NEZU MUSEUM 根津美術館 and Fukui`s shop and restaurant in Omotesando

A small museum hidden away in the heart of OMOTESANDO and more

1 Omotesando and Nezu Museum- right in the middle of Tokyo

1.1 Nezu Museum

1.2 Nezu Museum and its cafe, a perfect spot to relax

2 TARO OKAMOTO memorial museum

3 Special and quiet Japanese restaurant- Fukui Prefecture`s shop and restaurant, FUKUI MINAMI AOYAMA 291 and Bouyourou

 

1 Omotesando and Nezu Museum- right in the middle of Tokyo

• 1.1 NEZU Museum

A small museum hidden away in the heart of OMOTESANDO, the fashionable shopping area.

NEZU MUSEUM boasts a lovely Japanese garden. Very easy to access and worth a visit.

An impressive collection of over 7400 arts. Special exhibition held plus an alternating display of other arts. So, check the official site to see if you are interested, first.
http://www.nezu-muse.or.jp/en/

For the highlights in the collections, check below.
http://www.nezu-muse.or.jp/en/collection/index.html

The garden is an oasis in the middle of the busiest shopping district in Tokyo, OMOTESANDO.

Museum is about a 7 minutes walk from OMOTESANDO metro station.

Exhibition of Buddhism was on.

Bamboo wall leading up to the entrance. Very beautiful.

Pictures are only allowed in the entrance hall.

1.2 Nezu Museum- Garden and cafe

Artwork, mostly replicas, in the garden.

Very tranquil and quiet.

Teahouses are hidden away in the garden. Special tea ceremonies are held occasionally and needs prior reservations.

NEZU Café is open. Nice to relax and view the garden.

2 TARO OKAMOTO MEMORIAL MUSEUM

 

Few minutes from the NEZU MUSEUM is TARO OKAMOTO MEMORIAL MUSEUM.
http://www.taro-okamoto.or.jp/en/

Taro Okamoto (1911-96) was a very famous Japanese modern artist and sculpture whose works are very unique. This used to be his house/working space as well.

Taro Okamoto Museum of Art in Kawasaki is more comprehensive museum of his works.
http://www.taromuseum.jp/index.htm

Sculpture in the garden.

If you are shopping in OMOTESANDO, why not spend an hour or so in these two museums?

3 Special, quiet place for you- Fukui Prefecture`s shop and restaurant in Omotesando, hidden away.

Where is Fukui Prefecture?

Fukui Prefecture is right below Ishikawa Prefecture (with Kanazawa as its very popular city) and also adjacent to Kyoto.  Yet, it is not very easily accessible vs these two famous prefectures.  However, it is full of interesting spots (like Eiheiji, a famous temple, dinosaur museum as they were found there) and great food and speciality.

In Tokyo, there are many so-called antennae shops of many prefectures, where they showcase their specialities in shops and restaurants.  This is the one for Fukui.

In the shop called FUKUI MINAMI AOYAMA 291, there are many interesting sake, food, origami paper, lacquared chop sticks, etc. all from Fukui.

In the restaurant next door, Fukui Bouyourou, is run by the 100 years+ old Japanese ryokan/hotel in Fukui and uses Fukui`s produce and speciality in a unique setting.  Visit the restaurant site for more information at Tabelog here: https://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1306/A130602/13144097/

Their beautiful and original official homepage is here, but only available in Japanese..:  https://www.aoyama-bouyourou.com/aboutus.html

The crab meat and miso gratin was really delicious!  (Fukui is famous for the crabs from the Sea of Japan)

Any questions or comments?

 

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