Nagano

Zozan Memorial Museum

The articles and handwriting by Sakuma Shozan (or Zozan), a leading thinker and military strategist at the end of Edo period (1603 - 1867), are displayed in this museum. On the first floor, the history and the turmoil of the age in which he lived are introduced along with the exhibition of his own handwriting. On the second floor, the life of Shozan is introduced by means of videos.
Entrance fee: adult 200 yen, elementary and junior high school student 100 yen, group discount (20 or more)/ Open 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., closed on Tuesdays, the year-end, New Year holidays

1446-6 Matsushiro, Matsushiro-machi, Nagano-shi/ 026-278-29155

Sanada Homotsu-kan / Sanada family residence/ Literature and Military School

In addition to the armor and swords, furniture, documents, paintings, and calligraphy, which belong to the Sanada family, historical materials of the Matsushiro clan are also displayed in the Homotsu-kan (museum). Sanada house was built by Yukinori, the 9th lord of the family, for his mother as her retreat. It has a Japanese garden named Suishin Shugetsu-tei. Next to the residence is a school which provided both military and literary education for the children of clansmen.
Entrance fee for all three facilities: adult 500 yen, elementary and junior high school student 200 yen, group discount (20 or more)/ Open 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., closed on Tuesdays, the year-end, New Year holidays

4-1 Matsushiro, Matsushiro-machi, Nagano-shi/ 026-278-28011

Ikeda Masuo Art Museum

　
Everything about Ikeda Masuo, a Nagano born, international artist, is introduced here. More than eight hundred pieces of his paintings, woodblock prints, copper prints, lithograph, and water paintings are stored, some of which are displayed in the permanent as well as special exhibitions.
Entrance fee: adult 500 yen, college, high school student 400 yen, elementary and junior high school student 250 yen, group discount (20 or more)/ Open 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed on Thursdays, the year-end, New Year holidays

10 Tonomachi-shiroato, Matsushiro-machi, Nagano-shi/ 026-278-17222

Nagano City Museum

You can learn about the natural features, history, and folklore in the Zenkoji-daira area from the ancient era, with the abundant materials displayed in this museum. There is also a planetarium.
Entrance fee: adult 300 yen, high school student 150 yen, elementary and junior high school student 100 yen, group discount (20 or more)/ Open 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., closed on Mondays, the year-end, New Year holidays

Hachimanhara Shiseki-koen, Oshimada, Nagano-shi/ 026-284-90111

Kitano Museum of Art

The collection consists of Japanese modern paintings by Yokoyama Taikan, Hishida Shunso, Hayami Gyoshu, and Uemura Shoen, Western paintings by Koide Narashige, Kimura Sohachi, Oka Shikanosuke, Renoir, and other valuable art works. In addition to the 500 pieces of their paintings and sculptures, the Japanese garden in Kyoto style is also worth seeing.
Entrance fee: adult 800 yen, student 500 yen, elementary and junior high school student 300 yen, group discount (20 or more)/ Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed on Mondays (if Monday is a national holiday, the following day is closed instead), the year-end, New Year holidays

7963 Wakaho-watauchi, Nagano-shi/ 026-282-34500