Hidden Gem Japan

Описание: Museum-lovers or just curious traveller's come across various uniquely themed museums. This is definitely a must see hidden gem of a museum.

One such museum located in Chichibu, two hours away from Tokyo. It showcases various uniquely shaped rocks with faces on them. The museum was started by Shozo Hazama an avid rock collector, who sadly passed away in 2010. The museum began with his humble rock collection that eventually grew to hundreds of uniquely-shaped rocks. The only criteria Shozo had for his collection was that the rocks should be naturally formed and not altered by any artificial source.

The museum showcases many unique ‘faces’ including celebrity look-a-likes like Elvis Presley and even a few popular video game and pop culture characters. There are many rocks that have no names, so visitors are welcome to name them.