Izumi Kyoka Kinenkan Museum, Biographical museum in Kanazawa, Japan

The Izumi Kyoka Kinenkan Museum is a biographical museum in Kanazawa dedicated to the renowned writer's life and literary works. Inside, you will find manuscripts, personal objects, and photographs that trace his creative journey and career.

The museum opened on 14 November 1999 in a house built on the site of Izumi Kyoka's birthplace, after the building was extended and renovated. It is run by the Kanazawa Cultural Promotion Foundation. Its collection centres on Kyoka's personal effects and manuscripts, and it also holds the Kyoka collection assembled by French literature scholar Kosaku Ikuta and his second son, Atsuo Ikuta.

The museum shows how Izumi Kyoka shaped Japanese literature by blending folk tales with stories of the supernatural. His works continue to influence readers and writers today, reflecting the values and imagination of his era.

The museum is open from 9:00 to 17:00, with last entry at 16:30. From Kanazawa Station's east exit, take the Furaato Bus (Konohana route) to Hikoso Green Park and walk five minutes, or the Castle Town Kanazawa Loop Bus to Hashiba-cho and walk three minutes. The galleries occupy a two-storey tiled-roof house and three converted storehouses.

The museum holds the Kyoka Collection assembled by French literature scholar Ikuta Kosaku and his second son Ikuta Atsuo, now part of the city-run institution's holdings. The building itself is an extension and renovation of a residence on the site of Kyoka's birthplace, with three storehouses converted into galleries.