Picture book-related cultural facilities along the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line
Picture Book Dream Corridor: Wide-area network to connect picture book culture” in collaboration with three picture book libraries
The “Imizu City Oshima Picture Book Museum,” the “Shinano-cho Kurohime Fairy Tale Museum,” and the “Karuizawa Picture Book Forest Art Museum” have decided to collaborate in cultural and tourism projects. In anticipation of the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Kanazawa next March 2015, we will deepen cooperation with facilities along the line that share the same themes, such as “picture books” and “children’s literature.
Picture Book Dream Corridor – Wide-area network to connect picture book culture” flyer (PDF)
A flyer with details of the collaboration can be downloaded here.
(Stamp rally forms are also available. (Printable stamp rally forms are also available)
Imizu City Oshima Picture Book Museum
The museum houses a collection of about 10,000 picture books from Japan and abroad in a space designed to resemble a ship. The museum offers workshops for making picture books, crafts, and goods using computers, as well as original picture book paintings by popular authors, for the whole family to enjoy.
<Imizu City Oshima Picture Book Museum website>.
Shinano-cho Kurohime Fairy Tale Museum
We introduce the works of children’s literature, mainly by Michael Ende and Miyoko Matsutani, so that visitors can learn about them in an approachable way. We promote the creation of a space where literature, art, and nature can be enjoyed in unison.
＜Shinanomachi Kurohime Fairy Tale Museum website
Karuizawa Picture Book Forest Art Museum
This 15,000-square-meter garden museum is located in a “forest.
＜Karuizawa Museum of Picture Book Art Website
Stamp rally valid for 3 years!
Stamp rally with a 10% discount on admission fees for the second and third museums. If you collect stamps from all three museums during the period, you will receive an assortment of goods at the facility you visited last. (The stamp rally is open to elementary school students and older.) Enjoy a rich journey through the world of picture books by visiting the three unique museums! Period: April 26, 2014 (Sat) – May 31, 2017 (Wed) [3年間]】
Establishment of special exhibitions at cooperating museums and sections introducing the characteristics and attractions of each region
Each of the three museums will have a special corner with pamphlets and flyers for each museum, as well as tourist brochures for each region. We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity during your trip.
Disseminating information on picture book culture
Through exchanges between the various museums, we hope to bring the charm of picture book culture to you in a deeper way.
For inquiries about the collaboration of the three picture book libraries, please contact
0267-48-3340 info@museen.org
(This is the phone number and e-mail address of the Karuizawa Museum of Picture Book Art)
