Museum · Moriyama (Lake Biwa)
Sagawa Art Museum 佐川美術館
'Floating' lakeside museum near Lake Biwa with halls for Ikuo Hirayama, sculptor Churyo Sato and Raku potter Kichizaemon XV.
Hours9:30-17:00 (last entry 16:30)
ClosedMondays (next day if holiday), New Year, exhibition changes
Getting thereSagawa Bijutsukan bus stop (from JR Moriyama Station)
Time needed1-2 hours
Address2891 Kitagawa, Mizuho-cho, Moriyama, Shiga 524-0102
Websitesagawa-artmuseum.or.jp
About
Sagawa Art Museum's low buildings stand in shallow water pools, so they seem to float. Three halls show nihonga painter Ikuo Hirayama, sculptor Churyo Sato and Raku Kichizaemon XV, whose underwater tea room and gallery he designed himself. Special exhibitions run several times a year.
Highlights
- Buildings set in reflecting pools
- Raku Kichizaemon XV hall and tea room
- Ikuo Hirayama Silk Road paintings
- Churyo Sato sculptures
Tips
- Closed Mondays
- Bus from JR Moriyama or Katata Station
- Tea room visits need advance booking
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