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Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum

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竹中大工道具館

Japan's only museum dedicated to carpentry tools, showcasing history and traditional wooden architecture.

Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum
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What it is

  • Japan's only museum for collecting and preserving carpentry tools.
  • Opened in 1984 by Takenaka Corporation.
  • New museum building opened on October 4, 2014.

What to see

  • Approximately 30,500 carpentry tools are on display.
  • Exhibits span from the Jomon period to the Showa period.
  • Life-size models of traditional Japanese wooden architecture.

Getting there

  • 5-minute walk from Shin-Kobe Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

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