Opening Hours ＆ Closed Days
*Closing dates may be changed to coincide with events.
Shimane Arts Center Grand Toit
| Opening Hours | 9:00-22:00 |
|---|---|
| Closed Days | • 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month (open if a public holiday, closed the following weekday) • Year-end and New Year holidays. |
Iwami Art Museum
| Opening Hours | 9:30-18:00（Admission ends 30 mins. before closing time） |
|---|---|
| Closed Days | • Tuesdays (open if Tuesday is a public holiday, closed the following weekday) • Year-end and New Year holidays. |
Iwami Art Theater
| Opening Hours | 9:00-22:00 |
|---|---|
| Closed Days | • 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month (open if a public holiday, closed the following weekday) • Year-end and New Year holidays. |
Grand Toit General Information Counter
| Opening Hours | 9:00-18:00 |
|---|---|
| Closed Days | • Tuesdays (open if Tuesday is a public holiday, closed the following weekday) • Year-end and New Year holidays. |
[Iwami Art Museum] Admission
Admission fees
| Special Exhibition | Collection Exhibition | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ticket sold in advance | Same-day ticket | ||
| General | 1,100 | 1,300（1,050） | 300（240） |
| College student | 500 | 600（450） | 200（160） |
| High school students and below | Free | Free | Free |
（Unit: Japanese Yen）
- Prices in brackets ( ) are for groups of 20 or more.
- Free admission for elementary, junior high and high school students (including their escorts) for school educational activities. (Please contact the centre in advance).
- Free admission for holders of the Physical Disability Certificate, Rehabilitation Certificate, Mental Disability Certificate and Health Certificate for A-bomb Survivors and their carers (up to 1 person).
- Reduction is also available on presentation of the Disability Certificate application ‘Mirairo ID’.
(If the required information cannot be verified on the smartphone screen, you may be asked to present the original document.)
For more information on the Mirairo ID, click here (external website). - * Note that the A-bomb Survivor’s Health Certificate is not covered by the Mirairo ID app
- Foreign nationals are entitled to half-price admission to the Iwami Art Museum, Shimane.
- To be eligible for this discount, you must present your passport or residence card.
Advance ticket sales
Advance tickets can be purchased at the Grand Toit general information counter and online at the online ticket ‘Shimachike’.
Click here for online ticket ‘Shimaticket’.
[Iwami Art Museum] Discounts
■ Discounts on admission fees to the Iwami Art Museum.
Show the membership card issued by the partner museum, a ticket stub from an exhibition at a partner museum, various partner cards, coupons, etc., and you will receive a discount on the admission fee to the Iwami Art Museum.
◎Iwami Art Museum Admission Fees & Discount Services List（As of April 1, 2025）
■ Discounts on admission fees to partner museums
Show your Grantova membership card (common card or museum passport) or Iwami Art Museum ticket stub at the partner museum and receive a discount on the admission fee to the partner museum.
◎Partner Museums and Discounted Admission List
*The Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo History is closed from 1 Apr 2025 to 30 Sept 2026 (scheduled).
[Iwami Art Museum] Visiting as a group
Application for group use
Please inform us in advance of your planned visit either by telephone, fax or e-mail.
| 5-15 Ariake-cho, Masuda-shi, Shimane-ken, 698-0022 JAPAN TEL: +81-856-31-1860 FAX: +81-856-31-1884 E-mail: grandtoit@cul-shimane.jp |
Submission of application form for reduction or exemption
The following persons are entitled to a reduction or exemption of the admission fee by submitting an application form.
If you are eligible, please download the form below and bring the original with you on the day of your visit.
- Primary and secondary school students leading visits for school educational activities.
- Tourist volunteers (including individuals and groups)
- Academic, research professionals (including individuals and organisations)
- Application for Remission（PDFファイル）
- Example of entry（PDFファイル）
[Iwami Art Theater] Childcare Service
For most performances organised by Iwami Arts Theatre, a free childcare service is available.
For more information on the availability of this service, please see the introduction page of each performance.
When submitting an application, please note the following
- The place of childcare depends on the performance. We will inform you at the time of application.
- For children who need to feed, please bring milk and bottles.
- Please bring a change of clothes (diapers) and a plastic bag (for soiling).
- If you have to cancel childcare due to illness (fever, symptoms of illness, etc.), please be sure to inform us.
- For children of primary school age, please bring games, books, etc. as there is no playground equipment.
- Please let us know in advance if you have any points to bear in mind when providing childcare.
[Iwami Art Theater] Use of facilities for hire
Floor Guide
Restaurant
Museum Shop
Access
Accessibility
The facility makes use of a vast 37,000 m² site and is based on a barrier-free flat layout with no partitions between the two sides and no steps, to ensure harmony with the townscape and functional cooperation between the hall and the museum.
Barrier-free facilities include
Handicapped parking spaces
There is a disabled parking space with a canopy near the south entrance entrance (parking for four cars). After getting out of your car, you can enter the museum without any steps. The doors are automatic, so you can enter the building with peace of mind.
Braille Blocks
Braille blocks are laid along the corridor from each entrance to the general reception counter. Audio guidance is played when walking on the blocks, guiding pedestrians to the general reception counter.
Multi-Purpose Restroom
Multipurpose toilets are wheelchair accessible.
A waste sink with pouch flushing system is available for ostomates.
Folding beds for changing baby diapers are also available.
Private rooms with baby chairs and folding beds for changing diapers for babies are available in all toilets except the multipurpose toilets.
Nursing room
There is a room dedicated to breastfeeding. Folding beds for changing babies’ nappies are also available.
◎ Grand Toit is registered as a ‘Shimane Childcare Family Outing Support Facility (Baby Hot Room)’.
Grand Toit offers the following facilities.
- Facilities for changing nappies (baby seats, etc.) *In disabled toilets and nursing rooms
- Facilities for breastfeeding *In the nursing room
- Equipment to ensure the safety of infants while parents use the toilet, etc. (baby chairs) * In designated private rooms in all toilets (except the toilets on the 2nd floor of the main hall).
Coin-operated lockers for wheelchair users
Seated lockers are available for use by wheelchair users, and coin operated lockers are available for wheelchair users only.
Accessible vending machines
Two models are available with lower inputs and button positions for banknotes and other items.
Accessibility in Museum
The following equipment is available at the museum. If you need any of these, please do not hesitate to ask at the general reception counter.
Accessibility in Theater
To be a customer-friendly theatre
The theatre provides a space where everyone can enjoy entertainment, from the facilities and equipment to the casual attention of the staff, so that everyone can enjoy themselves, including the disabled and elderly.
From the entrance to the stage
There are no steps between the main entrance and the foyer, from where the audience enters the foyer and takes their seats, and from where the performers enter the backstage entrance, through the backstage salon and onto the stage. Wheelchairs can also be used to move from the auditorium to the stage. We hope that more people will participate in the theatre project from the standpoints of both producers and viewers.
■Wheelchair spectator seating
There are four wheelchair-accessible bleacher seats in each of the main and small halls.
■ Wheelchairs and other equipment for hire
Two elevating wheelchairs, eight wheelchairs and five pushchairs are available.
■ Elevators
A wheelchair-accessible lift is available for access from the main hall foyer to the second-floor seating area.
■ Hearing support equipments
The Main and Small Halls are each equipped with hearing aids.
■ Family Rooms
In the Main Hall, a room is available in which children can be temporarily removed from the auditorium and watch the performance through glass if they are in a bad mood during the performance and may cause inconvenience to other viewers.