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New York Lamp Museum & Flower Garden

A special interest museum with stunning natural surrounds

Japan is home to a wide variety of special interest museums, and one of them is the New York Lamp Museum in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture. The venue exhibits approximately 70 items, including ornate Tiffany's stained glass lamps made over a century ago. The designs on the lamps include flowers, creatures like dragonflies and butterflies, and geometric patterns, among others.

Aside from the lamps on display, one of the best reasons for planning a visit here is the stunning gardens that can be enjoyed at the same time. Spring is regarded as the most colorful season, with the likes of geraniums, roses, snapdragons, and lupines looking their best. There is plenty to appreciate throughout other seasons, though, including hydrangeas and sunflowers during summer, dahlias and cassia in autumn, and nanohana (rape blossoms) and winter cherry blossoms around January and February.

The garden here is home to a variety of floral beauty throughout the year
The garden here is home to a variety of floral beauty throughout the year (Photo: Izu Shaboten Park Co., Ltd.)

Another nicety of visiting here is the on-site cafe which offers ocean views and a variety of main dishes and desserts to choose from. The main meal options include a beef cheek Bolognese, butter chicken curry, or a clam and shirasu (whitebait) peperoncino pasta, and the dessert lineup boasts offerings such as a vanilla-scented crème brulée, a chocolate tart served with sweet and sour berries, or a Basque cheesecake with orange sorbet.

At the time of writing, admission to the museum and garden is priced at ¥1400 for adults, ¥700 for children, and ¥400 for infants.

Getting there

The New York Lamp Museum & Flower Garden can be accessed in approximately 9 minutes by Tokai Bus from Izu Kogen Station (served by the Izu Kyūkō Line), or approximately 7 minutes by taxi.

For those who opt to drive, on-site parking is available for up to 300 vehicles. Parking is normally charged at ¥ 700, but is free for museum patrons upon validation.

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Sander van Werkhoven 2 years ago
I have literally been standing in front of this museum (and even had some quick lunch at the parking lot) after visiting the spectacular coastline, but there are just too many interesting museums in this area! The Music Box Museum and the Automata Museum took priority over this one, and I had a few more on my list but just not enough time....
Sander van Werkhoven 2 years ago
It very much is....the list of places to visit jest gets longer and longer, and covid isn't helping either....
Sleiman Azizi 2 years ago
A wide variety special interest museums doesn't even come close to describing how many there are. Suffice as to say, lots...
Kim Bergström Author 2 years ago
Yes! Hard to summarize with words!
Bonson Lam 2 years ago
I would love to go there! It is like Japan is the world’s nursery in cultivation of all forms of art, culture and beauty.
Kim Bergström Author 2 years ago
They manage to combine all of those things so well!

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