34.6° N  Kurashiki

Chuo

4 places in Chuo, chosen by Rin and checked by the editors.

Made in Kurashiki

Kurashiki canvas and woven textiles

Cotton growing on reclaimed land led to weaving in the Kojima district. Thick cotton canvas and narrow woven tatami edging are still made here, and their makers sell bags and sewing materials in the old town.

  • FLAT Kurashiki Bikan Shop

    Chuo

    A shop run by tatami-edging weaver Takata Orimono. Woven edging for sewing, small goods made from it, and craft patterns.

    RinChoose a pattern for something to make along with the woven edging.

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Made in Kurashiki

Kurashiki mingei and handblown glass

The Kurashiki Museum of Folk Crafts opened in 1948 in former rice storehouses, with textile researcher Kichinosuke Tonomura as its first director. Shops in the town carry everyday pottery and the blown Kurashiki glass of Shinzo and Eiji Kotani.

  • Japan Rural Toy Museum

    Chuo

    A folk-toy museum in former rice storehouses along the Kurashiki River. Toy shops, a gallery and the Side Terrace shop for Kurashiki glass and everyday tableware share the grounds.

    RinAfter the toys, look at the glass in the courtyard’s Side Terrace.

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Craft

  • toutou

    Chuo

    A gallery for crafts by contemporary makers. Its separate shop south of the folk-craft museum sells everyday vessels, Kurashiki temari balls and baskets.

    RinFor tableware, look in both the gallery and the shop south of the museum.

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  • Koubou Ikuko

    Chuo

    A gallery for studio ceramics, glass and wooden vessels, with solo shows and a regular display. Closed Mondays and also Tuesdays in weeks without an exhibition.

    RinI would check the show list first; wooden vessels interest me too.

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