Profession & craft museums in Japan

The Sapporo Beer Museum is situated in the Sapporo Garden Park in Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. This location is easily accessible and offers a unique cultural experience for tourists interested in the history of beer production in Japan.

The Cup Noodles Museum, with locations in Yokohama, Ikeda, and Hong Kong, is dedicated to the life of Momofuku Andō and his invention of instant noodles. The first museum was inaugurated in Yokohama in 2011. This museum provides an insight into the life and work of Momofuku Andō, the Taiwanese-Japanese entrepreneur who introduced the first instant noodles to the market on August 25, 1958.

This building formerly housed a pharmacy that belonged to one of Kanazawa’s most respected families. Nowadays, it is a museum displaying traditional pharmaceutical artefacts. Moreover, you can also explore exhibitions about traditional lifestyle of Kanazawa’s citizens here or meditate in a small, pe

Visit this craft centre and see how the beautiful kimonos of this region are made. For a small fee, you can also try the art yourself, or you can borrow one of these stunning pieces of clothes and take a picture in it or even to have a stroll in the town wearing this traditional attire.

This museum was built in order to preserve the art of gold leaf craft for the future generations. You can see many interesting pieces of art here as well as the manufacturing process of gold leaves.

The Yokohama Silk Museum, situated in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan, is a unique institution dedicated to the silk trade in Japan. This museum provides an in-depth look into the history and significance of silk in the country, making it an interesting destination for those interested in Japanese culture and history.

A museum providing expositions showing dyeing and weaving of handmade fabrics. It is an important part of Japanese history.