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Nine small museums on a hillside, treating even the tools and printing blocks of the medicine peddlers as craft.
About this place
Toyama Municipal Folkcraft Village (TOYAMA MUNICIPAL FOLKCRAFT VILLAGE) is a public cultural village in Anyobo, Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, gathering nine facilities including museums, historical material halls and art museums. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Museums, the National Council of History and Folklore Museums and the Toyama Prefecture Museum Association.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened:1965 Highlights / collection:Folk Craft Museum, Ceramics Museum and Medicine Peddlers Museum, Thatched gassho-zukuri Genre:Mingei (folk crafts), Crafts and ceramics
Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Official website
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