Kawatsura Lacquerware
Traditional Crafts Center
First-time Visitors
Our museum tells the history of Kawatsura lacquerware.
You can see and touch a variety of the products here.
We highly recommend you to visit here.
1st Floor:Shop
Shop space, 498.35 square meters,
which is the largest showroom in the region.
The number of items
and quality here are the best
in the prefecture.
The exhibition and shop space, featuring products produced by members of our cooperative, has a wide variety of items, with over 800 pieces available at all times. From tableware such as chopsticks and bowls, to trays, tables, and chests of drawers, you are sure to find the piece you’ve been looking for. We take pride in offering quality you can trust and the widest selection in the prefecture.
1st Floor:Shop
Shop space, 498.35 square meters,
which is the largest showroom in the region.
The number of items
and quality here are the best
in the prefecture.
The exhibition and shop space, featuring products produced by members of our cooperative, has a wide variety of items, with over 800 pieces available at all times. From tableware such as chopsticks and bowls, to trays, tables, and chests of drawers, you are sure to find the piece you’ve been looking for. We take pride in offering quality you can trust and the widest selection in the prefecture.
2nd Floor:
Historical Museum
We showcase the history that has been built by artisans
who have supported each other in the small town within a radius of 2 kilometers.
Skills and Regional Strength
Passed Down for 800 Years
Every production process from wood working to coating, chinkin and makie is completed in the town of Kawatsura, where manufacturing based on the expertise of the local community is still alive and well. It has a long history of 800 years. In the Edo period, the industry expanded its market through production of daily utensils such as bowls, trays, and tiered boxes. Luxurious decorations, chinkin and makie were added. In the modern era, the industry has supported the regional economy. This is an exhibition space where you can experience the history.
2nd Floor:
Historical Museum
We showcase the history that has been built by artisans
who have supported each other in the small town within a radius of 2 kilometers.
Skills and Regional Strength
Passed Down for 800 Years
Every production process from wood working to coating, chinkin and makie is completed in the town of Kawatsura, where manufacturing based on the expertise of the local community is still alive and well. It has a long history of 800 years. In the Edo period, the industry expanded its market through production of daily utensils such as bowls, trays, and tiered boxes. Luxurious decorations, chinkin and makie were added. In the modern era, the industry has supported the regional economy. This is an exhibition space where you can experience the history.
Hands-on Experience
Workshops
Chinkin and maki-e add elegance to products. These techniques involve transferring the brilliant appearance of gold leaf and other metals directly onto lacquerware to enhance its beauty.
Please make a reservation via our website or by telephone.
Chinkin Hands-on
Experience Workshop
The delicate work called "kebori" that involves shallowly carving patterns onto the surface of lacquerware, rubbing unrefined sap of the lacquer tree into them, and then placing gold leaf in them is a unique decoration technique that Kawatsura lacquerware specializes in.
Workshop fee: 2,750 yen per person
(for groups of three or more)
Workshop time: 1.5 hours
Maki-e Hands-on
Experience Workshop
A leading decorative technique of Kawatsura lacquerware is maki-e that involves applying lacquer and then sprinkling gold or silver powder onto it to create patterns. Even beginners can easily participate in workshop.
Workshop fee: 2,750 yen per person
(for groups of three or more)
Workshop time: 1.5 hours
Movies
Experience the craftsmanship of Kawatsura Lacquerware through our video.
Access
Located in Yuzawa City, Akita prefecture, a region abundant in tourist resources.
We encourage you to visit the center while exploring the nearby attractions.
142-1 Aza-Odate Nakano, Kawatsura-cho, Yuzawa-shi, Akita, JAPAN,
