金沢・能楽美術館 / Kanazawa - Noh Museum

数ヶ月前の日本旅行に金沢へ行って来ました。それで「能楽」の世界はもっと理解できます。（実はね、金沢の「能楽美術館」へ行って来ました。）
During my Japan trip a few months back, I managed to visit 'Kanazawa'. I have also learned more about the world of 'Noh' as I was visiting the 'Noh museum' over there.

その美術館の一階は「能楽」の様々な知識が習えます。 One can learn more about the various actions, expressions, etc of 'Noh', through the displays on the 1st floor.

「能面」の制作工程をもっと理解できます。 全ての制作過程は機器を利用せずに、 職人は様々な工具を用いて、能面を怠らず製作していました。 （その上、能面の制作工程は数週間以上の時間が必要です。Σ(ﾟДﾟ；ｴｰｯ!） Can also understand the process of making a 'Noh' mask. I'm pretty impress with the whole process, especially when every single detail requires careful labour work and not machinery. (Therefore, more than several weeks of labour work will be required in making one 'Noh' mask only. =.=""")

様々な能面を見て、触れます。 You can also take a closer look at the 'Noh' mask over here. You can also touch it, but do be careful.

そして、能楽師の感覚を体験できます。 （僕は般若の能面や能装束を着ていました。） You can also experience the life of being a 'Noh' performer over here. (I have given it a try by putting on the clothes of a 'Noh' performer and the 'Noh' mask, 'Hannya', which represents a jealous female demon or serpent in the world of 'Noh'. By the way, most of the 'Noh' performers back then were mostly guys.)

美術館の二階のメイン展示室では、様々な貴重な能装束や能面を展示して、金沢と能楽文化の歴史を紹介していました。隣の室では、能楽の映像を観賞だし、絵本を読めます。三階は研修室です。「能楽美術館」のサイトにもっと詳しい資料があります。
There's a exhibition hall on the second floor where some of the valuable assets of 'Noh' were put on display. It also provide a brief introduction of the history of 'Kanazawa' and 'Noh'. Next to the exhibition hall would be a corner where you can watch videos on 'Noh' and read books on 'Noh' too. As for the third floor, there's a classroom set aside for participants that are interested in gaining in depth knowledge of 'Noh'.

(以下の写真をクリックすると他の写真が見られます。) (Click the following images for more photos.)

受付時間：

• 10:00～17:00

Opening Hours:

• 10:00am - 17:00pm

* これは金沢の「能楽美術館」のサイトです。
* Click here for the official website of the Noh Museum in Kanazawa, Japan.