Yame Dento Kogeikan (Yame Traditional Crafts Museum)
Yame Kanko Bussankan
This facility has gathered traditional crafts, the pride of Yame, under one roof, including Buddhist altars, paper lanterns, stone lanterns, and handmade Japanese paper. The museum displays and sells traditional crafts, offers demonstrations by artisans for visitors to watch, and you can also experience hand-making Japanese paper. The Yame Kanko Bussankan “Tokimeki” within the facility sells Yame’s specialty products and local produce, including yamecha (tea), local sake, wagoma (spinning tops), and items made of bamboo.
Street address
- 2-123-2 Motomachi, Yame City
About FUKUOKA Access
Route1
- Kyushu Expressway
10 minutes by car, east from the Yame I.C.
- Kyushu Expressway
Route2
- Kyushu Expressway
15 minutes by car, south from the Hirokawa I.C.
- Kyushu Expressway
Opening Hours
- 9:00 to 17:00
Closed
- Mondays (if Monday is a national holiday then the museum is open), New Year holiday
Fee
Best season
- All year
Point
- Hand-made Japanese paper experience (reception: 9:30 to 16:00, reservations necessary for five or more people, from 600 yen per person)
Spots around
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Port of Moji
Mekari area -
Kyushu National Museum
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Hiraodai (Senbutsu Cave)
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Kitakyushu Airport
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Yanagawa river cruise
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Dazaifu Tenmangu
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Yabeya Konomi Honke
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Hiraodai (Hiraodai Countryside Park)
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Kokura Castle
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Tanga Market
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Tachibana Gardens
National Site of Scenic Beauty -
Komyozenji Temple
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Michi no Eki Munakata Roadside Station
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Yatai (Food Stalls)
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Unagi no Seiromushi
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Munakata Taisha Shrine
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Tobata Gion Oyamagasa Festival
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Hakatamachiya Furusatokan
