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Kumamoto International Folk Craft Museum

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熊本国際民藝館

A folk craft museum in a relocated sake brewery, showcasing items from Japan and worldwide.

Kumamoto International Folk Craft Museum
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What it is

  • A museum for collecting and exhibiting folk crafts.
  • Opened in May 1965.
  • First director Kichinosuke Tonomura collected items.
  • Houses the Kumamoto Prefectural Folk Craft Association.

What to see

  • Exhibits include ceramics, glass, toys, textiles, and woodwork.
  • The building is an old sake brewery.
  • The sake brewery was relocated from Okayama Prefecture.

Getting there

  • Access is via Sannomiya bus stop.
  • Located along Kumamoto Prefectural Road 337.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

〒861-8006 熊本県熊本市北区龍田1-5-2 Open in Google Maps

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