Need Traditional Crafts as Souvenirs?
The Kumamoto Prefectural Traditional Crafts Center meets your needs!
くまモン以外の熊本土産？
もちろんあります！ 県伝統工芸館へ Let’s go!Of course Kumamon is cute, but if you want more traditional and/or local items as souvenirs, The Prefectural Traditional Crafts Center near Kumamoto Castle is one of the best places to go!
肥後てまり、来民うちわ、天草陶磁器、山鹿灯籠などの和紙工芸品、など熊本の手仕事作品を集めた、充実したショップ（免税店登録）がある県伝統工芸館。
来春までに多言語案内も計画されています！Beautifully sewn handballs, traditional “uchiwa” fans with modern designs, ceramic items from potteries throughout the prefecture, unique “see-not, hear-not, speak-not” monkeys, and paper crafts are among popular souvenirs.
Hand-made iron and steel knives are very popular for their quality, too! (If you put them in your check-in suitcase, not in carry-on bags, you won’t have security problems at airports.)
Its museum shop is tax-free, and the museum is now working on multi-language signs for its exhibits, which will be ready by next spring!
INFORMATION
| Name | Kumamoto Prefectural Traditional Crafts Center 県伝統工芸会館 |
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| Business Hours | Tuesday-Sunday 9am-5pm |
| Closed | Monday (Except national holidays; then close on the following day.) December 28 to January 4. |
| Address | 3-35 Chibajo-machi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-city, Kumamoto 860-0001 |
| Getting There | From JR Kumamoto Sta. ◇Approximately 15min. by taxi. ◇Approximately 15min. by City Tram. *Take the City Tram for KENGUN from JR Kumamoto St. 7min.walk from Kumamotojo/Shiyakusho mae St. (Kumamoto Castle/City Hall St) |
| TEL | 096 324 4930 |
| URL Japanese | http://kumamoto-kougeikan.jp/ |
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