Aikawa Traditional Skills Museum

Experience Hall / Accommodation Experience (Training) Facility
A cultural facility adjoining the former Kitazawa Flotation Plant, said to have once been the largest mineral flotation processing plant in Asia. Here visitors can experience Mumyoi ware and Sakiori recycled cloth weaving, two traditional crafts native to the Aikawa Area. A designated National Important Intangible Cultural Property, Mumyoi ware is a type of pottery fired at high temperatures made with “mumyoi,” a mineral-rich clay produced from the Sado Gold Mine which contains iron oxide. Extremely hard, this pottery makes a clear, metallic sound when struck. Sakiori cloth is woven from strips of old cloth using a loom called Nemaribata. The facility’s staff can provide you with attentive, detailed guidance with either craft, making it easy to experience these traditional arts (advance reservation required).

Spot details

Address
Niigata Sado-shi Aikawa Kitazawa Machi 2 map map Map
Phone
0259744313
Hours
8:30-17:00
※The experience starts at 9:00
Closed
Closed Dec.- Feb.
Fees
[Admission fee] Free
※There is a separate experience fee
Parking Lot
Available(25spaces)
Credit Card
Not available
Smoking
Not available
Wi-Fi
Available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day
Yes
Average budget
[Lunch] 1,001-3,000yen
Estimated stay time
30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible
Available
Infant friendly
Available

Information Sources:  NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

  • 裂織りが素晴らしい。
    4.0 Reviewed : 2021.11.16
    北沢浮遊選鉱場に面しています。入場無料です。裂織りや焼き物を体験できる施設です。裂織りの素晴らしい作品や小物なども展示販売されています。体験学習にも利用されているようです。選鉱場見学の後にふらっと立ち寄りましたが、素敵な場所でした。
  • ちょっと寄っても無駄はない施設
    3.0 Reviewed : 2020.03.11
    相川地区の伝統工芸である「無名異焼(むみょういやき)」や「裂織り」の体験ができる施設。ただ、体験はしなくても、裂織りの作品を拝見したり、文弥人形の展示も見ごたえあり。ちょっと寄っても無駄はない施設です。
  • 体験中心で入場無料
    3.0 Reviewed : 2019.10.31
    相川郷土資料館とは駐車場を挟む形でありました。こちらは入場無料でした。展示を見学するよりも、織物等の体験がメインのようです。郷土資料館館と合わせて訪問できます。

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