Japan Folk Crafts Museum

TOKYO CULTURE

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The Japan Folk Crafts Museum serves to communicate about the beauty of handicrafts, embodying the philosophy of the so-called Mingei Movement (folk crafts movement) advocated by Soetsu Yanagi and others. Opened in 1936, the building that houses the Main Hall of the museum itself, together with the former home of Soetsu Yanagi, possess high cultural value, and are registered as Tangible Cultural Assets by the Tokyo government. The museum holds and exhibits a collection of approximately 17,000 pieces of folk art, including ceramics, dyed textiles, woodwork, and lacquerware from throughout Japan and the world that were created as part of the daily lives of the common people. Together, these give a sense of the functional beauty of folk crafts through an approach to exhibition that reflects the aesthetic sense of Soetsu Yanagi. Special exhibits are held on a regular basis as the museum continues to communicate about the appeals of folk crafts to a wide audience.

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More Information about Japan Folk Crafts Museum

Street address: 4-3-33 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
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Access

7 minutes on foot from Komaba-Todaimae Station West Exit on the Keio Inokashira Line.

Opening Hours: Main Hall: 10:00-17:00 (last admission at 16:30) / West Hall (former Soetsu Yanagi Residence): 10:00-16:30 (last admission at 16:00)

Closed: Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a holiday), Year-end and New Year holidays, and irregularly for exhibition changes. The West Hall is only open on the second and third Wednesday of every month and Saturdays.

Website: https://mingeikan.or.jp/?lang=en

Best season: All year

Point: Slippers must be worn within the museum. Also, the West Hall is only open on limited days, so we recommend checking the schedule of the West Hall on the official website before visiting.

update: Dec.16.2025