Itchiku Kubota Art Museum
久保田一竹美術館
A museum showcasing the kimono works of textile artist Kubota Itchiku and his tsujigahana technique. The architecture and gardens are highlights in their own right.
Kubota Itchiku revived the tsujigahana tie-dye technique, which had been lost since the Muromachi period. His life's work, a linked series of kimono titled Hikari no Hibiki (Echoes of Light), takes the four seasons and Mt. Fuji as its themes, and when pieced together it forms a monumental painted scroll. The museum complex consists of a Gaudí-inspired stone entrance, a new building of Ryukyu limestone, and a main hinoki cypress hall. The gardens feature a waterfall and a tea house. Admission is about ¥1,500. The museum is closed on Wednesdays in winter and is open roughly 9:30 to 17:30. It sits on the north shore of Lake Kawaguchi and can be reached by the Red Loop Sightseeing Bus. It pairs well with a visit to Oishi Park.
Opening hours
About 09:30–17:30 (Dec–Mar 10:00–16:30; closed Wednesdays)
Nearby sights
- Lake Kawaguchi
- Oishi Park
- Mt. Fuji Panoramic Ropeway
- Lawson Kawaguchiko Station (Mt. Fuji Lawson)
- Fuji-Q Highland
- Arakurayama Sengen Park
- Honcho Street, Fujiyoshida
- Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Jinja