Mino Washi Akari Art Hall
美濃和紙あかりアート館
This museum displays artistic paper lanterns year-round, including those made from Mino washi paper.
What it is
- Art museum dedicated to Mino washi paper lanterns.
- Displays lanterns made by artists, designers, and amateurs.
- Housed in the former Minomachi Industrial Hall.
- Building is a Registered Tangible Cultural Property.
What to see
- Second floor resembles historical district streets at night.
- Dozens of lanterns made with translucent Mino washi paper.
- Large photographic backdrop of traditional merchant houses.
- Display of lanterns made by local schoolchildren on first floor.
- Largest surviving wooden building from Showa era in Mino.
- Fans, cards, lanterns, and washi products for purchase.
When to go
- Mino Washi Akari Art Festival is month-long.
In detail
Paper lanterns illuminate the streets of the Udatsu Preservation District during the month-long Mino Washi Akari Art Festival. The lanterns are made by artists, lighting designers, and amateurs from around Japan, using Mino washi paper. Many lanterns are displayed year-round at Mino Washi Akari Art Museum.
The second floor of the museum has been designed to resemble the streets of the historical district at night, with a large photographic backdrop of traditional merchant houses. The room is lit by the soft glow of dozens of lanterns, each using translucent Mino washi paper as a sculptural medium. On the first floor is a display of lanterns made by local schoolchildren. Visitors can also purchase fans, cards, lanterns, and many other washi products, including kits to make lanterns at home.
The museum is in the former Minomachi Industrial Hall. The two-story wooden structure was built in 1941 and is the largest surviving wooden building from the Showa era (1926–1989) in Mino. The building is a Registered Tangible Cultural Property.
Text: 観光庁 地域観光資源の多言語解説文データベース. Reproduced unchanged. The notes above were written from that text by Japan Gems.
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岐阜県美濃市本住町1901-3 Open in Google Maps
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