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Japan Folk Crafts Museum

Tokyo · Meguro · Art & Crafts

Japanese name: 日本民藝館

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WHAT TO DOJapan Folk Crafts Museum

Soetsu Yanagi built it to show anonymous craftsmen's work as art; he designed the building and even the display stands.

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Jonan · Meguro

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Soetsu Yanagi built it to show anonymous craftsmen's work as art; he designed the building and even the display stands.

About this place

The Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Japanese: 日本民藝館, Hepburn: Nihon Mingeikan) is a museum in the 4th city block of Komaba, Meguro Ward, Tokyo, Japan, dedicated to the collecting, preserving, researching, and exhibition of the hand-crafted art of ordinary people, mingei, often translated as folk crafts. Access is from Komaba-Tōdaimae Station of Keio Inokashira Line. The museum covers 1,818 square meters and was constructed with a traditional Japanese architectural style. A 'long' stone-roofed gate-cum-residence (nagaya-mon) was brought from Tochigi Prefecture and reconstructed in front of the building.

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Key facts

Founded / opened：1936 Architect / artist：Soetsu Yanagi Highlights / collection：Korean white porcelain, Otsu-e, Kanjiro Kawai and Shoji Hamada Genre：Mingei (folk crafts), Crafts and ceramics, Textiles and dyeing

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