Tateyama Museum of Toyama

What it is

• A dispersed museum in Tateyama Town, Toyama Prefecture.
• Opened in 1972, reopened as Tateyama Museum in 1991.
• Dedicated to Tateyama faith, culture, folklore, and nature.
• Comprises three zones: Kyokai, Seikai, and Yukai.

What to see

• Exhibition hall designed by architect Arata Isozaki.
• Two portable shrines from Oyama Shrine are on display.
• Enmado and its designated cultural property Buddhist statues.
• Mandara Yuen offers experience of Tateyama Mandara world.
• A Japanese serow garden is part of the museum.
• Important cultural properties like a bronze staff head.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.