Toyota-shi Obara Paper Art Museum Washi no Furusato

Experience Hall / Accommodation Experience (Training) Facility

4.0

A museum primarily dedicated to Obara paper, a traditional Toyota City craft. Obara washi crafts and works of are displayed in the Washi Artwork Gallery with a focus on pieces made by Tatsukichi Fujii, the progenitor of Obara paper art. A variety of special exhibitions are held periodically on the first floor. In the Art and Craft Center, visitors can try papermaking using traditional Obara paper art techniques. The center also accepts orders for the creation of custom Obara papers. In the museum's garden, visitors can view kozo hybrid mulberry trees and Oriental paper push, plants used to make Obara paper.

Spot details

Toyota-shi Obara Paper Art Museum Washi no Furusato

Address: Aichi Toyota-shi Eitarocho Hora 216-1 Map
Area: Nishi-Mikawa Area
Phone: 0565652151
Hours: [Ohara Washi Museum] 9:00-16:30
[Paper-making experience] 9:00-16:00
Closed: Monday (open on public holidays), New Year's Holiday (12/28-1/4)
Fees: [Ohara Washi Museum Admission fee] 200yen (Free for Junior High School Students and below)
[Papermaking experience fee] Varies depending on the experience menu
Parking Lot: Available(120spaces)
※Free
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available(ToyotaCity_Free_Wi-Fi)
English Menu: Available(pamphlet, video)
Note: Temporary suspension of business:Closed until May 31, 2020 (Information as of May 15, 2020)
* Information may be changed, so please be sure to check the official information.
Estimated stay time: 60-120 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

和紙のアート

Reviewed : 2020.11.23

和紙のやさしい雰囲気が伝わる作品が多数ありました。富士山や桜などの和紙のついたてや、和紙を使った灯篭と見ていて飽きません。
和紙作り体験もできます

Reviewed : 2020.04.08

「絵すき」「字すき」「葉すき」「うちわ作り」などを作成できる体験ができます。展示館では全国の和紙資料を紹介する「和紙展示館」などがあり学習にもお勧めです。
和紙の魅力

Reviewed : 2019.02.16

和紙がどうやってつくられるのかを知ることができるし、和紙作りの体験をすることができますので、子どもを連れて楽しいです。