The Towel Museum

Art Museum

3.5

This is a specialist towel museum located in Japan’s leading towel production area, Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture. Housed within a building reminiscent of a European castle there is also a 33,000 square meter European style garden with flowers blooming throughout the year. Inside the museum visitors will find a whole range of items on display made out of towel and cloth by the writer, painter and product designer Atsuko Matano. Visitors can also take a look around the place where towels are made and have their own unique embroidery stitched into a towel they’ve purchased. There is also a shop which sells Shikoku souvenirs with a focus on towel products.

Spot details

Address: Ehime Pref. Imabarishi Asakurakami Map
Area: Imabari / Shimanami Kaido Area
Phone: 0898561515
Hours: 9:30-18:00 * Last entry to the paid gallery is until 17:30
Closed: 2022/1/13, 2022/1/20
Fees: [Admission fee] [Adult] 800yen [Junior and senior high school students] 600yen [Elementary school students] 400yen
Parking Lot: Available
Credit Card: Available(VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX)
Smoking: Available
Wi-Fi: Available
Vegetarian Menu: Available (advance consultation required)
Halal certified: Yes (prior consultation required)
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Estimated stay time: 60-120 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available
Pet friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

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Review

So many towels

Reviewed : 2019.05.28

I thoroughly enjoyed this place - it was very interesting and had a great stock of towels. I wished that I had of purchased some to bring back home.
Amazing Towel Art

Reviewed : 2018.11.07

Went to Imabari Towel Museum as part of our One Day Bus Tour. As we entered the museum we were guided to go straight to the fourth floor where the towel museum was located. We saw how...
Textiles and shopping

Reviewed : 2018.07.29

We went to this museum as part of a tour. It seem quite far away and isolated from the town. If you like textiles, then it would be an eyeopener on what textiles can do. There are many nice picture...