Special Exhibition "In Praise of Dotaku: Treasures of Wakayama"

Essentials

location

Takigawa Memorial Art Museum Gyokuseikan, Minamiawaji (Awaji Island)

period

October 3, 2026 (Sat) - November 29, 2026 (Sun)

Time

9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30)
Closed Mondays (or the following weekday when Monday is a holiday); also closed Tue 13 Oct

cost

Adults ¥500 / university & high-school students ¥300 / elementary & junior-high students ¥150

Links

• Official Website

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access

By car, about 5 minutes from Seidan-Mihara IC on the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway. By highway bus, get off at Rikunominato Seidan or Shichi, then walk about 20 minutes (uphill) or take a 5-minute taxi.

TICKETS / REGISTRATION

No booking needed to see the exhibition. Workshops and the guided dialogue session require advance booking via the application form; each session closes when full (details on the workshop page).

NOTE

Highlights

• Bronze bells, bell-shaped clay objects and Yayoi pottery excavated in Wakayama
• The Matsuho Dotaku, a national Important Cultural Property found in Minamiawaji
• "Kii-type" jars brought over from Wakayama and excavated in Minamiawaji

Running alongside

• 35th-anniversary "New Acquisitions III": seven newly acquired works by Jikihara Gyokusei

Workshops & dialogue session (museum admission required in addition)

• Miniature casting: 17 Oct, 3 Nov, 22 Nov at 10:00 / 13:00 / 15:00; ¥400 or ¥800; 8 per session
• Pine-cone art: 18 Oct, 21 Nov at 10:00 / 13:00 / 15:00; ¥300; 5 per session
• Guided dialogue on Jikihara Gyokusei's "Zen no Bokugyu": 23 Nov (holiday) from 14:00 (about 60 min); free; 15 places

TAGS

History Heritage Culture Art Rainy Day Anniversary

出典: PR TIMES（南あわじ市）