Saitama Prefecture still has lots of traditional crafts such as washi ( Handmade Japanese Paper).
They add warmth and richness to our lives. In this center, you can see all the traditional crafts registered by Saitama Prefecture in the display corner.
You can also experience the manufacturing procedures of handmade paper etc.
The center also has the diorama of Saitama area, a gallery, an audio-visual room, souvenir shops, and a restaurant.
Information
Admission Fee
Adults (includes senior high school students) 300 yen亙200yen亜
Children (includes elementary and junior high school students)150yen亙100yen亜
Numbers inside 亙亜 indicate group reduction feesOpen
Opens at 9 AM, Closes at 5 PM
Last entry at 4:30pmClosed
Closed on Mondays and the second Tuesday of each month , expect for national holidays
Closed on the day after each national holiday without Sunday and national holidays
Closed between Dec. 28th to Jan. 4thParking
Free Parking For further information
For further information, please contact .
Saitama Traditional Craft Center
Saitama Traditional Craft Association
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1220 Ogawa Hiki-gun Ogawa-machi, Saitama .
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Click Here for Saitama Craft Center Web site
***An outline of Saitama Craft Center***
仠丂Welcome to Saitama Craft Center Web site
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Hoping to add richness and warmth to your lives, Ogawa local goverment, established Saitama Traditional Crafts Center. We suggest your way of life and crafts from the following three pint of view.
丒 Tradition : to preserve the traditional skills and to preserve their successors
丒 Creation : to allow interchange between the crafts , and to develop new products
丒 Life : Skills of crafts based on our lives
仠丂Index of the traditonal crafts
Saitama is blessed with mild climate and beautiful nature. It has produced various kinds of traditional crafts owing to its rich natural resources.
仠 Fascinating Handmade Crafts
You can see the craftsman's traditional skills in close. And you can also see the demonstration and experience the procedure. Come on! Let's try it!
仠丂Ogawa Washi, Handmade Paper Experience Center
丂Ogawa Washi has a long history , and many craftsmen here have inherited its tradition. You can take a 5-day course in paper-making .
Traditional Products, and Washi-related goods are sold as gifts and souvenirs
