Memorial Hall Spots in Nagano Area

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Memorial Hall

Takai Kozan Memorial Hall

4.0

52 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Pref. Kamitakaigunobusemachi Obuse 805-1

This museum commemorates Takai Kozan, a first-rate person of culture and pupil of Katsushika Hokusai who was Obuse Town's wealthiest merchant. The museum, which displays a large number of exhibits including works of calligraphy and art by Kozan, retains the vestiges of the era in which he lived. Yuzenro, the two-story wooden building that served as Takai Kozan's study and salon, is located on the grounds of the museum and open to visitors. It is located a short walk from the gallery, which features a large collection of works by Hokusai.

Kozan Takai was the patron of Hokusai largely responsible for Hokusai spending his last years in Obuse. At the other end of Chestnut Lane to the Hokusai museum in the delightful town of Obuse, it...
Old High School Memorial Museum

4.0

44 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Agata 3-1-1

This memorial hall is located in Agata no Mori Park in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture. It contains collections and exhibitions on the country’s high schools under the old education system, including Kyusei Matsumoto High School, the predecessor to present-day Shinshu University. The shop offers books written by Morio Kita, a graduate of Matsumoto High School, and other related goods. The park grounds also feature one of Matsumoto High School’s old school buildings built in the Taisho period, which is registered as an Important Cultural Property.

For older travellers this is a good way to spend a bit of time on your vacation. Wouldn’t recommend it to the younger people visiting the area don’t think it would interest you. Gardens in the park...
Ikenami Shotaro Sanada Taiheiki-kan (Memorial Museum)

4.0

36 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Uedashi Chuou 3-7-3

Opened in 1998, this museum displays materials related to Naoki Award-winning author Shotaro Ikenami and his prize-winning work “Sanada Taiheiki.” On the second floor, you find not only materials on Mr. Ikenami and his works, but also a detailed explanation of the characters and settings found in “Sanada Taiheiki.” There is also a corner where you can experience the world of “Kusanomono,” a theater, and a gallery; It is a facility that adults and kids can enjoy. The nearest station is Ueda Station.

過去に真田太平記を読みましたが、今でも棚から真田太平記を手に取るほど大好きな長編小説です。ここでは、小説に沿って映像や資料などを展示しています。館内は撮影禁止で残念ですが、思い出に残る場所でした。
Nidec Sankyo Museum Suwanone

4.0

28 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Suwagunshimosuwamachi 5805

This memorial hall is on the Nakasendo Road in Shimosuwa Town, Suwa County. Along with exhibitions of music boxes made in Japan and abroad, it also has a studio where you can try making a music box, as well as a concert hall where you can take in a live performance featuring a blend of images and the tunes of antique music box. There is an open terrace cafe and a boutique that sells music boxes too.

Lots of very interesting music boxes to see plus you get to see the workshop where they make them. But the unexpected surprise was the food in the cafe. The rice was very soft and delicious and the...
Hori Tatsuo Memorial Museum of Literature

4.0

18 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Oiwake 662

This memorial hall is located along the Japanische Romantische Strabe in Oiwake, Karuizawa and is dedicated to author Tatsuo Hori. Known for titles such as “The Wind Has Risen,” many of his novels are set in Karuizawa. By the time he died in 1944, he had spent about nine years in Oiwake. The many manuscripts and letters offer a window into his literary style and life.

森の中で静かに物思いにふける。軽井沢で過ごしたいイメージの一つですが、意外とそれを叶えてくれる場所はありません。そんな時はここへ。夏でも人が少なく、オススメです。
Issa Memorial Museum

4.0

17 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Kamiminochigunshinanomachi Kashiwabara 2437-2

A museum dedicated to the Japanese poet Kobayashi Issa located in Shinano Town, Kamiminochi County, Nagano Prefecture. After Issa's death, the storehouse he lived in was designated a National Historic Site, and this museum was built in commemoration. Inside, visitors can view personal affects and books which belonged to the writer. The museum also holds regular events which attract large numbers of people, such as the Issa Memorial National Haiku Tournament and Issa lecture courses.

Not sure if we just got lucky with timing or Issa isnt a big pilgrimage for others but this was a stop i looked forward to and enjoyed very much. The place was so calm because very few patrons (this...
Zozan Memorial Museum

3.5

15 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Nagano-shi Matsushiromachi Matsushiro 1446-6

Sakuma Shozan, a retainer of Matsushiro Domain, lived at the end of the Edo period. One of the first to promote the importance of Japan's opening up to the world as well as coastal defense, he exhibited great abilities, studying gunnery and Dutch and conducting scientific experiments. He was also known as a renowned calligrapher and Confucian scholar. This museum presents his achievements and displays works of calligraphy by him as well as articles which belonged to the renaissance man.

こちらは [佐久間象山]に興味ない方にはあまりお薦め出来ません。展示点数も全35点と少なく、旧館展示室に15点；カメラ模型、地震予知器、電気治療器などは佐久間象山の生涯[文化8年(1811)-元治元年(1864)]を考慮すると 160年前にこのようなものを考えたものだとチョット驚きがあります。新館展示室に20点；佐久間象山の書、山水図、絵、印章の展示などとなっており、展示スタイルも...
Yukio Tabuchi Memorial Museum

3.5

11 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Pref. Aduminoshi Toyoshinaminamihotaka 5078-2

This memorial hall is dedicated to Yukio Tabuchi, an insect researcher and nature photographer, and it is located along Prefectural Route 310 in Toyoshinaminamihotaka, Azumino City. There are approximately 73,000 works, including miniatures that he created before color photography in order to capture the beauty of butterflies. Experience the beauty of Azumino’s natural scenery through Yukio Tabuchi’s work.

大王わさび農園がほど近い安曇野に、田淵行男記念館がありました。私は、こちらの記念館を訪れるまで知りませんでしたが、田淵行男という人は、有名な昆虫生態研究家で自然写真家です。この記念館で一番印象に残ったのは、「ギフチョウ」というチョウの絵です。田淵行男は、まだカラーフイルムの無い時代、本物の美しさを持ったチョウの図鑑を作りたい、との想いからチョウの細密画を書き始めたそうです。その絵は、本物以上...
Nakayama Shinpei Memorial Hall

3.5

8 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Nakanoshi Shinno 76

This memorial hall introduces the achievements of Shinpei Nakayama, a composer that has left numerous famous songs including children's songs. Established in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of his birth, besides a listening corner where you can listen to songs he wrote, the hall exhibits personal items, correspondence and work collections. In addition, it also has the organ he used to use at the Nakano Elementary School, and you can ask the staff to play an accompaniment on the organ. It also holds music events such as concerts.

数年ぶりに訪れて，改めて，心が揺さぶられた。入ると，晋平の生涯を紹介する動画を見るように促される。見終われば，展示と合わせて，(少なくとも)１時間ほどかかることになる。苦学したり，さまざまなタイプの曲を作らざるをえなくなったり，作曲料が意外に安かったり...
Kuniko Imai Literature Museum

3.5

6 Reviews

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Nagano Suwa-gun Shimosuwamachi

"A literature museum located in Shimosuwa Town, Nagano Prefecture. The museum preserves and displays materials relating to Kuniko Imai, an Araragi school woman poet who was active from the Meiji through the Showa periods; as well as ""Asuka,"" a female tanka poetry magazine she launched. The museum operates out of a remodeled Shimosuwa-shuku teahouse, Matsuya where Imai spent her childhood and later years and which was also used as the editing room for ""Asuka."" Surrounded by the restored structure, looking much as it did when originally used, visitors can come in contact with the turbulent times in which the poet lived through her manuscripts, diary, and poetry anthologies."

旧中山道の宿場の面影を残す町屋の建物です。旦過の湯の目の前にあります。入館無料で無料休憩所としても開放されています。
Arishima Ikuma Memorial Hall

3.5

3 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Nagano-shi Shinshushinmachi Kamijo 88-3

The museum was built in the Western-style house (Matsu no Yashiki) in Kamakura where Ikuma Arishima, a person of cultural merit who was famous in various fields such as Western-style painting, novels, calligraphy, and translation, spent his life.

長野市市街地から離れた信州新町の山の中にある、静かな山あいの町とは似つかわしくない赤い洋館です。かつては有島生馬の別荘だった建物で、移築されて、今は記念館になっていました。あまり知らなかった画家でしたが、展示されていた絵を見て、繊細なタッチの彼の作風にひかれました。記念館は有料です。
Saku City Gozo Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art

3.5

2 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Saku-shi Taguchi 3112

A 20-minute drive from the Saku-minami Interchange. This memorial art museum is located next to Goryokaku Park right next to Tatsuoka Castle Ruins and displays the works of Gozo Kawamura, a sculptor who was born in 1884 in what is now Usuda, Saku City. Visitors can view Kawamura's works from a variety of periods in his career, including before and after he traveled to the United States and when he served as the top art advisor at Yokosuka Base. Sculptures such as his terracotta figure of his friend bacteriologist Hideyo Noguchi and a bust of GHQ Diplomatic Director George Atcheson, Jr. hint at the historical context in which the artist lived. Those who would like to receive a guided tour are encouraged to contact the museum in advance.

一部では牛の彫刻で有名な川村吾蔵。冬季には1週間に一人くらいしか来館者が無いらしい。臼田町が接地した博物館。他人事だが採算が心配だ。五稜郭のついでに是非立ち寄ってやってください。
Tatsuyuki Takano Memorial Hall

4.0

1 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Nakanoshi Nagae 1809

"This memorial hall introduces the achievements and life of Tatsuyuki Takano, the Japanese literature scholar who wrote the lyrics to the songs ""Momiji"" (autumn leaves), ""Haru no Ogawa"" (spring stream) and ""Furusato"" (hometown), and is located in the former Nagata Elementary School where he used to teach. There are video materials and exhibition materials, and monuments engraved with the lyrics to ""Furusato"" and ""Momiji"" are on the premises."

中野市を代表する民芸品を数多く展示している建物です。地元ゆかりのものがたくさん合って面白かったです。
Saku Municipal Tenrai Memorial Hall

3.0

1 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Sakushi Mochiduki 305-2

"Saku Municipal Tenrai Museum is located about a seven-minute walk from the Mochizuki bus stop. Built in the style of a traditional warehouse, Japan's first art museum devoted to calligraphy and a memorial to the Meiji Period calligrapher Hidai Tenrai is near the remains of the Mochizuki clan's troop lodgings and the Mochizuki History and Folklore Museum. Some of Tenrai's finest works are on display. He rediscovered old calligraphy manuals and is known as ""the father of modern calligraphy."" In addition to his works, visitors can also see related materials, such as the actual implements he used, and the calligraphic works of his wife and pupils."

書道家の比田井天来の業績をたたえた記念館らしいけど、書道に興味がないので書道に造詣の深い義兄を案内がてら訪問しました。遠方から来られた方は記念碑のある公園と生家も尋ねられることをお勧めします。
Yoshimi Usui Museum of Literature

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Nagano Azumino Horigane Karasugawa 2701

"A literature museum which introduces the achievements of Azumino City-born author Yoshimi Usui. A novelist, editor, and critic, Usui also guided many other fiction writers. The museum displays several manuscripts written in the author's own hand, including ""Azumino,"" his most celebrated work. The museum also displays a collection of some 700 publications. Exhibits also including a fan magazine published by Usui as well as ""Tenbo"" and other periodicals published by Usui when he became an editor-in-chief."
Shimosuwa Lake Suwa Museum and Akahiko Memorial Museum

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Nagano Suwa-gun Shimosuwamachi Nishi-takagi 10616-111

A museum complex situated on the shore of Lake Suwa. Inside, there are exhibition rooms dedicated to Lake Suwa and Akahiko Shimaki. The Lake Suwa exhibition room contains exhibits on the origins and ecosystem of Lake Suwa; skates, fishing gear, and other items connected with the lake and the lives of the people who live around it; and materials on the beautiful omi-watari cracks and fissures which form on the lake's ice in winter. The Akahiko Shimaki exhibition room displays calligraphy pieces and publications by Akahiko Shimaki, an Araragi school poet considered one of Suwa's greatest; the room also contains exhibits on the activities of the poet and the Araragi school. There are also telescopes in the museum which can be used to watch the birds of Lake Suwa, as well as a monument at the entrance to the museum's garden which memorializes the birthplace of geta skates - ice skates made using traditional Japanese geta sandals.
Shiki Theatre Company Museum

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Nagano Omachi-shi Taira 1955-205

A museum opened in 1995 on the grounds of the Shiki Theatre Company Information Center in Oi Town, Nagano Prefecture surrounded by the Northern Japan Alps. The museum presents the over half century-old company via a variety of stage settings, photos, scripts, props large and small, costumes, and other related materials.
Tenkyuji Temple

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Nagano-shi Shinonoikinebuchi 1000

The Enmado hall of this famous Buddhist temple enshrines the largest statue of the Buddhist deity Yama. Highlights include a well said to have been used to wash the removed head of Sanada Yukimura, a memorial to those who fell in the battles of Kawanakajima, and a memorial honoring the individual battle between Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin. The temple's Kawanakajima Gassen Kinenkan museum, dedicated to the Battles of Kawanakajima, contains a collection of over 60 historically valuable items, including Buddhist imagery; arms; and portraits of Takeda Shingen, Sanada Yukimura, and Yamamoto Kansuke.
Former Villa of Fumimaro Konoe (Ichimura Memorial Museum)

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Nagano Kitasaku-gun Karuizawamachi Nagakura 2112-21

A historic structure located in Nagakura, Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. Built in the Taisho period, this building was purchased by Fumimaro Konoe, who once served as prime minister of Japan, to use as a holiday villa. The building was later moved to its current location to preserve the structure. Today, the residence is used as a museum containing exhibits on Fumimaro Konoe; and people who worked to develop the area as a holiday home getaway destination such as political scientist Kesazo Ichimura and businessman Keijiro Amenomiya.
Momosuke Fukuzawa Memorial Museum

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Nagano Kiso-gun Nagisomachi Yomikaki 2941-5

A memorial museum located in Yomikaki, Kiso Town, Kiso County, Nagano Prefecture. The museum displays items such as personal effects which belonged to Momosuke Fukuzawa, who assisted the development of electrical power resources on the Kiso River. The museum building is the now restored former holiday villa of Fukuzawa constructed in 1919; Fukuzawa lived here with his wife, the actress Sada Yacco, while the Oi River Power Station was being built.

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Nagano Areas

Nagano prefecture is an exciting mix of mountains, hot spring monkeys, and preserved Edo history. At the heart of the Japanese Alps, Nagano is one of the country’s most popular destinations, whether in winter for its snow sports and the much-loved Jigokudani Monkey Park or in the warmer months for discovering the undulating hills on foot. For fantastic Edo architecture, head to the Kiso Valley for a 60-kilometer stretch of quaint wooden buildings that marked the Nakasendo route 200 years ago.