Rokkakudo
Northern Ibaraki
Kitaibaraki City
Castles/Historical Sites
Museums/Zoos/Aquariums
Rokkakudo was designed during the Meiji Era (1868-1912) by Tenshin Okakura, a forerunner of the Japanese modern art movement. This red hexagonal building is also known as the "Kanrantei" or "place for viewing the ocean waves." Both Tenshin and Taikan Yokoyama, a famous Japanese painter, spent significant periods contemplating around this rocky coastline.
Currently, Rokkakudo is open to the public under the supervision of the Izura Institute of Art & Culture, Ibaraki University.
Information
- Address
- 727-2 Izura, Otsu, Kitaibaraki
- Access
- By car: 15 minutes from Kitaibaraki IC on the Joban Expressway
- Business Hours
- 9:30-17:00
Closed: Mondays (open Monday and closed Tuesday if Monday is a national holiday) - Website
- https://rokkakudo.izura.ibaraki.ac.jp/
- Contact
- Izura Institute of Art & Culture, Ibaraki University: 0293-46-0766
- Prices
- Adults: 300 yen
Junior High School Students and younger: Free admission