Hokusai-kan

Reference/Local/Exhibition/Literature Museum

4.0

This museum was built to commemorate famed artist Katsushika Hokusai, who stayed in Obuse several times from the age of 83 and left several works behind there. The museum displays hanging scrolls and hand-painted pictures by Hokusai as well as videos which present the history of the artist. The main exhibition room contains two festival floats whose ceilings were painted with Hokusai's Surging Waves and Dragon and Chinese Phoenix. A 12-minute walk from Obuse Station.

Spot details

Address: Nagano Pref. Kamitakaigunobusemachi Obuse 485 Map
Area: Kita-Shinano Area
Phone: 0262475206
Hours: 9:00-17:00(Last entry16:30)
[1/1]10:00-15:00(Last entry14:30)
Closed: 12/31
※May close outside of stated days
Fees: [Admission fee]General1,000yen, High school students500yen, Elementary and junior high school students300yen
Parking Lot: Available (Large 15 spaces)
※Standard size is Higashimachi parking lot (60 spaces)
Credit Card: Available (VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, UnionPay, DISCOVER, Diners Club)
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
English Menu: Available (available in English for caption exhibitions, etc.)
Note: Temporary suspension of business:Closed until May 15, 2020 (Information as of May 14, 2020)
* Information may be changed, so please be sure to check the official information.
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Average budget: [Lunch] 1,001-3,000yen
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available (2 units are installed at the hotel)
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Articles about this spot

Review

Worth a Short Visit

Reviewed : 2022.11.23

I happily found out about the Hokusai-kan museum from my hotel proprietor and I was able to make a stop off in Obuse on my way back to Nagano. Hokusai-kan is situated in a great part of the town and...
Wonderful museum where you can see the works of Katsushika Hokusai

Reviewed : 2021.05.16

墨田区にある『すみだ北斎美術館』が、葛飾北斎の人物や作風の軌跡を追った資料館であるならば、小布施町の『北斎館』は、葛飾北斎が遺した作品の数々を（テーマごとではあるものの）純粋に展示する美術館と言える。様々な場所へ旅をした葛飾北斎が、晩年訪れた小布施でアトリエを与えられ、様々な作品を遺した。その縁と、近代以降、洋の東西を問わず様々なアートの巨匠たちの作品に多大な影響を及ぼした功績から、この美術館が...
Informative museum with many works new to us

Reviewed : 2020.02.28

We enjoyed this small, uncrowded museum — two informative short films about Hokusai and many beautiful works, not just the famous waves and Mt. Fujis, but also non-woodblock forms of painting by...