Hida Takayama Museum of Art — Attraction in Takayama

Phenomenally well-presented collection of glass, really to be experienced. Confusing to get in (it's a sliding door, but it looks like a wall and the only English text nearby says residents only referring to a call button), and a bit confusing inside (the museum staff said we could go to the bar but a guy in the corridor to the bar politely shooed us out of the hotel, maybe it was a different bar?). In any case it's a ridiculously impressive space you should go and see, only down the road from Hida Folk Village so easy to add in a...

The most exquisite Lalique glass including a fountain that sits under a ceiling of changing colour - so James Turrell, it was lost in the early 20th Century and found in the late 20th Century in a shed in Paris. Also an incredible collection of Charles Rennie Mackintosh assembles to reflect Hill House in Glasgow. And a Mackintosh style tearoom. More glass and furniture - Art Deco and Art Nouveau. Plus a view to the Japanese Alps as a bonus. Throw-in a London double decker bus And we had this museum...

We enjoyed this museum very much. The attractive modern architecture itself makes it worth a visit on its own, but the exhibits are also of great interest, especially if you are into the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods. Mainly glass pieces, many of stunning beauty. It is all wonderfully maintained, lit, and laid out. Well worth an hour or so of your time...