Iga Kumihimo Center Kumi no Sato
Iga Kumihimo is a traditional braiding handicraft from the city of Iga in Mie Prefecture. Visitors can learn more about the traditional skills of braiding handicrafts by participating in workshops.
- Name
- Iga Kumihimo Center Kumi no Sato
- Category of Industry
- Exhibitions
- 1F: There is a store which offers and displays a variety of Iga Kumihimo handicrafts and a space for individual workshops
2F: The Iga Kumihimo Museum displays materials for making Iga Kumihimo braids and craftworks made by artists
3F: The floor has a hall which is used to hold group workshops for making Kumihimo braids - Touring procedures
- Admission
- Experience：Charged
Admission free - Attendance figure
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1回：70 (Making Kumihimo braids workshop)
1日：― - Hours
- 9:00 to 17:00
- Amount of time required
- 60 minutes (Making Kumihimo braids workshop)
- Closed
- Closed on Mondays (except for national holidays)
- Parking
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large buses : 3
passenger cars : 6 - Shopping and food
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Shopping : Yes
Food : No - Categories of visitors
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(Acceptance of people in the same category of industry : ) - Available service for guests from overseas
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Guide : ―
Brochures : English - Reservation
- Touring the facility: reservations not required/ Hands-on activities: reservations required 2 weeks before the tour ※ In the case of groups: Reservation required at least two weeks before both the tour and experience
- Reservation number
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TEL : 0595-23-8038
FAX : 0595-24-1015 - Access
- Public Transportation: 10 minutes walk from Kuwamachi Station on the Iga Railway line/ Car: 5 minutes from the Ueno-Higashi Interchange on the Meihan Expressway
- Address
- 1929-10 Shijuku-cho, Iga City, Mie 518-0823
- Inquiry address
- 1929-10 Shijuku-cho, Iga City, Mie 518-0823
- Applications and inquiries
- Secretariat Office, Mr. Masahiro Hiraoka
- Number
- 0595-23-8038
- URL
- http://www.kumihimo.or.jp/