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in Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo
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, Japan, dedicated to the hand-crafted art of ordinary people (''mingei'').Access is from Komaba-tōdaimae Station, Komaba-Tōdaimae Station of Keio Inokashira Line.
The museum was established in 1936 by Yanagi Sōetsu, the founder of the ''mingei'' movement; Shōji Hamada, Hamada Shōji succeeded him as its director. Yanagi and Hamada officially announced their desire to establish a folk crafts museum in 1926. Construction began on the museum in 1935 and was completed in 1936.
The museum covers 1,818 square meters and was constructed with a traditional Japanese architectural style. A 'long' stone-roofed gate-cum-residence (''nagaya-mon'') was brought from the Tochigi Prefecture and reconstructed in front of the building.
See also
* Tomimoto Kenkichi Memorial Museum * Cultural Properties of Japan#Folk Cultural Properties, Folk Cultural Properties * Japanese handicraftsReferences
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Art museums and galleries in Tokyo Folk art museums and galleries in Japan Art museums established in 1936 1936 establishments in Japan Buildings and structures in Meguro Mingei {{Japan-museum-stub