Kubota Itchiku Art Museum

We visit nearby Kubota Itchiku Art Museum.
This museum is dedicated to the art of the kimono, and its impressive collection features 104 kimono created by famed Japanese artist Itchiku Kubota. (no pictures allowed)
Throughout his decades-long career—from the late 1970s to his death in 2003—Kubota revived 16th-century kimono-making techniques and modernized them with his own distinctive style.
Each piece lavishly created, Kubota elevated the kimono from wearable art to installation pieces. One of the highlights of this collection is known as the Symphony of Light—a group of 36 kimono that create one impressive composition, depicting seasonal Japanese landscapes that flow from one garment to another. We’ll also witness Kubota’s Mount Fuji and Oceans series which highlights the artist’s sincere reverence for nature through two themes frequently found in Japanese art: Mount Fuji and water in its many forms.Read more