Kanazawa Yasue Gold Leaf Museum

The building, which moved to Higashiyama in 2010, is modeled on a traditional Kanazawa storehouse. Gold leaf covers the name lettering on the outer wall, the entrance logo and the dome ceiling of the hall. The collection of about 300 works includes folding screens, Kaga inlay and lacquer work, Kanazawa Buddhist altars, Kutani porcelain and Noh costumes. Other displays cover the history of gold leaf, how it is made and the tools involved. A research institute for Kanazawa leaf technology is based here, and the museum has operated as Japan's only gold leaf museum.