Category: museums
Kanazawa Phonograph Museum 金沢蓄音器館 – Part 2
Continuing with our visit to Kanazawa Phonograph Museum 金沢蓄音器館, a surprisingly rewarding stop conveniently located across the bridge over Asano River from the old town at Higashiyama (where most people visit in Kanazawa). The Kanazawa Phonograph Museum opened in 2001, showcases the personal collection of Hiroshi Yokaichiya, the owner of a record shop in Kanazawa.
Kanazawa Phonograph Museum 金沢蓄音器館 – Part 1
If you are spending more than one day in Kanazawa (金沢), Japan, you should include the Kanazawa Phonograph Museum 金沢蓄音器館 in your travel itinerary. It is conveniently located across the bridge over Asano River (浅野川) from the old town at Higashiyama (東山) where most people visit). The Kanazawa Phonograph Museum opened in 2001, showcases the
The Subterranean Chichu Art Museum in Naoshima
This is the last of a series of posts about the museums on Naoshima 直島, the Japanese island where we spent a full day. Chichu Art Museum 地中美術館 was last on the itinerary, and it was the pièce de résistance. Enjoy a modern rendition of Debussy’s Bruyères by Víkingur Ólafsson, while browsing. Chichu Art Museum 地中美術館
The Unique Benesse House Museum, Naoshima
Continuing with our journey on Naoshima 直島 in the Inland Sea of Japan … our next stop was the Benesse House Musuem (ベネッセハウス ミュージアム, 倍樂生之家 美術館), designed by Tadao Ando as a museum and a hotel. Built on a hilltop in 1992 in the southern end of Naoshima, the focus of the museum is the