History and Outline

Folk craft Museum was opened in June 1965. After that, Folk craft Gassho Museum and Folklore Museum were also built. The place was named "Toyama Municipal Folk craft Village" in November 1979 as a cultural village hoped for unification of learning and relaxation. At the same time, an archaeological museum was built there. After opening the village, the Ceramic Art Museum, a tea ceremony room "Maruyama-an", a management center and museum of medicine were built one after another. The Takayama Gyujin Memorial Art Museum was opened in 1989. Toyama Clay Doll Studio was opened in 1993. The Ceramic Art Museum was designated as the national tangible cultural properties.

Project

Permanent exhibition Exhibition of items in the collection (4 times a year at The Takamura Gyujin Memorial Art Museum, twice a year at Folk craft Museum, once a year at Ceramics Art Museum) Special exhibitions (twice a year) "Fureai" (rapport) Village Festival (once a year) Ceramics class (from April to December), hand-painting on china "Bata-Bata tea" ceremony (from March to December, once a month) Support a meeting group

Collection and Exhibition

-History and Folklore Collects and displays historical and folklore materials of Toyama (tools for patent medicine, buried cultural properties, living and production utensils) A part of having materials of the patent medicine is designated as the national tangible cultural and folklore properties. -Folk craft Collects and displays articles of folk handicraft that confirms to use from home and abroad. (Ceramic, dyed textile fabrics, wood lacquer ware, metalworking arts, braided crafts, folk paintings, glasswork etc.) -Art Hands down to the posterity of the works of Takamura Gyujin, a Chinese-ink painting artist from Toyama City and displays his works as a culture created from the region.

Address

1118-1 Anyobo, Toyama-shi, Toyama-ken 930-0881 Japan

Telephone number

+81-76-433-8270

Business hours

9:00am-4:30pm

Closed

Monday, the day after a national holiday (open when it falls on Saturday and Sunday), from December 28 to January 4, temporary closure

Parking

Parking provided

Access

Take Toyama Chitetsu bus for Shin-Sakuradani, Kurehayama-Rojin-Center from JR Toyama Station and get off at Anyobo bus stop and walk 5 minutes.