ドライブ
週末は、妻と二人でドライブと洒落込んだ。
１号線から京滋バイパスを通って一路滋賀へ、目的地は守山市の「佐川美術館」。思ったよりもスムーズで１時間半程で到着。
琵琶湖岸の静かな地に美術館は在った。
人伝に「佐川美術館は良いよ・・」と聞いてはいたが、聞きしに勝るとはこのこと。美術館の前に立った途端、「ワッ、
良いな・・」と思わず声がでた。建物がいかにも琵琶湖の静けさにマッチし、自然の中に上手く溶け込んいた。全く違和感がない。
建築家の感性というのは凄いものだな・・とつくづく感心させられた。
展示品は、平山郁夫と佐藤忠良。平山郁夫は昨年島根の「足立美術館」でも堪能したが、シルクロードを中心とした「佐川美術館」
も素晴らしかった。
２時間程で佐川美術館を後にし、琵琶湖南岸を東へ約３０分、近江八幡の八幡堀周辺を散策。
近江商人の町屋と豊臣秀次が築城した八幡城の掘割を見て、再度、琵琶湖南岸を走り、琵琶湖大橋を渡って堅田、雄琴、
坂本を通って帰路についた。
帰宅は夕方4時30分、久し振りの快適なドライブであった。
On the weekend, my wife and I took a drive and got dressed up.
From Route 1, we went to Shiga via Keiji Bypass, and our destination was the Sagawa Art Museum in Moriyama City. It was smoother than I expected and took about an hour and a half to get there.
The museum existed in a quiet place on the shore of Lake Biwa.
I had heard that “Sagawa Museum of Art is very good”, but it was better than what I had heard. As soon as I stood in front of the museum, I thought, “Whoa.
It’s good…” she said without thinking. The building matched the tranquility of Lake Biwa and blended in nicely with the nature. It doesn’t feel different at all.
The sensibility of the architect is amazing… I was really impressed.
The exhibit features works by Ikuo Hirayama and Tadayoshi Sato. Ikuo Hirayama was also seen at the Adachi Museum of Art in Shimane last year, and the Sagawa Museum of Art, with a focus on the Silk Road, is a great example.
It was also great.
After about two hours, we left the Sagawa Museum of Art and went east on the south shore of Lake Biwa for about 30 minutes to walk around Hachimanbori in Omihachiman.
After seeing the townhouses of Omi merchants and the excavation of Hachiman Castle built by Hidetsugu Toyotomi, we drove again along the south shore of Lake Biwa, crossed the Lake Biwa Bridge and went to Kenda, Yuqoto and
We were on our way home through Sakamoto.
We returned home at 4:30 p.m., the first comfortable drive we’ve had in a long time.
