Japan Folk Crafts Museum

Really interesting but small museum, though was a shame there was no signage in English as I wasn’t able to understand the context of many things. In a lovely area of Tokyo worth exploring. No photos allowed.

Great service through the door, they realised I needed the larger slippers! Amazing exhibits, shown in an amazing old style building. Free lockers provided (100 yen coin needed) and nice shop at the end of your visit.

The ticket was 1200 yen,but it was not worth that much for the price. cos it was a private group owner. this is a private museum about Japanese crafts

This was a beautiful and simple museum. It was designed but Soetsu Yanagi and built in 1936. All of the original displays and designs are kept true to when it was first built and has been preserved very well. I went to see the Korean Folk Art exhibition and there were a lot of lovely pieces and paintings. I could not take many photos of the pieces being exhibited themselves. My only complaint is that the objects did not have a lot of background information and there was no English or translations of anything. I would recommend they have explanations of the objects in other languages available on their website, or printed :)

A nice museum that showcases traditional and authentic craftworks throughout different time periods. The building is ancient and very charming. The only thing is to be light and careful when walking because of the old wood. One hour largely enough to visit because the collection is quite small. The staff is very friendly. If you happen to be in the neighbourhood and want to have a calm moment, you should definitely come to this museum!

A good place to see Hokusal, the museum has a lot of his work. Also, some beautiful old Kimonos. Many exhibits from various centuries. Certainly worth a visit.

An eccentric collection of historic items of everyday life which Soetsu Yanagi deemed as "art" and put on display here. There are also seasonal exhibitions in a separate large room.

Too small for the price, short uninformative descriptions of items, I walked through all the rooms in 20 minutes. Good place if you are a fan of Japanese ceramics, bad for learning Japanese art. You can't take pictures, but to be honest, there's not much to take pictures of. I wasted my day.

This is an excellent museum that you can enjoy without the typical crowds, even on weekends. I believe that the director is also the head of the Muji retail brand, so the displays not only focus on more high art pieces, but also more utilitarian items like brooms, glass wear, pottery, and sweet molds. The collection not only includes pieces from Japan, but also England, Africa, and the American Southwest. There are pretty parks and play areas for kids also located in this surrounding area. Very chilled out compared to crush of people in central Tokyo. Easily reachable if you take the Keio line from Shibuya Station (free if you have the JR Rail Pass).

sort of out of the way... very understated museum with only seven small rooms of rotating displays... beautiful Japanese former house... sort of a toss up on whether I would do it again for the experience but it was positive...