Tottori Folk Crafts Museum, Tottori

Name: Tottori Folk Crafts Museum
Address: Tottori, Japan
Telephone: +81 857-26-2367

#14 among attractions in Tottori

Museum, Art museum

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Facts and practical information

The Tottori Folk Crafts Museum opened in Tottori, Japan, in 1949. It was established as the Tottori Mingeikan by Yoshida Shōya, local advocate of the mingei folk craft movement, who formed a craft guild in 1931 and opened the craft shop "Takumi" in the city the following year. The building in which the museum is housed was registered as a Tangible Cultural Property in 2012. ()

Local name: 鳥取民藝美術館 Opened: 1949 (75 years ago)Coordinates: 35°29'46"N, 134°13'37"E

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Tottori Folk Crafts Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tottori Castle, Tottori Prefectural Museum, Kannon-in, Jinpūkaku.

1.1 miNE
Forts and castles
Tottori Castle, Tottori
28 min walk • Tottori Castle was a Japanese castle located in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture.
1 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Tottori Prefectural Museum, Tottori
25 min walk • The Tottori Prefectural Museum is a prefectural museum located in Tottori, Japan, dedicated to the nature, history, folklore, and art of Tottori Prefecture.
0.8 miE
Sacred and religious sites, Buddhist temple, Temple
Kannon-in, Tottori
22 min walk • Kannon-in, formally known as Fudarakusan Jigen-ji Kannon-in, is a Buddhist temple in Uemachi district of the city of Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. Kannon-in was built early in the Edo period and is noted for its Edo-style Japanese garden.
0.9 miNE
Museum, Historical place
Jinpūkaku, Tottori
24 min walk • Jinpūkaku is a Western-style French Renaissance style residence of the Ikeda clan located in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan.
1.1 miE
Temple
Ōchidani Shrine, Tottori
29 min walk • Ōchidani Jinja is a Shinto shrine in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The Karamon, Honden, and Haiden/Heiden, all of 1650, are Important Cultural Properties. The surrounding area is a public park.
1 miE
Museum, History museum
Tottori City Historical Museum, Tottori
25 min walk • The Tottori City Historical Museum opened in Tottori, Japan, in 2000 and is dedicated to the history of the city.
1 miNE
Temple
Long feng shan xing chan si, Tottori
26 min walk • Kozenji is a temple of the Őbaku school of Zen Buddhism located in Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The name of the temple is Ryubozan. It is the family temple of the Ikeda family, the feudal lord of Tottori.
0.7 miNE
35°30'10"N • 134°14'13"E
Niao qu xian li tu shu guan, Tottori
19 min walk • Library
0.8 miN
Temple
Da tang da yan shen xin shan jiu pin yuan xuan zhong si, Tottori
21 min walk • Genchuji Temple is a Buddhist temple of the Jodo sect located in Shinshinji-cho, Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture. Its official name is Daitang Daegan Shinshinzan Gyuhonin Genchuji Temple.

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Which popular attractions are close to Tottori Folk Crafts Museum?

Nearby attractions include Niao qu xian li tu shu guan, Tottori (19 min walk), Da tang da yan shen xin shan jiu pin yuan xuan zhong si, Tottori (21 min walk), Kannon-in, Tottori (22 min walk).

How to get to Tottori Folk Crafts Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Tottori Folk Crafts Museum:

Bus

太平線 • Lines: 若桜線 (2 min walk)
鳥取駅（降車場） • Lines: 若桜線, 若葉台線, 面影桜谷循環 (4 min walk)

Train

Tottori (5 min walk)