Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum

woglinda 4 months ago

We had a difficult time getting here and communicating with the staff, but it was well worth the effort. Really soulful to see this place if you love art, sculpture, and Noguchi, Be sure to have cash if you are taking a taxi. The museum only takes cash as well. And be sure to have Google translate on hand!

Adrienne Carlson 10 months ago

This was one of the highlights of our 3 week trip to Japan. If you love abstract 20thC sculpture and traditional Japanese buildings, this is a must see. You need to fill in a form on the website to visit. Don’t let that put you off. This is an utterly beautiful place which deserves to be better known. We took the bus from Takematsu.

Christopher Hewson 11 months ago

Book a visit with the excellent guided tour in English & Japanese. Yeah. I know. You can’t take photos but honestly Noguchi was a mad genius who spent the two best seasons Autumn & Spring here in a dead end Masonic stone end of town, so celebrate that with a sneaky pic.

Martin Karlsson a year ago

Big admirer of Noguchi and this is a wonderful site. Breathtaking sculptures both in the garden and in a large “shed”. Possible to peek inside his house as well (from the outside). I don’t understand why we couldn’t take photos though!? It is neither cheap nor easy to reach to the museum. I think the museum should review this absurd photo ban. Today there are even cameras in eyeglasses, how should they protect such a ban? Homepage was not up to date so many of the metal artwork was on loan which was a bummer. Would have been nice with some kind of souvenirs only available on the site.

GMT 5 years ago

Absolutely fascinating place: his studio, house, the sculptures, and particularly his tools. Even the immediate vicinity is interesting because of the huge slabs of stone on the roadside. We came away thinking we had really come close to the man and his work.