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| Motorcar Museum of Japan |
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 Address:
40 Ikkanyama, Futatsunashi-machi, Komatsu-shi, 923-0345
TEL: 0761-43-4343
FAX: 0761-43-4444
Entry Fee: Elementary Students ¥500;
Junior High Students and up ¥1,000
Hours: 09:00 - 17:00 (last admittance 16:30)
Closed: December 29th - December 31st
Access: 10-minute drive from JR Awazu Station
URL: http://www.mmjp.or.jp/motorcar-museum-of-japan/engmuseum2.htm
You know you are at the right place when you see a Meiji Western style 3-story
building with 250,000 red bricks. Inside this Museum, there are over 500 cars
from the 1900s (Meiji 34) to the 1970s (Showa 45) from around the world displayed
in a 12,000m2 exhibition hall. As you walk through the hall, you will sure understand
how automobile was a symbol for dream and romance from the assorted cars in this
Museum, including sports cars from Japan, popular automobiles from Europe, and
the Rolls Royce that carried Princess Diana when she visited Japan. If at any
time you were overwhelmed by the number of cars, you can take a break at the photo
corner and bathrooms with toilets collected from around the world (you can actually
use them). Restaurants and souvenir shops are also available on the 1st floor.
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| Nakaya Ukichiro Museum of
Snow and Ice |
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Address: I-106 Ushiozumachi, Kaga-shi, 922-0411
TEL: 0761-75-3323
FAX: 0761-75-8088
Entry Fee: Adult ¥500 / free entry for those who are 18 or under/75 or above ¥250
Open hours: 9:00-17:00 (last admittance 16:30)
Closed: Wednesdays(opens on holidays)
Access: 10-minute drive from JR Kaga Onsen Station; or a 5-minute drive from Katayamazu
IC
URL: http://www.city.kaga.ishikawa.jp/yuki/index-e.html
Dr.Ukichiro Nakaya (1900-1962) was born in Kaga City's Katayamzu Onsen area and
was a specialist in snow. Fascinated by the exquisiteness of snow, he was the
World's first scientist ever to create an artificial snowflake at Hokkaido University.
Inside this Museum, there are exhibitions on the works of Dr. Nakaya and detail
explanations about the development on the study of snow and ice. Modern devices
and machineries are also displayed for visitors to observe various experiments
about snow and ice. You too will sure be fascinated with snow after paying a visit
to this Museum. |
| Matsui Hideki Baseball Museum |
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 Address:
RO-137 Yamaguchi-machi, Nomi-shi, 929-0126
TEL: 0761-22-2447
FAX: 0761-22-7726
Entry Fee: Adult ¥300 / Elementary & Junior High School Student ¥100 / Free
entry for children under 6 years of age
Open Hours: 9:00-17:00(last admittance 16:50)
Closed: Tuesdays (opens on holidays), 12/31-1/2
* Open during the following break:
Spring (3/25-4/5)、Golden Week (4/29-5/5)、Summer (7/20-8/31)、Winter (12/25-12/30、1/3-1/8).
Access: 5-minute drive from Hokuriku Highway Komatsu I.C.
URL: http://www.hideki.co.jp/top/english/top.html
Fill with the passion and dreams he has towards baseball, this Museum dedicating
to baseball player Hideki Matsui has various exhibitions about his life and the
path he took to become a successful baseball player. Visitors get to see the different
sides of Matsui from the DVDs, private photo galleries and the recordings from
a live radio broadcast when Matsui made the homeruns. There is also a corner where
you can touch and feel the spikes, glove and bat used by Matsui himself, which
is one of the most popular areas in the Museum for people of all ages to enjoy.
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| Kutaniyaki Kiln Exhibition
Pavilion (Kutaniyaki Kama-ato) |
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 Address:
19-101-9 Yamashiro Onsen, Kaga-shi, 922-0242
TEL: 0761-77-0020
FAX: 0761-77-0031
Entry Fee: Adult ¥310, free entry for those who are 18 or under, 75 or above ¥150
Open Hours: 9:00-17:00 (last admittance 16:30)
Closed: Tuesdays (opens on holidays)
Access: 10-minute drive from JR Kaga Onsen Station;
or a 10-minute walk from Kaga CANBUS Yamashiro Onsen Stop East Exit
URL: http://www1.kagacable.ne.jp/~kamaato/
(Japanese)
This Exhibition Hall allows visitors to see the "Kama-ato" (pottery oven) used
by the Yoshida Family who resurrected the art of Kutaniyaki Porcelain. The "Kama-ato"
was constructed in 1826 (Bunsei 9) by Den-emon Yoshidaya, and the oven was closed
down only 7 years afterwards. However, new owners have put the oven into great
use and over the 180 years, many works of art were created from this "Kama-ato".
Now the history and process of making Kutaniyaki Porcelain are explained in detail
to visitors in this Hall with exhibitions of the actual work of Kutaniyaki Porcelain,
panel boards and tools used in making the potteries. You can also try your hands
on painting (¥2,000-, about 90 minutes) and on the pottery wheel (¥1,500-, about
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| Kutaniyaki Art Museum |
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 Address:
1-10-13 Daishoji Jikata-machi, Kaga-shi, 922-0861
TEL: 0761-72-7466
FAX: 0761-72-7467
Entry Fee: Adult ¥500 / 75 or above ¥250 / Free entry for those under 18 years
of age
Open Hours: 9:00-17:00 (last admittance 16:30)
Closed: Mondays(opens on holidays), end & beginning of year
Access: 5-minute walk from JR Daishoji Station;
3-minute walk from CANBUS "Ishikawa-ken Kutaniyaki Bijyutsukan/Yamanoshita Ji-ingun"
Bus Stop.
URL: http://www.kutani-mus.jp/
(Japanese)
Located inside the Ko-Kutani-no-Mori Park, this Museum is specialized in introducing
the art of Kutaniyaki Porcelain. There are different exhibition halls showing
the various aspects of Kutaniyaki Porcelain: an "Aode-no-ma" providing an independent
space for visitors to appreciate the works of artist Aode; an "Iroe Gosai-no-ma"
is a Japanese-style room full with colorful porcelains; and an "Akae Kinran-no-ma"
that displays works with dull red-colored decorations. Visitors can enjoy all
the arts while learning the history of Kutaniyaki Porcelain, as well as the beautiful
mini gardens that blend in with the sceneries of the Ko-Kutani-no-Mori Oyamizu
Park. |
| Kitamaebune Ship Museum
(Kitamaebune-no-sato) |
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 Address:
I-Otsu 1-1 Hashitate-machi, Kaga-shi, 922-0554
TEL: 0761-75-1250
FAX: 0761-75-2312
Entry Fee: Adult ¥310 / 75 or above ¥150 / Free entry for the handicapped and
those under 18 years of age
Open Hours: 9:00-17:00 (last admittance 16:30)
Open All Year Round
Access: 10-minute from JR Kaga Onsen Station by taxi; 1-minute walk from CANBUS
"Kitamaebune-no-Sato Shiryokan" Bus Stop
The Kitamaebune is a shipping route mainly through the Sea of Japan from late
Edo Period to the Meiji Period. The ships spent a year to sail a round-trip between
Osaka and Hokkaido and transported a great amount of fortune and culture. The
facility itself was built by a former owner of a Kitamaebune Ship named Chohei
Sakatani in 1878 (Meiji 11), and is registered as one of the national tangible
cultural assets. The beams and pillars inside the Museum were constructed with
expensive materials transported from different regions, and with many layers of
lacquer painted on them, these beams and pillars still have the lust and shine
even after 120 years. Inside the Museum, there are various exhibitions on everything
about the Kitamaebune Ships including navigating tools, ship cabinets, a 20:1
model and other information on the lives as a sailor on the Ships. |
| Nippon Origami Museum |
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 Address:
HA-90-1 Kamomachi, Kaga-shi, 922-0241
TEL: 0761-77-2500
FAX: 0761-77-2500
Entry Fee: Adult ¥500 / Junior High & High School Students ¥400 / Children
¥300
Open Hours: 8:15-17:00 (Dec. -Mar. 8:15-16:00)
Closed: End of year
Access: 5-minute drive from JR Kaga Onsen Station; 15-minute drive from Hokuriku
Highway Katayamazu IC.
Parking Available for 300 Passenger Cars and 50 Buses
URL: http://www.origami-hakubutsukan.ne.jp/
(Japanese)
This is the World's largest Origami Museum that displays over 100,000 origami
items including the ones that ran away with prizes in various origami competitions.
In addition, by using a microscope you can see the world's tiniest paper crane
with the size smaller than the tip of a single hair. Visitors can also participate
in the origami classes (additional charge) or just try folding origami works in
the recreational space available inside the museum. |
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