With every place I visit, I always try to make a concerted effort to visit . I vehemently believe that through art we gain insight, through insight we are empowered with knowledge which gives understanding and through that understanding we learn about compassion towards others.

Toyama has a wide array of enchanting museums. The Toyama Prefectural Museum of Modern Art may not have the mass appeal of the neighbouring 21st Centural Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazwa but this museum who’s central theme “The essence of the 20th century and preview of the 21st century” provides glimpses into several famous impressionist painters such as Andy Warhol and Picasso as well as local artists. Exploring “The Permanent Exhibition-IV” you quickly enter the mind of infamous Toyama poet and art critic, Shuzo Takiguchi and become mesmerized by a tidal wave of beauty.

The nearby Takamura Gyujin Memorial Art Museum is a quaint museum that has pieces of the late Toyama born India-ink artist, Takamura Gyujin. His artwork is evocative as it is charming. Many pieces, when you quietly observe them, surprise you with delightful little secrets.