Japan Folk Crafts Museum

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.

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.

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.

I’m giving one star for the friendly staff at the front door, and another star for the beautiful building and the lovely objects inside it. Otherwise, I was very disappointed with the lack of information about the collection. There is summary information that gives a brief overview of the history of the collection and the contents of the rooms, but other than that, many of the rooms have absolutely no written information next to the objects displayed. I am an English speaker but would have been perfectly happy to use a translation app to make sense of Japanese signage, so this is not a complaint about the lack of English signage. However, many of the items on display are simply sitting there in display cases, with not a single piece of information about them. Possibly this is because the original owner of the collection did not leave enough information about the objects. Either way, it cannot be said to be a museum if it does not provide the historical context for the objects on display. I absolutely love Japanese folk crafts and I was just really disappointed not to be able to understand more about them. If it had been free or very cheap I would have understood, but I went with my family and it was not cheap overall.

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!

No photos allowed. A small collection of classic Japanese artistry - not so interesting to me other than the hand dyed fabrics and a few of the paintings. Interesting if you're in the area but not necessarily to go out of your way for.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I’m giving one star for the friendly staff at the front door, and another star for the beautiful building and the lovely objects inside it. Otherwise, I was very disappointed with the lack of information about the collection. There is summary information that gives a brief overview of the history of the collection and the contents of the rooms, but other than that, many of the rooms have absolutely no written information next to the objects displayed. I am an English speaker but would have been perfectly happy to use a translation app to make sense of Japanese signage, so this is not a complaint about the lack of English signage. However, many of the items on display are simply sitting there in display cases, with not a single piece of information about them. Possibly this is because the original owner of the collection did not leave enough information about the objects. Either way, it cannot be said to be a museum if it does not provide the historical context for the objects on display. I absolutely love Japanese folk crafts and I was just really disappointed not to be able to understand more about them. If it had been free or very cheap I would have understood, but I went with my family and it was not cheap overall.

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!

No photos allowed. A small collection of classic Japanese artistry - not so interesting to me other than the hand dyed fabrics and a few of the paintings. Interesting if you're in the area but not necessarily to go out of your way for.

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...