Museum Spots in Higashi-Izu / Minami-Izu / Nishi-Izu Area

  • Koganezaki Crystal Park
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    4.0
    39 Reviews
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    Shizuoka Pref. Kamogunnishizuchou Ugusu 2204-3
    This museum which displays modern glass works and kaleidoscopes gathered from around the world is located in the Ugusu district of Shizuoka Prefecture’s Kamo County, Nishiizu Town, a production area for silica, the raw material in glass. In addition to their regular exhibits, they also hold original exhibitions based on the theme of glass. In their experience workshop, visitors can enjoy making unique glass products such as sand-blasted items and stained glass. There is also a shop where guests can purchase glass products such as Nishi Izu’s Kamo Furin handmade wind chimes and works by local artists.

    泊まった宿のすぐ近くにあり、行く予定はなかったけど、気になり訪れてみました。 素敵な作品があったり、体験などあり、とても楽しかったです。 食事も美味しかったです。

  • Izu no Chohachi Art Museum
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    4.5
    34 Reviews
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    Shizuoka Pref. Kamogunmatsuzakichou Matsuzaki 23
    This is a museum which aims to communicate to the succeeding generations the contributions made by the craftsman, Chohachi Irie to plaster art “kote-e” and the techniques of traditional plasterers. Approximately 50 unique artworks created by Chohachi Irie—which are different from normal plaster art—are on display and are introduced in the museum. It takes 50 minutes by bus to get to the museum from Izukyu-line Shimoda Station.

    昭和59年(1984年)、「漆喰鏝絵の殿堂...

  • Uehara Museum of Art
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    4.0
    16 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Shizuoka Pref. Shimodashi Udogane 341
    This is an art museum in Udogane, Shimoda City. Housed in this museum are the Modern Art collection of Uehara Shoji, the honorary chairman of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and the Buddhism Art collection of both of his parents, Shokichi and Koeda. The museum displays masterpieces from both the west and Japan including the Bridge at Argenteuil by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, the Portait of Reiko by Kishida Ryusei, and treasured statues of Buddha from the Heian and Kamakura eras, housed, respectively, in the Modern Art Gallery and the Buddhist Art Gallery.

    伊豆の国市の願成就院に3度目の訪問をし、伊豆長岡温泉にチェックインするまで時間があったので、ネット検索したこの美術館まで行きました。3度目でも感動した運慶の国宝5像を¥500で拝観した後だったためか、仏教館の祈りの対象ではなかった約130体の模刻像には感銘も受けませんでしたし、名品選コレクションの仏像も香雪美術館の村山龍平氏の収集したものに比べるとかなり見劣りました。天城越えして車で往復2時間半ほ...

  • Izu Trick Art Museum
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Shizuoka Kamo-gun Nishiizucho Nishina 2048-1 Sunset Plaza Dogashima 3F

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With the giant Pacific Ocean to the south and the great Mount Fuji to the north, Shizuoka prefecture is blessed with some of the best views the country has to offer. The white sand beaches of the Izu Peninsula are a rare find on mainland Japan, neighbored by beautiful cliffs, tumbling hills, and natural hot springs. As Japan’s largest producer of green tea, the age-old tradition of tea drinking is ubiquitous in Shizuoka, from the miles of tea fields to the old tea houses hosting traditional tea ceremonies.

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