Kanaz Forest of Creation

Located on a hillside, this art museum is a 20-hectare forest with a variety of art and hands-on facilities.

Visitors can enjoy art in the midst of nature at the main facility, Art Core, the museum’s glass studio, and other creative studios such as pottery and wax-dyeing.

Artists live and create in the midst of nature, which shows different expressions of the four seasons.

It is a place to experience the joy of creation, to be moved by the harmony with nature. The general public is welcome to participate in the workshop in the forest, where they can experience a variety of creative activities while enjoying the nature of each season.

In the one-day course, which allows visitors to casually experience creating works of art, visitors can try their hand at ceramics, glass art, wax dyeing, bamboo crafts, and more.

Various courses are offered to familiarize visitors with art as a familiar and everyday part of life, and events are held every year.

Creative Work Experience

1. Bamboo Craft Experience: Under the guidance of a bamboo doll craftsman, visitors can create daffodils and dragonflies. Bamboo craft kits are also available.
2. Ceramic art: A ceramics instructor will teach you how to make a teacup, coffee cup, etc., even if you are a beginner. Cloisonne ware experience is also available.
3. Handkerchief dyeing: Visitors can try their hand at handkerchief dyeing using batik (traditional Indonesian wax-dyeing) under the guidance of a dye artist.
4. Glass making: The staff will guide you individually. Visitors can enjoy glass blowing (using blown glass) and photo stand making.

Kanaz Forest of Creation is a place where people, nature, and art intersect.

• Art Museum Art Core: Located in the center of the Kanaz Forest of Creation, Art Museum Art Core houses a variety of facilities, including a museum and training rooms. The construction concept is “coexistence with the forest,” “a space connected to the forest,” “a place for cultural exchange and information dissemination,” and “a design that creates a landscape. Light streaming in through large windows beautifully reflects the forest in each of the four seasons.
• Glass Studio: One of the pride of the Kanaz Forest of Creation, this facility includes a glass blowing studio using a handmade melting furnace, a glass processing room, and a kiln work room. It is highly regarded by artists interested in glass crafts.
  Glass blowing is a technique in which glass is heated, wrapped around a pipe rod, and blown into shape.
  Kilnwork is a technique in which crushed glass is fired in an electric furnace to create shapes. There are a variety of methods and a wide range of expression.
• Open-air works: Sixteen works of art created by artists are scattered throughout the vast space of the Kanaz Forest of Creation, which makes the most of the rich natural environment of the satoyama.