National Crafts Museum

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The National Crafts Museum is Japan's only national museum specializing in crafts, having moved from Tokyo to the craft-centric city of Kanazawa. Housed in a beautifully relocated historical building, it exhibits masterpieces by "Living National Treasures" across ceramics, lacquerware, textiles, and metalwork. It is a pilgrimage site for craft lovers to see the evolution of Japanese skill and the pursuit of ultimate beauty in a sophisticated space.

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National Crafts Museum

National Crafts Museum

Address
3-2 Dewamachi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa
Website
https://www.momat.go.jp/craft-museum/
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