Yame Traditional Craft Museum

Yame is the Centre of Japanese artificial crafts. The Museum was built in 1986 with the

purpose of gathering traditional craft items together and transferring traditional techniques

and development of local industry.

Japan’s largest Stone

lantern

Traditional Craft Museum

Stone lantern exhibition

Various items producing in Yame are exhibited in the Museum.

Fukushima Buddhist Altar

Japan’s biggest Gold

Buddhist Altar

Buddhist Altars

Shinto Shrine

Yame lantern

Hina doll

Samurai Armour

Bow and arrow

Japanese Paper

Hoshino Porcelain

Bamboo craft

Akasaka doll

Wooden craft

Stone lantern

General information

Address	2-123-2 Motomachi, Yame-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Access	60 minutes by a vehicle from JR Hakata station (Fukuoka-city) 40 minutes by a vehicle from Yanagawa 40 minutes by a vehicle from Asakura 35 minutes by a vehicle from Kurume 100 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city
Open hours	9:00 to 17:00
Admission fee	No fee is required
Days closed	Monday, New year holidays