Takeda Sennosuke Memorial International Marionette Museum

Information on the Takeda Sennosuke Memorial International Marionette Museum

Iida, a strategic land in Shinshu’s Ina valley, is positioned almost in the middle between the capital city and Edo, as a result both culture from the west and the east were flowing into this mountain city. Moreover, the deep mountainous topography and Tenryu river flowing in its center preserved the culture in this land and created a complex east and west culture. Currently in the Ina valley, there are 4 puppet companies who keep sharing this history including the Kuroda and Imada puppet shows which have been continuously active for 300 years.

In Heisei 2(1990), Takeda Sennosuke moved to this land in his hometown and rebuilt the Takeda practice room, he donated this room together with his collection gathered inside and outside the country to the city of Iida. In August Heisei 10 (1998), this place was built for the 20th Puppet Theater Carnival 98 (1998 World Puppet Theater Festival).

About Takeda Sennosuke

　　▼History

He was born in Showa 5 (1930) in Ajima, Takagimura. He preferred making puppets and manipulating them than child’s play. In Showa 21(1946), he catched the eyes of Yuki Magosaburo the 9th, said to be the string puppets restorer, and became his last disciple after strongly requesting it. In Showa 22 (1947) the 9th passed away. After that he became the disciple of one of his best students, Takeda Sannosuke, and devoted himself to training. After the death of Sannosuke in Showa 40 (1965), inheriting the name of Takeda, he took over the Takeda Puppet company. After successively assuming positions like executive committee member and councilor for the International Puppetry Association (UNIMA), president for the UNIMA japan center, he served as honorary president of UNIMA japan. In Reiwa 2 (2020), he passed away.

Information

　　▼Open hours　　9 :00 a.m.-5 :00 p.m. (entrance admitted until 4:30 p.m.)

　　▼Closed
　　　Monday every week, the day following a public holiday and new year holiday season

　　▼Admission fees
　　　【Adult】 400￥ （group300￥）
　　　【Child 】 200￥ （group150￥）
　　　※Group fees are applied for 20 people groups or more.
　　　※Child fees apply for primary, junior and senior high school students.
　　　※Free entry during a year for primary, junior and senior high school students who shows their wappen of this year’s "Iida Puppet Theater festival"！Takeda Sennosuke Memorial International Marionette Museum plan

Takeda Sennosuke Memorial International Marionette Museum Plan

　2-story reinforced concrete construction

Building floor space：	641.68m2
Facility floor space :	594.70m2
Exhibition room 1 :	66.70m2
Exhibition room 2 :	65.30m2
Exhibition room 3 :	59.34m2
Lobby :	101.07m2
Exhibition hall :	156.00m2

 

 

Location　

 

　　〒395-0001
　　Nagano prefecture, Iida city, Zakoji block number 2535　　Tel 0265-23-4222　　

Takeda puppet museum blog

　 Takeda puppet museum blog is here (external link)（外部リンク）

Information on surrounding facilities

Omi no Sato Butaizakura

The Takeda puppet museum neighborhood is also well known as a cherry blossom viewing spot, particularly this splendid weeping cherry tree, the Omi no Sato Butaizakura. Every spring, the ″Omi no Sato sakura festival″ is also held according to the flowers blossoming and it is crowded with many sightseers.

The Former Zakoji Omi School （Nagano prefectural treasure）

The Omi school building was built in Meiji 6 (1873) in order to be used combinedly as a school and a kabuki stage. It is the oldest school building of the prefecture. At the time of the construction of the large roof’s ridge, the name of the school ″Omi elementary school″ was written on it. Since then this valuable building was used as a school for 111 years, until Showa 59 (1984). It is also one of the largest rural kabuki stages in the prefecture and it is also a rare thing nationwide too.

Omi School History （PDFファイル／93KB）

Information

　　If you wish to visit the inside of the building, please ask the reception of the Takeda Sennosuke Memorial International Marionette Museum.

　　▼Opening hours ・ Closed days
　　　Same as the Takeda Sennosuke Memorial International Marionette Museum (above-mentionned)

　　▼Admission fee　Free

Iida city Omi no Sato Koryu Center　Omi hall

Information

　　Regarding the use and reservation, please contact the Zakoji autonomy development center (0265-22-1401).

　　▼Opening hours　8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

　　▼Closed　New year holiday season (December 29th - January 3rd)

Neighborhood map

 

　Motozenkoji park guide map (PDF file/ 17.88 MB)

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Information about the recent situation and events of the Takeda Sennosuke Memorial International Marionette Museum

　　The information about the recent situation and events are published regularly on the Zakoji local residents‘ association website （（外部リンク）" target="_blank">http://www.zakoji.jp/（外部リンク）), please check it.