Orinasukan hand-weaving Museum
This museum which opened in the first year of the Heisei period (1989) in the traditional oriyadate “Nishijin Textile Building” displays materials and tools related to Japanese hand weaving including Kyoto’s traditional Nishijin silk fabrics. There are 90 items preserved and on display in various themed exhibitions, such as rare pieces of clothing including those worn from the end of the Edo period to beginning of the Showa period, reconstructed Noh theater costumes, and items that have completely disappeared from present-day Japan. There are also workshop viewing and hand-weaving activities available where you can make and take home your own piece. The nearest bus stops are Senbon Kamidachiuri or Imadegawa Jofukuji.
Spot details
- Address
- Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto Ward Kamifuku-ji Temple Kamifukuji Upper-stand Distillery 692 Oguro Town Map
- Area
- Around Nishijin Area
- Phone
- 0754310020
- Hours
- [Tuesday-Sunday]10:00-16:00
- Closed
- Monday (open on public holidays), New Year's Holiday (inquiry required)
- Fees
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[Adult]500yen
[High school student]400yen
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
Review
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- Keys to success at this wonderful museum
- We thoroughly enjoyed this unique museum related to the weaving of high quality silk designs for kimono and obi. After reading several of the negative reviews here I though a few comments would be...
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- Nice surprise
- Lovely little museum, slightly intimidating from the street as all in Japanese but inside they were so welcoming and helpful. Had a personal tour with a weaver himself. It’s like a time warp in a...
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- A little museum in a residential neighborhood
- This is a nice little museum. On paying the entry fee, you are served tea and a sweet. Then, you can look at artifacts and read about them in the English language page the receptionist gives you...
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