Arimatsu Narumi Shibori Tie-Dyeing Museum

I like this museum. I can feel the Japanese traditional culture and value via the unique products. There are various handmade merchandise products in the first floor. Most importantly, in the 2nd floor (Museum area), there are two seniors demonstrate how to do Arimatsu Shibori is so amazing, I really impressed. It’s valuable handicrafts which reflect contribution and passion of producers. You can understand the process of making by her demonstration, exhibition and VDO.

Excellent workshop Also experienced a Japanese Tea!Ceremony Wonderful old Japanese home

Very interesting. Magnificent tie n Dye products. Really impressed by the intricate processes and the dedication and hard work of the craftspersons

A wonderful shop for authentic shibori downstairs, and a very informative display and video upstairs, along with a pair of ladies who were demonstrating techniques with expertise and speed!

The ladies who worked here were very accommodating and kind. It was not expensive to enter and we got to see the craft in action. A lovely shop downstairs with handmade goods.

This stop was perhaps the all time favorite of our trip. Everyone was so nice and my toddler made new friends with the staff. We had a wonderful time and left with some amazing shibori pieces.

A great (although quite small) museum for those interested in handicrafts. The video upstairs is a must, and I really appreciated the two ladies who were there doing the shibori-tying as a live show, and you could see the process with your own eyes. What I would add to the museum shop, if possible, is to sell scraps of fabric with the different shibori-tying methods for DYI projects. Now the shop just sells ready-made products or vastly expensive rolls of fabric. I managed to find some from the surrounding area shops, though, although for a non-Japanese they were a bit hard to spot, even with the official shop map, since they didn't always have clear signs, display windows or other ways to spot them easily.

A very nice place to experience one of the traditional japanese crafts. Aside from enjoying the goods on the store, you can also watch experienced craftsmen working real time, as well as some detailed video explanation about the Arimatsu Shibori craft. You may even try to make some simple item yourself!