Shishi Hall (Shishi Kaikan)

4.5

The Shishi Hall (Shishi Kaikan) is a museum in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture that is dedicated to Karakuri. Karakuri are mechanically-operated moving human figures and models that are displayed on the floats that parade through Takayama during the Takayama Matsuri (Takayama Festival), one of the “Three Great Festivals of Japan”; they are controlled using strings, springs and clockwork, etc. The Shishi Hall’s “Karakuri Performance,” in which visitors are able to see how expertly the Karakuri are operated, was selected as a one-star item in the Michelin Travel Guide. There is also a display of approximately 300 ceremonial “lion heads” from all over Japan; as the only exhibition of its kind in Japan, this lion-head display has been designated as an Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property.

Spot details

Address: Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Sakuramachi 53-1 Map
Area: Takayama Area
Phone: 0577320881
Hours: 9:05-16:25
Closed: Irregular holidays (Closed on Dec.- Mar.)
Fees: [Admission fee]
[High School Students and above]600yen
[Up to Junior high school student]400yen
Parking Lot: Available(7spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Estimated stay time: 0-30 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available
Pet friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Fantastic Cultural Experience

Reviewed : 2019.11.06

Amazing exhibition of the floats used during processions which are huge and finely decorated. Well worth a visit
Puppets!

Reviewed : 2019.07.22

We didnt have to wait for the puppet demonstration, which was totally worth seeing. They demonstrate 5 puppets and show how they work. The narration is done in Japanese and English. They show a...
Marionettes.

Reviewed : 2018.04.06

The marionette performance was delightful. Simple but enchanting. There was information about the mechanical working of the marionettes and one can imagine how they have delighted kids and adults...