Fuji Five Lakes · North shore of Lake Kawaguchi (by sightseeing bus)
Itchiku Kubota Art Museum
How to get there and what to see · facts checked 2026-10-24
Photo: 江戸村のとくぞう・CC BY-SA 4.0
A museum of the kimono art of the dyer Itchiku Kubota, with a main hall built around a huge cypress pillar, a curved new wing, a Japanese garden and a tea room.
- Nearest station
- 20-30 minutes from Kawaguchiko Station by sightseeing bus, then a 5-minute walk
- Hours
- April-November 10:00-17:00 (last entry 16:30); December-March 10:00-16:30 (last entry 16:00)
- Admission
- Adults 1,500 yen; university and high school students 900 yen; junior high and elementary students 400 yen; preschoolers free
What to see
- Itchiku Tsujigahana kimono: a permanent display of finely tie-dyed, richly coloured work.
- Two buildings: a main hall with a central pillar from a cypress over 1,000 years old, and a curved new wing reminiscent of Gaudi.
- Garden and tea room "Itchikuan": a garden set with volcanic rock, and a tea room where you take matcha and sweets beside a waterfall.
- Dragonfly beads: his collection of glass beads gathered from around the world.
- Current display: 29 works including 15 autumn and late-autumn pieces of the "Koukyou" series, planned until around mid-December 2026.
Seasons
- On a clear day Mt. Fuji can be seen across the lake.
History
Itchiku Kubota revived and developed tsujigahana, a dyeing technique that had died out in the Muromachi period, and his work is called Itchiku Tsujigahana. The museum earned three stars in the 2009 Michelin travel guide.
Getting there
Take the Red Line sightseeing bus from Kawaguchiko Station to "Kubota Itchiku Bijutsukan" and walk five minutes. Sources give 20 to 30 minutes for the ride.
Address：2255 Kawaguchi, Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
Before you go
Check the official calendar for open days. Groups arriving by bus must book in advance.
Around Lake Kawaguchi
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Nearby sights
- Kawaguchiko Museum of ArtAbout 25 minutes from Kawaguchiko Station by sightseeing bus
- Kawaguchiko Music Forest MuseumAbout 26 minutes from Kawaguchiko Station by retro bus
- Kawaguchi Asama ShrineAbout 30 minutes from Kawaguchiko Station by sightseeing bus, then a 25-minute walk
- Oishi ParkAbout 30 minutes from Kawaguchiko Station by sightseeing bus
← Fuji Five Lakes guide: trains from Tokyo
Sources
Hours, prices and history come from the official websites and public tourism pages listed here. They can change, so check the official site before you go.
- 久保田一竹美術館（トップ）（checked 2026-10-24）
- 同（入館料・交通案内）（checked 2026-10-24）
- 富士河口湖町観光連盟（checked 2026-10-24）
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