Towada Art Center

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Towada Art Center is a museum dedicated to contemporary art, located along Kanchogai Street in the center of Towada City. With 38 permanent installations that can only be seen here, it offers a fresh experience no matter how many times you visit. Opened in 2008, the museum is complemented by an outdoor Art Square across the street, where you can enjoy artworks even without entering the museum. The Art Square features playful and colorful sculptures such as Yayoi Kusama’s "Love Forever Singing in Towada," adorned with mushroom- and pumpkin-like forms that are delightful to view even without fully understanding the concepts. Inside the museum, you will also find Ron Mueck’s powerful four-meter-tall sculpture "Standing Woman," sometimes nicknamed the "giant woman." Special exhibitions are held three times a year, making it worthwhile to plan your visit around them. Kanchogai Street is also known as a cherry blossom viewing spot, so visiting during the spring sakura season is highly recommended. You may also consider visiting during winter when events such as the Arts Towada Winter Illumination are held.

Address

〒034-0082 Aomori Prefecture, Towada City, Nishi 2-bancho 10-9

Access

From JR Hachinohe Station East Exit bus stop No.5, take the Towada Kanko Dentetsu Bus bound for Towada City for about 1 hour and walk five minutes from "Kanchogai-dori." From JR Hachinohe Station West Exit, take the JR Bus "Oirase-go" for about 40 minutes and get off directly at "Towada Art Center-mae." From JR Shichinohe-Towada Station South Exit bus stop No.1, take the Towada Kanko Dentetsu Bus bound for Sanbongi Depot for about 35 minutes and get off at "Towada Art Center-mae" (some services do not stop here; in that case, get off at "Kanchogai-dori"). From Misawa Station on the Aoimori Railway, take the Towada Kanko Dentetsu Bus bound for Towada City for about 30 minutes and walk five minutes from "Kanchogai-dori." From JR Aomori Station bus terminal No.10, take the Towada Kanko Dentetsu Bus bound for Towada City for about 90 minutes and walk five minutes from "Kanchogai-dori."

Telephone

0176-20-1127

Price

Adults 1,200 yen (520 yen when no special exhibition is held), high school students and younger free, visitors with disability certificates and one accompanying person admitted free (certificate required at reception).