| Wajima Lacquerware Center
(Wajima Shikki Kaikan) |
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 Address:
24-55 Kawai-machi, Wajima City, 928-0001
TEL: 0768-22-2155
FAX: 0768-22-2894
Entry Fee: Adult ¥200; High School Students ¥150;
Junior High School Students ¥100;
Free for Elementary School Students
Open Hours: 8:30 - 17:00
Open All Year Round
Access: Take the "Whale Course" of the Community Bus from Wajima Furatto Homu
and get off at "Chuo-dori Man-naka Shotengai" Bus Stop.
; or walk from Furatto Homu for 15 minutes
URL: http://www.wajimanuri.or.jp/fkaikan.htm
(Japanese)
Here, you can learn about the history of Wajima Lacquerware and also see some
excellent examples of modern lacquerware used in the daily life. The first floor
has shops that sell a variety of Wajima lacquerware. The 2nd floor displays various
items related to Wajima lacquerware from Azuchi-Momoyama Period to the early Meiji
Period. |
| Wajima Urushi Art Museum |
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Address: 11 Shijukari Mitomori-machi, Wajima City, 928-0063
TEL: 0768-22-9788 / FAX: 0768-22-9789
Entry Fee: Adults ¥600; College and High School Students ¥300; Junior High and
Elementary School Students ¥150
Open Hours: 9:00 - 17:00 (Last Admittance 16:30)
Closed: December 27th - 31st
Access: Take the "Coastal Course" of the Community Bus from Wajima Furatto Homu
and get off at "Shitsugei Bijutsukan" Bus Stop.
URL:http://www.city.wajima.ishikawa.jp/art/home.html
(Japanese)
This is the only Museum in Japan which specializes in Lacquer (Urushi) Art. This
spacious Museum displays a number of lacquer art works by various artists belonging
to different periods, some of whom are members of Art Academy and persons designated
as "Living National Cultural Treasure". Visitors can also watch video clips related
to lacquer art. The Museum has a collection of not only Wajima lacquer art but
also lacquer work from different regions of Japan as well as from overseas. The
Museum gives an insight into the serious nature of lacquer art. |
| Kiriko Lantern Museum (Kiriko
Kaikan) |
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 Address:
Tsukada-machi 3-22-2, Wajima City 928-0003
TEL: 0768-22-7100
FAX: 0768-22-7101
Entry Fee: Adult ¥600; High School Students ¥450; Elementary and High School
Students ¥350
Open Hours: 8:00 - 17:00 (Open till 18:00 7/15 - 8/31)
Open All Year Round
Access: Take the "Coastal Course" of the Community Bus from Wajima Furatto Homu
and get off at "Kiriko Kaikan" Bus Stop (30 minutes); or 30-minute walk from Wajima
Furatto Homu;
URL:http://www.inachu.jp/kiriko.htm
(Japanese)
"Kirikos" are huge lanterns with their height ranging from 4 to 15 meters. These
Kirikos are integral parts of the various Festivals of Noto Peninsula celebrated
in summers. Kiriko Kaikan or Kiriko Lantern Museum displays beautiful Kiroko lanterns
painted in Wajima lacquer style used in Wajima Festival besides the regular display
of Kirikos from different parts of Noto Peninsula used in different festivals.
Thus, it's possible to get a taste of the festive atmosphere any time of the year.
A number of tall Kirikos-some of them as tall as 10 meter, lined next to each
other is a grand sight. Apart from Kiriko festivals the Museum also has a number
of displays related to Noto's other festivals. If one wants to get an idea about
history and customs of people living in Noto, Kiriko Kaikan is the place. |
| Notojima Glass Art Museum |
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 Address:125-10
Koda machi-Notojima, Nanao City, 926-0211
TEL: 0767-84-1175
FAX: 0767-84-1129
Entry Fee: High School Students and up ¥800
Open Hours: Apr-Nov 9:00 - 17:00 (Dec-Mar 9:00 - 16:30)
(Last Admittance: 30 min before closing time)
Closed:3rd Tuesdays(3rd Wednesday when Tuesday is a public holiday); 12/29 - 1/1;
Exhibition Preparation Period
Access: Take the bus bound for "Notojima Rinkai Koen" from JR Wakura Onsen Station
and get off at "Bijutsukan-mae" Bus Stop(20 minutes)
URL:http://www.city.nanao.ishikawa.jp/glass/
(Japanese)
This Museum is the only public specialized glass art museum in Japan. The Museum
displays some unique glass sculptures based on the original ideas from Picasso,
Chagall, etc. The Museum also displays Chinese Qing Glass works. The open space
outside the Museum also has 14 glass sculptures that look different at different
times of the day or year. It's also interesting to note the changes as the weather
changes. The Museum building which stands on a small hill looking out to the sea
is itself worth watching as it gives an impression of some space station. |
| Tsujiguchi Hironobu Confectionery
Art Museum (LE MUSEE DE H Museum) |
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 Address:
WA-65-1 Wakura-machi, Nanao-shi, 926-0175
TEL: 0767-62-4000
FAX: 0767-62-1011
Entry Fee: ¥600 (Free for elementary school students)
Open Hours: Museum 8:00 -17:00 (Last Admittance 16:30)
Cafe 9:00 -19:00 (Sweets served after 10:00)
Open All Year Round
Access: 5-minute drive from JR Wakura Onsen Station
Hironobu Tsujiguchi was born in Nanao City and is a world renowned patissier (confectionary
chef) and this Museum & Cafe is based on the master patissier's original and
novel ideas. At MUSEE(Art Museum) visitors can see the Tsujiguchi's sugar artwork
called "Sucre D'art" while in the Cafe visitors can sample some of the
original confectionaries arranged by Tsujiguchi. Apart from Museum and Cafe sections,
there's also a Patties Boutique where visitors can request for takeouts or confectionary
gift packages. |
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