Access

Address: 3-2 Dewa-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0963, Japan
TEL: 050-5541-8600(Hello Dial)

Hours

9:30 AM–5:30 PM

Closed

Mon. (open on holiday Mon. and closed on the following days), during installation periods and New Year holidays

Google Maps

From JR Kanazawa Station East Gate Bus Terminal

Access by Bus

HOKUTETSU Local-line Bus (Local Bus)
At Bus Stop 3, take any Route (12-minute ride), get off at“ Hirosaka, 21st Century Museum” and walk 7 minutes.
At Bus Stop 6, take buses except bound for “ Yanagibashi” (12-minute ride), get off at“ Dewamachi” and walk 5 minutes.
At Bus Stop 8, take any Route (11-minute ride), get off at“ Hirosaka, 21st Century Museum” and walk 9 minutes.

KANAZAWA LOOP BUS

At Bus Stop 7, take Right Loop buses (18-minute ride), get off at“ Hirosaka, 21st Century Museum” and walk 7 minutes.

At Bus Stop 7, take Left Loop buses (20-minute ride), get off at“ Hirosaka, 21st Century Museum” and walk 7 minutes.

Machi Bus
*Bus services limited to weekends and holidays.
At Bus Stop 5, take buses (20-minute ride), get off at“ Kanazawa 21-Seiki Bijutsukan / Kenrokuen (Mayumizaka-guchi)” and walk 7 minutes.

HOKURIKU RAIL ROAD

Route on foot from the nearest bus stop

Access by Taxi

Normally, 10-15 minutes from the taxi stand at JR Kanazawa Station East Exit (Kenrokuen Exit)

Access by Car

Twenty- to thirty-minute drive from the Kanazawa-nishi IC or Morimoto IC on the Hokuriku Expressway.

Please use the parking lots shared with the adjacent cultural facilities (approx. 230 cars, free of charge). It is not possible to make reservations. In order of proximity to the National Crafts Museum:

Parking Lot 3 (at Ish ikawa Prefectural Museum of History) 45 cars. Walk 1 minute.

Parking Lot 2 (at Ishik awa Prefectural Museum of Art) 60 cars. Walk 3 minutes.

Parking Lot 1 (at Ishik awa Prefectural Noh Theater) 128 cars. Walk 4 minutes.

*Please collect your parking ticket from the parking attendant and hand it to reception at the National Crafts Museum. The parking attendant will collect the stamped parking ticket on your return.
*The parking lots are shared with the cultural facilities in the vicinity of Kenrokuen (Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of History, Ishikawa Prefectural Noh Theater, Ishi kawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts).
*Head straight down the road between the National Crafts Museum and Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of History for the priority parking at the side of the National Crafts Museum building (3 passenger vehicles, free of charge). It is not possible to make reservations.

We ask tour buses to use Parking Lot 1. Tour buses only must reserve a parking space. Please call Hello Dial (050-5541-8600) to inquire.

Parking lot map : No. 1 parking lot (Ishikawa Prefectural Noh Theater parking lot) approx. 4 minutes on foot for 128 cars / No. 2 parking lot (Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art parking lot) approx. 3 minutes on foot for 60 cars / No. 3 parking lot (Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of History) Parking lot) 45 cars, 1 minute walk

Parking lot photo : No. 1 parking lot (128 spaces) — Parking Lot 1 (128) cars. Walk 4 minutes.

Parking lot photo : No. 2 parking lot (60 spaces) — Parking Lot 2 (60) cars. Walk 3 minutes.

Parking lot photo : No. 3 parking lot (45 spaces) — Parking Lot 3 (45) cars. Walk 1 minute.

Access by Bicycles

Head straight down the road between the National Crafts Museum and Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of History for the bicycle parking at the end of the road on the right.

There is the Machi-nori Port No. 18 (Hondanomori Park/National Crafts Museum ) for the public bicycle sharing scheme.

Website: Machi-nori

Relatively Flat Route

Get off the bus at Dewamachi bus stop. Walk five minutes. This the closest relatively flat walk.

Photo : JR Kanazawa Station East Exit (Kenrokuen Exit) Bus Stop No. 6. There is a traffic information office on the left — 1Board at Bus Stop 6 at JR Kanazawa Station East Exit (Kenrokuen Exit). Travel time is approx. 12 minutes.

Photo : Dewacho bus stop. Kanazawa Medical Center is on your left. — 2Get off the bus at Dewamachi.

Photo : Kodatsuno-dori/Prefectural Route 10 sidewalk. Kanazawa Medical Center on your right — 3With Kanazawa Medical Center on your right, walk toward Kenrokuen.

Photo : Crosswalk on Kenrokuzaka — 4At the end of the street, cross the pedestrian crossing at Kenroku-sakaue traffic lights.

Photo : Sidewalk on Hyakumangoku Street. Seisonkaku Ishikawa Life Crafts Museum on the right — 5With Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts and Seison-kaku on your right, keep walking along the street.

Photo : Crosswalk in Dewa Town — 6At the end of the street, cross the pedestrian crossing at the Dewamachi traffic lights.

Photo : Exterior of the National Crafts Museum — 7Straight ahead you will see two buildings, one white with green trim and the other white with brown trim. This is the National Crafts Museum.

Photo : Exterior of the National Crafts Museum. entrance in the center — 8The entrance is located between the two buildings.

Photo : The front entrance of the National Crafts Museum. there is a ramp on the right — 9Climb the stairs to the entrance.
(There is also access via a wheelchair ramp.)

Easy Route

Get off the bus at Hirosaka-21st Century Museum bus stop (at the Shiinoki Cultural Complex ). Walk nine minutes. The route is easy to understand. There is an uphill road on the way.

Photo : JR Kanazawa Station East Exit (Kenrokuen Exit) Bus Stop No. 7. There is a traffic information office on the left — 1Board at Bus Stop 8 at JR Kanazawa Station East Exit (Kenrokuen Exit). Travel time is approx. 11 minutes.

Photo : Hirosaka 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art (in front of Shiinoki Geihinkan) bus stop — 2Get off the bus at Hirosaka, 21st Century Museum bus stop (at the Shiinoki Cultural Complex).

Photo : Sidewalk on Hyakumangoku Street. Shiinoki Guest House is on your left. — 3With the Shiinoki Cultural Complex on your left, walk along Hyakumangoku-dori avenue toward Kenrokuen.

Photo : A pedestrian crossing at the Hirosaka intersection. There is Ishiura Shrine in front — 4Once you are at Hirosaka intersection, cross the street at the pedestrian crosswalk and head for Ishiura Shrine.

Photo : Sidewalk on Hyakumangoku Street. Ishiura Shrine on the right — 5With Ishiura Shrine on your right, walk uphill along a gently sloping road.

Photo : Crosswalk in Dewa Town. The National Crafts Museum is on the right. — 6At the Dewamachi traffic lights, you will see two buildings on the right, one white with green trim and the other white with brown trim. This is the National Crafts Museum

Scenic Route

Get off the bus at Hirosaka, 21st Century Museum bus stop (at Ishiura shrine).
The Kanazawa Loop Bus (right loop) stops here. The Kanazawa Loop Bus (left loop) stops at Hirosaka, 21st Century Museum bus stop (facing Ishiura shrine) on the opposite side of the road. There is an uphill road on the way.

Photo : JR Kanazawa Station East Exit (Kenrokuen Exit) Bus Stop No. 3. There is a traffic information office on the left — 1Board at Bus Stop 3 at JR Kanazawa Station East Exit (Kenrokuen Exit). Travel time is approx. 12 minutes.
The Kanazawa Loop Bus：Bus Stop 7

Photo : Hirosaka 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art (in front of Ishiura Shrine) bus stop — 2Get off the bus at Hirosaka, 21st Century Museum bus stop (at Ishiura shrine).