Nihonnoakari Museum — Attraction in Nagano

Most people come in the neighbourhood to enjoy ski slopes and the snow monkey park. So did we, 4th time in the neighborhood, but 1st time to discover Obuse and its wide museum lineup. Although minor, the japanese lighting museum offers a historical overview of lighting in Japan with some detailed explanation on the inner workings and manufacturing. Since very little explanation is available in english, better to visit with a Japanese-speaking...

Located in the heart of Obuse. Very unique and well laid out museum about Japanese lighting through the years. From burning torches to sophisticated automatically refilling oil lamps. The variety of the collection is very interesting to see and there are basic English translations with most items. The gift shop has many items but my favorite were the...

A charming little stop off, little to no interpretation in English but still a nice browse through historical lamps and lighting from traditional to mid century Japanese. Also interesting to see how classic Japanese paper lanterns are made. Worth a quick look round if you like design and interiors but wouldn’t travel to Obuse just...