Japanese Folk Crafts Museum

Local name日本民藝館
LocationTokyo, Japan

The Japan Folk Crafts Museum is a museum in Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo, Japan, dedicated to the hand-crafted art of ordinary people.

The museum was established in 1936 by Yanagi Sōetsu, the founder of the mingei movement; Hamada Shōji succeeded him as its director. Yanagi and Hamada officially announced their desire to establish a folk crafts museum in 1926. Construction began on the museum in 1935 and was completed in 1936.The museum covers 1,818 square meters and was constructed with a traditional Japanese architectural style. A 'long' stone-roofed gate-cum-residence was brought from the Tochigi Prefecture and reconstructed in front of the building.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Folk_Crafts_Museum

Official Website http://www.mingeikan.or.jp/

Coordinates 35°39'39.056" N 139°40'45.188" E

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