The church-like building, covered in ivy, has become a cultural symbol of Azumino.

Opened in 1958 with donations from approximately 300,000 people, including elementary and junior high school students in Nagano Prefecture, the museum preserves and displays the works and materials of Rokuzan Ogihara (real name: Morie, 1879-1910), a sculptor known as the "Rodin of the East." Rokuzan, who died prematurely at the age of 30, left behind only 15 sculptures. Among them, his representative works, "Woman" and "Portrait of Torakichi Hojo," have been designated as important cultural properties of Japan as sculptures from the Meiji era onward. In addition to the main building, the museum has four exhibition buildings, including the "Toeikan" which displays paintings, oil paintings, and drawings by the sculptor, the first and second exhibition buildings which feature works by friends and related artists such as Kotaro Takamura, Kogan Tobari, and Teijiro Nakahara, and the wooden "Gooseberry House" which was built with community service work, allowing visitors to trace the flow of modern Japanese sculpture. Designed by architect Kenji Imai, the main building, "Rokuzankan," is a Western-style church building with a phoenix soaring from its spire and fired brick walls, and has long been a beloved symbol of Azumino. In 2009, it was registered as a National Registered Tangible Cultural Property. The words "LOVE IS ART, STRUGGLE IS BEAUTY" inscribed at the entrance quietly welcome visitors.

5095-1 Hotaka, Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture 399-8303
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・Approximately 7 minutes on foot from JR Oito Line Hotaka Station