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■ What comes to mind when you think of a museum?

Many of you probably imagine a place where you quietly view exhibits.
But the Kankaku(Senses) Museum, which opened year 2000 in Iwadeyama, does not fit this image at all.
This facility, which has been labeled a sensory wellness facility, offers many exhibits and devices for stimulating the human senses.
It is a rather unique, hands-on museum.
The exhibits can be separated into two categories.
There are areas called "Dialogue zones" where your senses are actively stimulated, and areas called "Monologue zones" where you can quietly enter into your own world.
Two dialogue zones are the Forest of Darkness, where you enter a dark room and, as you walk along, search for objects with your hands, and the Space and Sound, where you can actually feel the movement of sound.
An example of a monologue zone is The Fragrance Forest.
As you walk among fantastical paper-art forms, you are surrounded by the natural fragrances of Iwadeyama.
Being able to touch and to enter into exhibits makes for an unusual experience. the museum is popular among both adults and children.
Some people spend a long time in just one room and many people return to the museum again and again. When you have time, please go and experience the museum for yourself.

Museum Hours
9:30 am to 5:00 pm (last admittance 4:30 pm)
Closed Mondays
(Tuesdays if the previous Monday is a public holiday.)

Admission
General H.S.Student Elementary and J.H.Students
Individual 500 yen 300 yen 250 yen
Group 400 yen 240 yen 200 yen
(Kindergarten and below: Free)

Directions
15 mins. by car from the Furukawa Interchange of the Tohoku
Expressway
7 mins. on foot from Iwadeyama Station or 10 mins. on foot from
Yubikan station on the JR Rikuu-East Line

Inquiries
Tel. 0229-72-5588
web site URL: http://www.kankaku.org/from MIYAGI BULLETIN

常設展示

Permanent exhibit

Circle'n circle As you pedal the 3.2m wheel, it moves on its rails around the wall, and you leave a trail of pastel designs and lines as you pass.	Creative musical instruments Touching and feeling the beat or pluck of the musical instruments made from the most common materials. Mainly woods and bamboo. Create your own dialogue
Space and sound dqpb Every participant can position and mo ve the sound object everywhere in the 3D space. The sound objects can not be placed out of the virtual room (phonic building) which is calculated by compu ter. And participants will feel and know the ups, downs, convex, concavity of the form of the virtual room by sound.	Dark forest In the dark forest, our sights are obstructed by darkness and we go with the help of touching, hearing, and smelling.
Air traverse Contrary to the dark forest, the air traverse has lights and effect of mirrors much stronger than those in daily life.	Fragrant forest 300,000 paper strings tied together as to be a neuron. You become aware of the fragrance of forest and the sounds of nature through the tree like forms.
Earth garden The shadows of virtual space changes every moment along with the locus of the sun to be. This garden which kno- ws "shadow", evokes time passing and the expanding of space.	Water garden Gentle water movement and rainbow light arrange the silent space
Heart dome This heart shaped dome is the true heart of the kankaku museum. Inside, a large lacquered tray, like "a bath without water", is where you may find peace of mind.	and more