[2025 Nasushiobara Attraction] Travel Guide for N's YARD (Updated May)

"N's YARD" is an art museum in Nasu-Shiobara where you can enjoy the world of Yoshitomo Nara. You can take photos everywhere except the shop. The building and garden are beautifully illuminated, and there is a cafe so you can relax all day. I think both Yoshitomo Nara fans and non-fans will enjoy it! #photogenicspot #museum

#TokyoAttractions I recently went to the Yoshitomo Nara Private Art Museum in Nasushiobara City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It is really worth sharing! 📍Although the location is a bit remote, you can still get there in about 2.5 hours by taking the JR Tohoku Shinkansen from Tokyo and then taking a bus. After arriving at Nasushiobara Station, take the Itamuro Onsen Bus and get off at Aoki Besso-mae. It is then a 7-minute walk away! 🏛 The art museum is not very big, but there are so many exhibits, and I feel very satisfied after visiting it. There are also 5-meter-high sculptures outside the museum, which create a great atmosphere for taking photos. ☕ When you are tired of shopping, you must go to a cafe to sit down. I ordered a set meal of matcha and snacks, which only cost ¥1100, and I can choose my own matcha bowl, each one is super cute! But please note that the cafe only accepts cash. 🎁 The goods shop in the museum is also amazing, with clothes, cups, posters and other peripherals. It is a fan paradise! 📌Visiting information has also been sorted out for everyone: adult ticket/student ticket ¥1500; business hours are 10:00-17:00, 16:30 is the last admission time, closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. In addition, the use of flash photography and tripods is prohibited in the museum. In short, if you also like Yoshitomo Nara, don't miss this place! You will definitely get an unforgettable art holiday experience~

1. Take the Tohoku Shinkansen from Tokyo directly to Nasushiobara Station. Follow the signs for the direction of the Itaya Onsen to exit the station and take the bus. (After turning our heads, we asked a bus driver, but it was difficult to communicate due to the language barrier. Fortunately, there was a young lady on the bus who spoke English and helped us look at the signs. We found that there were only three buses a day in the direction of Itaya Onsen. It was only a little after 9:00 a.m. when we arrived (we missed the 8:00 a.m. bus, the next one was close to 1:00 p.m., and the last one was at 5:00 p.m.). We could either wait three hours, take a taxi for 2,500 yen per person (5,000 yen for two people), or walk for more than two hours. 2. We asked if there were any public bicycles, and the elderly driver said there weren't any here. We originally thought we could only take a taxi, but the driver helped us ask around and found that we could take his bus (I forgot which direction it was going) to the Yuainomori stop (920 yen per person). Then, we could go to the office there to inquire about public bicycles. We calculated the time and it would take more than four hours round trip. The bicycle fee was about 2,500 yen per person (I don't remember exactly), which seemed even less worthwhile than a taxi. So, we did the bravest thing this summer!!! 3. We walked from Yuainomori to N's yard!! The distance was about seven kilometers. It was noon, and the sun was strong, but the wind was cool. The navigation gave us a route that first went through the fields, then along National Route 369 (or maybe a prefectural road, I'm not sure), across the Naka River, and kept going. 4. The scenery along the way was fantastic. The forests of Nasushiobara are very pristine, and there are many pastures with cows everywhere. It was a unique experience! It felt very good overall.