Tottori Mingei Museum of Folkcraft

Lovely Little Museum

This is a small museum in a lovely old home near the train station. The floors and interior are beautiful, smooth wood. On display are local crafts mainly pottery and furniture. The furniture is gorge...

Interesting items in an interesting venue

The building housing this museum was, apparently, once the home/offices of a local physician. It was a great example of early 20th century architecture, and was an excellent backdrop for this delight...

Korean pottery is on display

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About 5 minutes walk from Tottori station. Admission fee is 500 yen. Founded in 1949 by Tottori doctor and folk art activist Shoya Yoshida as the base of Tottori's folk art movement. The Dozo-style building was built in 1957 and is a nationally registered tangible cultural property. At the time of the visit, 'Yoshida Yoshida's love Korean folk art exhibition was held, and exhibitions centered on Korean pottery and woodwork were held. I don't think many people are interested in such a field, but it's close to the station, so if you have time, it's a good idea to take a tour after studying ...

Buildings も Important

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It is close to Tottori station and is convenient for reason. The building itself is a retro building with a warehouse-like atmosphere, and it is also an important building. It is exhibited on the 1st and 2nd floors, but it is not very big, so you can finish seeing it immediately. Folk art exhibitions from around the world are exhibited not only in the local area.

If you like folk art in Tottori, you can't miss it.

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Tottori is well known as a place related to the folk art movement such as Soetsu Yanagi and Atsuya Yoshida, including the kiln of 々, but there are 々 exhibitions that are irresistible for folk art lovers. There was. In addition to the atmosphere of the historical buildings left in the surrounding area, there are many things to study such as the roots of the dishes of the Nakai kiln. As a folk art lover, there are many nice places in the surrounding tourist spots, but first of all, it's good to think about travel plans based here ...