Hikari Museum

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16,000 pieces, including a National Treasure sword, in a building inspired by Maya ruins.

Opened on 8 April 1999 on the initiative of the religious movement Sūkyō Mahikari, in a building with interiors by the plasterer Hasando Shūhei and architecture that recalls the ruins of the Maya civilisation (Chūbu Architecture Award, 1999). The collection (about 16,000 pieces of natural history, human history and art, with about 650 ukiyo-e, among them works by Hokusai and Hiroshige) includes a sword designated a National Treasure (Yasutsuna) and one designated an Important Cultural Property (Ryōkai).

Registered as a museum by the Gifu Prefecture board of education in 2002 (renamed from ‘Hikari Memorial Hall’ to ‘Hikari Museum’ in 2013). It stands a few kilometres north of the Sūkyō Mahikari headquarters in Takayama.

ℹ️ 10:00–17:00 (last entry 16:00), closed on Wednesdays; winter closure from late December to late February. Admission: adults 1,000 yen, elementary and junior high school 300 yen.

🚉 Asumo · 29 min walk

Sources: ja.wikipedia.org · h-am.jp · kankou-gifu.jp

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