A hidden gem! I don’t think this is widely known or advertised. This museum is such an interesting architecture and has the entire Hokusai views of Mount Fuji. Did you know there is actually 46 instead of the original 36? It was very fun to walk around, very humbly priced at 1000 yen. If you have children there is dinosaurs exhibition that is interactive with stamp stations. A definitely must go if you have time on your trip! They apparently change some of their exhibits every 3 months or so.
Beautiful museum in the outskirts of Takayama. It seems bigger than it is, it took us 1,5 hrs to visit. The sward exhibit (temporary) is simply amazing!
In most of my research about Takayama, this museum hardly came up, and honestly, it is a hidden gem that few talk about. Designed in a pyramid shape, inspired by Mexico, the museum is gigantic, and there I saw a beautiful exhibition.
One of the highlights was the exhibition featuring works that referenced Mount Fuji, reminiscent of the great master Katsushika Hokusai (famous for the 'Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji' series).
The contrast between the museum's modern architecture and its collection of Japanese art and historical artifacts is fascinating. It is absolutely worth the visit!"
Strange looking museum, full of pyramide associations.
We were impressed by the building and it is worth the visit for that. The art collecion is mediocre, although the temporary Hokusai exhibition was interesting as it showed original prints.
What put us off was the top floor where the origin of the museum becomes clear. It was built by the leader of a religious cult who had enough powers of conviction to get his followers to put up all the money to fund this museum and god knows what other idiotic ideas he had. He believed all pyramids in the world were connected so he build one in Takayama with influences from Egyptian, Aztec and Maya pyramides.
Tip: the restaurant is a good place fort lunch.
A very interesting, beautiful museum filled with many art pieces and exhibitions. There is a beautiful pyramid on the top floor of the building and the restaurant near the entrance is very nice. There is also a lot of paintings and japanese scenes on the first floor. The most satisfying thing however, is the beautiful architecture of the museum. On the first floor, there was an amazing fountain that occasionally hosted a 'light show' and the design of the roof above had a brilliant design. Recommended to visit on a sunny day.
