Important!
Many of the museums in Karuizawa are closed during the winter season. It would be wise to call them before your visit.

Karuizawa Bohemian Glass Museum

From the art nouveau period to modern art, a collection of roughly 100 pieces are displayed at this gallery.

Adults 800 yen, junior/senior high school students 500 yen / 10 a.m. -7 p.m.

Open April through November / 0267-42-0880

From Karuizawa station walk 10 min.

Karuizawa Trick Art Museum

Photographs and touching is permitted at this museum where trick art takes you through a different dimension of space.

Adults 1,500 yen, school children (through high school) 800 yen (Both tickets valid for Buildings A and B)
Open 9 a.m.- 7 p.m. from July to September, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. from January to March, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. during other months / 0267-42-1480

From Karuizawa station take Kusakaru Bus or Seibu Kogen Bus for Kyu Karuizawa. Get off at Kyu Karuizawa (4 min. ride) and walk 1 min.

Wakita Museum of Art

Exhibit of western woodblock prints by Wakita Kazu, the owner of the museum. He specializes in works based on bird themes.

Adults 800 yen, high school, college students 500 yen, elementary, junior high school students 300 yen / Open 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. from July 15 to September 15, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. during other seasons, closed from December to March / 0267-42-2639

From Karuizawa station walk 12 min.

Saison Modern Art Museum

The exhibits focus on modern art from abroad and Japan. Permanent displays consist of works by Jasper Jones and Andy Warhol.

Adults 1,000 yen, high school and college students 700 yen, elementary, junior high school students 300 yen / Open 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. from April through November, open everyday from July - August, closed Thursdays on other months / 0267-46-2020

From Naka Karuizawa station take Seibu Kogen Bus for Onioshidashi. Get off at the Skating Center (10 min. ride) and walk 5 min.

Tazaki Art Museum

The museum is owned by the artist Tazaki Hirosuke. Works are all based on scenery of mountains.

Adults 900 yen, high school and college students 700 yen, elementary and junior high students 400 yen / Open 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. July 20 - August, opens at 10 a.m. during other months (closed Wednesdays), closed mid December through mid February / 0267-45-1186

5 min. drive from Naka Karuizawa station.

Musee Peynet

Exhibit of works by the French artist Raymond Peynet.

Adults 300 yen, elementary, junior high students 200 yen (not included in Taliesin entrance fee: adults 800 yen, elementary, junior high students 400 yen) / Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (closed Wednesdays) / 0267-46-6161

8 min. drive from Naka Karuizawa station.

The Literary Museum of Karuizawa

A collection of references regarding writers from Karuizawa.

Adults 700 yen, elementary, junior high students 300 yen / Open 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. from end of July through August, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. during other months, closed Wednesdays (open if national holiday and closed the following day) / 0267-45-1175

5 min. drive from Naka Karuizawa station.

"Ehon in the Forest" Karuizawa Museum of Picture Books

In addition to displays of picture books from around the world, there is a library, museum store, and a tea room.

Adults 700 yen, junior and senior high students 500 yen, elementary school children 400 yen / Open 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed Tuesdays and whole month of February / 0267-48-3340

10 min. drive from Naka Karuizawa station.

Minamigaoka Art Museum

An old private house from Yamanashi prefecture reconstructed in Karuizawa and turned into a museum. Collection of art from all ages - old to contemporary - is displayed.

Adults 1,000 yen, children 700 yen / Open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. / Open May (Golden Week) ~ mid November / 0267-42-4884

10 min. taxi ride from Karuizawa station.

Mercian Karuizawa Art Museum

Modern and contemporary art from Europe is exhibited in a whiskey distillery turned museum.

Adults 1,200 yen, college students 1,000 yen, junior and senior high students 800 yen, elementary school children 500 yen / Open 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. closed Tuesdays / Open April through mid November / 0267-32-0288

5 min. walk from Miyota station.

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