[2025 Kasama Attraction] Travel Guide for Kasama Geijutsunomori Park (Kasama Art Forest Park) (Updated Apr)

#springwander Sculptures by world-famous artists, including Taro Okamoto and Rodin, are scattered on the vast site of about 6 hectares. It is a precious space where you can appreciate works of art up close. In addition, in addition to the representative work "The Man Who Sows Seeds", there is also the "Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art", which has many millet works, and the "Yamanashi Prefectural Literature Museum", which exhibits materials from writers related to Yamanashi Prefecture, such as Ichiyo Higuchi, Osamu Dazai, Ryunosuke Akutagawa, and Iida Snake Kotsu.

#Seasonal event [Teacup Merry-go-round: 100 years of modern design in European ceramics - Gifu Prefectural Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art Collection] The exhibition mainly features teaware and coffeeware from Germany's Meissen, France's Sèvres, England's Minton, Denmark's Royal Copenhagen, Finland's Arabia, and other brands spanning approximately 100 years from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century. Dates: Saturday, February 15, 2025 - Sunday, June 22, 2025 Venue: Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of Ceramic Art, Special Exhibition Room, 1st basement floor Opening hours: 9:30am - 5pm (entry until 4:30pm) Closed: Every Monday (except May 5th (national holiday)), Wednesday, May 7th Admission fee: Adults - 950 yen, age 70 and over - 470 yen High school students - 710 yen, elementary and junior high school students - 360 yen *You can view all exhibits in the museum with the special exhibition ticket. *Please check the website for details such as group rates. 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 Highlights 🔸 Valuable masterpieces from European brands such as Meissen, Sèvres, Minton, and Arabia 🔸 Western ceramics from the 19th to 20th centuries, spreading from royalty and aristocracy to the bourgeoisie and the general public 🔸 First public display of the Western ceramics collection of the Gifu Prefectural Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, the largest of its kind among Japan's public art museums 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 Related projects 🔹Workshop "My favourite♥Teacup" Reservation required (20 people per session, selected by lottery) Contents: Decorate a white porcelain cup and saucer using transfer paper, and after firing, the finished product will be exhibited in the open gallery on the first basement floor of the museum and handed over after the exhibition. Date and time: Sunday, April 13th Morning session: 10:00-12:00 Afternoon session: 13:30-15:30 Venue: Multipurpose hall on the first floor of the museum Participation fee: 3,000 yen (exhibition viewing required) fee) *Please check the website for details 🔹Gallery talk No reservation required Content: Exhibition guide by the curator Venue: Special exhibition room on the first basement floor of the museum Date and time: Saturday, May 31st, from 1:30pm Participation fee: Free (Special exhibition admission fee required) 🔹Reading session No reservation required Date and time: Saturday, June 14th, from 1:30pm to 2pm Venue: Training room on the first basement floor of the museum Participation fee: Free (Special exhibition admission fee required) 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁 Access 📍2345 Kasama, Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture, 309-1611 　　　　　　　　　　Inside Kasama Art Forest Park 📍About 10 minutes from Tomobe IC on the Kita-Kanto Expressway 📍About 5 minutes by taxi from Kasama Station on the Mito Line #Ibaraki #Kasama #Art Museum #Domestic Travel #Solo Travel

#HotPlacesInJapan Located in Kasama Art Forest Park in Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture, this is the first museum in eastern Japan to specialize in ceramics. 🔸1F Lobby You will be greeted by the "UFO Nabe" work by Hidetoshi Nakata, Kasumi Ueba, and Yoshitomo Nara. 🔸1F Exhibition Room 1 Works by Hazan Itaya and Living National Treasure Yasunari Matsui, who is from Kasama City, are all gathered together. 🔸2F Exhibition Room 2 [Exhibition Corner] Introduces works by ceramic artists with deep ties to Ibaraki Prefecture. 🔸Outdoor Exhibition Exhibits buildings and sculptures that recreate Hazan Itaya's former home and studio. °•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°• Access 📍〒309-1611 2345 Kasama, Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture Inside Kasama Art Forest Park 📍About 10 minutes from Tomobe IC on the Kita-Kanto Expressway 📍About 5 minutes by taxi from Kasama Station on the Mito Line #Domestic travel #Art museum #Ibaraki #Kasama

#thingstodo Huge green landscaped park on a hill with mature trees. The grounds contain the Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum, a college and cafe. The paths are sloped and suitable for wheelchairs. Seasonal event: the center of the park hosts the annual Kasama Ceramics Festival in Golden Week with hundreds of stalls by artists, as well as a food court.