Muse's Dwelling

Creative Doll Artist

Yuki Atae's works made out of cloth and cotton. So naturaland full of life that one would hesitate to call them dolls.
Most of the works are children. The nostalgic sight ofchildren in kimonos. Everyday scenes, fairies living in aworld of freedom and dreams. These works are ﬁlled witheach of the creator's thoughts. Even though the times andclothing change, their contents remain the same.
Keeping in mind their innocence and animalism, they were
designed to blend in and have the same gaze as children.
They are expressions of human beings which come from a
mix of joy, sadness, and loneliness.
Their expressions, ﬁlled with homesickness, charm not only
the people of Japan but also the entire world.

Published on Michelin Green Guide Japan.

The Muses were the goddesses of ﬁne arts in
Greek mythology
The Kawaguchiko Muse Museum, Atae Yuki Bldg. is a small
museum near the shores of Lake Kawaguchi where Yuki Atae's
doll works (Muse) are permanently exhibited. It has anexhibition room, a museum shop, and a cafe.
In 2019, the Muse Garden will make a fresh start as a smallEnglish garden of roses and perennials.
Museum Shop - No admission feeCafeShopChuChu

Muse Garden
Atae Yuki Bldg. - Exhibition admission fees

○ College student/general- ￥600 (￥540)○ Middle/high school student - ￥400 (￥360)*No fees required for grade-schoolers and below*Group discount for more than 8 people inside ( )*To avail disability discount (half price), please present your certiﬁcate

Closed days: Every Thursday from December to March
Display change days,end of the year
Museum Hours: 9:00 - 17:00 (Admissions until 16:30)

YUKI ATAE - Brief History
1937
1963
1965
1992
1994
2001
2007
2010
2013
2018

Born in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Graduated from Japan Design School (presently Nippon Design Welfare College)
Started making creative dolls specializing in material quality as a sideline of hiswork at a company
Invited to display his works at Paris's Museum of Decorative Arts - Dolls of theWorld - Past and Present Exhibition
Opened the Kawaguchiko Muse Museum, Atae Yuki Bldg. at Kawaguchiko Town(presently Fujikawaguchiko Town), Yamanashi Prefecture
Held solo exhibition in New York
Held solo exhibition at Baccarat Museum, Paris. Broadcasted on TV Asahi - "God'sHide and Seek"
Held solo exhibition in Sao Paulo. Acknowledged as an outstanding craftsman(Contemporary Master Craftsman)
Held Showa Memorial - Yuki Atae Exhibit and toured the entire country
Held solo exhibition at House of Culture of Japan to Paris
Held Paris Arc of Triumph, 80th Anniversary Yuki Atae Exhibit - the Path of CreativeDolls

Yagizaki Park, 923, Kodachi, Minamitsuru Gun
Fujikawaguchiko Machi, Yamanashi Ken, 401- 0302, JapanTEL.+ 81- 0555 -72 - 5258 FAX.+ 81- 0555 -72 - 4844
HP:http://www.fkchannel.jp/muse/e-mail:muse@fkchannel.jp
WEBSITEACCESSThe Kawaguchiko Muse Museum, Atae Yuki Bldg.
Is a small museum near Lake Kawaguchi lakeside.

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English Garden

View Mt. Fuji here in Muse Garden, surrounded by mountains andfacing Lake Kawaguchi. Enjoy a walk after watching the dolls in thissmall English garden where roses and perennials bloom.

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Information Desk

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Video Room

Restroom

The Doll Cafe overlooking LakeKawaguchi. There's also an open space inthe lawn and seatings for Muse Garden's
terrace available. Yuki Atae goods andlovely items are sold at the shop.

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