Year-round · Art in any weather
Indoor galleries make this a reliable rain, snow or heat option.
Tourism source ↗A forest museum with major Impressionist and Japanese art collections, contemporary exhibitions, architecture embedded in nature and an outdoor woodland trail.
Best time to visit: Oct–Nov – Forest-trail autumn

Capture month unconfirmed · Historical photo, not a live view
AUTUMN · Oct
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13°C
Mainly clear
💧 0% rain chance · wind 9 km/h
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A DIFFERENT JAPAN, EVERY MONTH
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Indoor galleries make this a reliable rain, snow or heat option.
Tourism source ↗Deciduous woodland adds colour around the museum and sculpture trail.
Tourism source ↗Suitability
Stroller: Accessible
Nursing room: Not verified
Noise level: quiet
Kids: Indoor galleries are accessible; the woodland trail has natural gradients and can close in poor weather.
Rules
Fire: no fire
Drones: banned
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Place information: Official tourism source · Reviewed 2026-09-28