It is the only Meiji-period shop-house still standing in Fukuoka that shows the production, sale and daily life of Hakata-ori together, with a main building whose façade is four ken wide.
Built in the early Meiji years as the home and workshop of a textile craftsman, it was donated to the city of Fukuoka in 1992 by its owner Miura Shingorō, moved about 100 metres and reopened as a museum on 10 August 1995. Today the complex comprises three buildings (the historic shop-house, an exhibition pavilion and a products pavilion) and every day offers demonstrations of traditional crafts and of Hakata-ori weaving.
A Meiji-period shop-house (町家) in the Hakata district of Fukuoka, opposite Kushida Shrine (address: 福岡市博多区冷泉町6-10). Built in the early Meiji years (明治20年代前半, early 1890s) as the home and workshop of a Hakata-ori weaver, it is a Tangible Cultural Property designated by the city of Fukuoka: the façade of the main building is four ken wide, with the shop, the inner corridor and the weaving area in a row. Donated to the city in 1992 by its owner Miura Shingorō, it was moved about 100 metres and rebuilt, reopening as a museum on 10 August 1995. Today the complex comprises three buildings: the historic shop-house (町家棟), an exhibition pavilion (展示棟) and a products pavilion (物産棟).
ℹ️ Shop-house and exhibition pavilion: 9:30–17:30 (last entry 17:00) from July to September, 10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30) in the other months. The ‘hakatakara’ products pavilion is open 10:00–18:00 (last café order 17:30). Closed on the fourth Monday of the month (the following weekday if that is a public holiday) and at the end of the year (29–31 December). Every day, demonstrations of traditional crafts (Hakata doll painting, hariko, spinning tops, carving) alternate with the Hakata-ori weaving demonstration.
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