A small three-room museum of woodblock prints that depict the mountains and forests of Yatsugatake.
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How to enjoy it
With only three rooms, you can take each print slowly. In the room that sets the same mountain across the seasons, look at how the layers of color change. Afterwards, compare the prints with the real mountains outside the window.
Woodblock prints of Yatsugatake fill three rooms, grouped by season and by peak. The works change four times a year.
How to enjoy it
Compare a carved block with its finished print in the first room, and you will see how much work goes into each sheet.
Ink a prepared block, rub it with a baren and pull your own postcard print to take home.
How to enjoy it
Lay the color thin and build it up in layers. Before the last color, lift a corner of the paper gently to check.
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A lounge with a wide window onto Yatsugatake, with art books and mountain books to read freely.
How to enjoy it
Try to find the peaks you saw in the prints through the window. On clear mornings the ridgeline is sharp.
Hours
Galleries10:00–17:00
Closed
Tuesdays (the next day if a holiday), 28 Dec–4 Jan
NotesClosed a few days a year to change exhibitions
CashAccepted
Credit cardsVISA, Mastercard, JCB, American Express
E-moneyTransit IC cards, iD, QUICPay
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Tip
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Tip
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Tip
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