New landmark of 21st Centry Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa was open to the public. The facility is designed by Japanese architect Kazuyo Sejima. It is named Pavilion Glob MARU. I had two tour guide services for Australian couple and Italian travel agent on Nov 22nd and 23rd, 2016 respectively. We took photos inside and outside the facility. Nov 22 was an unexpectedly warm, fine day. Nov 23rd was unusually cold day, but we had no rain. We were lucky.
The whole view of Hida-No-Sato, Hida Folk Village. Old farmhouses were moved from Hida Region and reconstructed here in order to preserve important cultural assets. This village was open to the public in 1971.
Kurumada, circle method rice paddy is regarded as a sacred place, and the Gods are supposed to be at the center pole.
Wakayamake is a thatched-roof gassho farmhouse, which was first moved here from Shogawa village.
Inside the thatched roof. Straw ropes and Neso trees are used to bind the lumbers.
Rooms of Wakayamake farmhouse.
Taguchike was served as a village head in Kanayama 50 miles south of Takayama. The roof is shingled with Japanese cedar due to relatively mild winter.
Inside Taguchike farmhouse.
Yoshizaneke is a thatched roof farmhouse, built in the middle of 17th century at Kawai village. Thatched roof because of a heavy snow-fall region.
Two-forked trees are used as main pillars.
Curved beams are used to support a heavy thatched roof.
The whole view of Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum
A huge dinosaur display welcomes visitors.
A stone lily
A trilobite
Fukuititan nipponensis’s discovered fossils
Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis
Laboratory for cleaning and inspecting fossils of Dinosaurs. Fukui Prefecture is ranked first in excavating dinosaur fossils in Japan.
Fukuisaurus tetoriensis
Explanation of the tea serving mechanical doll
When you pick up a tea cup, the doll waits until you return the cup.
The doll returns to an original position with carrying the empty cup.
Acrobatic backflip doll
The doll goes down the stairs.
Welcoming mechanical doll
Entrance of exhibition room
Primitive electricity device
Children’s play room displaying many trick toys
