Observing creatures at walk-in-Museum

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For families

We will be very much pleased to run observation session with Mr Terada from KOKOPELL. Find as many creatures!

Lecturer：KOKOPELLI+ Hroyuki Tada
Born in Koto-ku, Tokyo. Studied environmental ecology and researched on rare species of fish and how to preserve their home. He established KOKOPELLI + after having worked at a research company of natural environment, science classes after school and working as an NPO KOKOPELLI+.

Summary

Date and time	Saturday, August 10 2019 13:00 - 16:00 ※Closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays (except for Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 May 2018)
Venue	Hachi & Seizo Tashima Museum of Picture Book Art (2310-1 Ko Sanada, Tokamachi-City, Niigata Prefecture)
Admission	Adult JPY800 / Children age between 7 and 15 JPY300 / Children before school age are free ※ Echigo-Tsumari Art Field 2019 Spring special ticket holder has access to the museum once between Saturday 27 April and Monday 6 May 2019.

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Hachi & Seizo Tashima Museum of Picture Book Art

※ The museum is closed during winter: from end of November to end of April
A walk-in picture book created by Seizo Tashima in 2009 in a former elementary school. The story behind this museum is based on the last three students of the school and visitors can physically experience the picture book as they walk through the museum. The space is filled with objects made of driftwood picked up in Izu Peninsula and from the Sea of Japan, reshaped to represent students, teachers, and even monsters.

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