18The cutest museum in the world
Take the Ainokaze train and get off at Mizuhashi Station. There you'll find "the cutest art museum in the world."
"The world's cutest art museum" quietly stands in Mizuhashi.
We have revived a 230-year-old traditional Japanese house as a work of art, utilizing it as a "chic and refined" space.
Completed on March 23, 2015, it has been operating alongside the Hokuriku Shinkansen.
Special exhibitions held four times a year
The schedule for fiscal year 2026 (Reiwa 8) is as follows:
Episode 47: The World of Realism ... April 4th - June 21st
48th installment: Animals on regular postage stamps... July 4th - September 13th
49th Exhibition: Thirty-Eight Artists – Painters with "Yama" (mountain) in their names
... 10/1 to 12/20
Episode 50: The Ordinary and the Extraordinary – Sensibilities Depicted from Everyday Life
... 1/6 to 3/21
*The number of customers from overseas has been increasing over the past two years.
Facility information
| Name | The cutest museum in the world |
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| Address | 257 Mizuhashi Iseya, Toyama City |
| Phone | 076-411-9817 |
| Opening hours | Wednesday to Sunday 10:00 AM - 16:30 PM (Last entry at 16:00 PM) |
| Usage Fees | Donations are welcome (donations made upon departure). |
| Holiday | Monday Tuesday Obon (August 14th-16th) There will be temporary closures for artwork changes. |
| Parking | 7 units (+6 auxiliary units) |
| Access |
From Toyama Station, take the Ainokaze Toyama Railway train bound for Uozu/Tomari (approximately 12 minutes) → Get off at Mizuhashi Station and walk for about 1 minute (3 minutes at a leisurely pace).
Approximately 18 minutes from the Hokuriku Expressway "Namerikawa IC"
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| Remarks | Diaper changing station (available in the office: please ask a staff member) |
