Kusakabe Folk Crafts Museum

Oshinmachi in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture. Kusakabe Folk Crafts Museum, located a short walk from Takayama Station, is housed in the former townhouse of the Kusakabe family, who prospered as merchants purveying to magistrate's office during the era of tenryo, directly ruled territories. Although the original residence was destroyed in a major fire in 1875, in 1879, a renowned Hida carpenter by the name of Jisuke Kawajiri faithfully recreated it in the Edo period's architectural style. The storehouse was opened as an exhibition room, displaying art and folk crafts, including Shibukusa ware handed down in the Kusakabe family. In 1966, the house was designated an Important Cultural Property by the national government as a Meiji-era private residence. Come experience the culture of Hida and Takayama at our museum.