Japan Guide
Tokyo
Japan Folk Crafts Museum
Just two stops from Shibuya on the Keiō Inokashira line to Komaba-Tōdaimae Station, or a twenty-minute walk west of Dōgenzaka to Komaba-kōen, lies the very impressive Japan Folk Crafts Museum or Mingeikan, set in a handsome stone-and-stucco building and boasting an excellent collection of pottery, textiles and lacquerware. The gift shop is a fine source of souvenirs, and an annual competition and sale of new craft designs is held between November 23 and December 3. Opposite the museum stands a nineteenth-century nagayamon (long gate house), brought here from Tochigi-ken by the museum's founder, Yanagi Sōetsu. Opening time: Tues– Sun 10am–5pmPrice: ¥1000Address: Shibuya 
03/3467-4527, 
www.mingeikan.or.jp