This museum, located in sunny Iwaki City, exhibits the moving calligraphy of Shoko Kanazawa. The whole museum has been constructed while keeping in mind traditional Japanese architectural styles. As well as the calligraphy exhibition, Shoko Kanazawa Art Museum also has a Japanese tea room café on site, where you can take a rest with beautiful Japanese garden viewing. The same building also houses a kimono exhibition, while features one of the world's biggest kimono!
| Website | http://kanazawa-shoko.jp/museum/index.php (Japanese) |
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| Contact |
Shoko Kanazawa Art Museum |
| Best Season | All Year |
| Opening Hours |
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Closed: Wednesdays (or the following day if the Wednesday falls on a public holiday). The museum is also closed during the year-end and New Year holidays (Dec 28-January 1) |
| Entrance Fee | Adult: 800 yen | Free for elementary school students or younger |
| Access | Yokomichi-71, Tono-machi Negishi, Iwaki City, Fukushima Pref. 972-0163 View directions |
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| Getting there | By Car: 15 min from the Iwaki Yumoto I.C. exit off the Joban Expressway By Train: 25 min by taxi from Iwaki Yumoto Station (JR Joban Line; JR Ban-etsu East Line) |
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