Taito ward's traditional crafts,
an inherited heart of Edo
Tradition to be inherited
An inherited heart of Edo
Taito ward flourished as a common people's town and the birthplace of Edo culture with vestiges of Edo period historical sites and culture such as Edo period Buddhist shrines and temples.
EVENT & NEWS
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2024/9/10-16
Taito Ward Traditional Craftsmen Exhibition
Taito Ward has flourished as a town for the common people and the birthplace of Edo culture since th..more
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EVENT 2024/6/29
Exhibition, Painting demonstration, and Painting experience of traditional craft “Naruko Kokeshi” from our friendship town Osaki City in Miyagi Pref.
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2024/5/3-2024/5/6
We will be exhibiting at the event “SusHi Tech Tokyo2024”
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2024/2/10-3/5
Taito Masterpieces of Tokyo Campaign
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EVENT 2024/1/19-2/1
"Traditional Crafts Exhibition of Taito Ward"
EXPERIENCE COLUMN
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20190916
Visit to "Edo Taito Traditional Crafts Center" in Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo ( How to get it? )
Anyone who’s ever been to Tokyo will probably tell you that
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Observation of The gallery of Edo wood sculpture Sosyu
‘Sosyu’ tells the historically outstanding wood sculpture to
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Edo Brushes・Tokyo handmade brush
work shopI visited Miyakawa brush workshop which is founded in 1920.
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The trial lesson of making
Edo cut Kiriko glassI took a trial lesson of making a Kiriko at ‘Kiriko workshop
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CRAFTSMAKER
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Glass Pens
Rachi Yoshihiro
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Suzuri [ Inkstones ]
Aoyagi Takashi
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Hikaku Kogei [ Leatherworking ]
Okubo Kunio
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Tokyo kiri-Tansu [ Paulownia Bureau ]
Katayama Haruo
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Tenugui [ Hand Towels ]
Kawakami Chihiro
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Tenugui [ Hand Towels ]
Kawakami Masahiro
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Kanban Chokoku [ Signboard engraving ]
Sakai Tomoo
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Kanban Chokoku [ Signboard engraving ]
Sakai Yasuyuki
Edo Taito Traditional Crafts Center
Already in the Edo period (17th to mid 19th centuries), Taito thrived as a city of commons, who created much of the Edo culture. Today, Taito-ku (the City of Taito) still is home to numerous historic sites, such as Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples dating back to the period, and many more. The City also accommodates commons who are dashing and stylish following the aesthetics of Edo commons and nurtures Traditional Crafts developed by craftspeople over the past centuries. "Edo Taito Traditional Crafts Center" is where you can experience and appreciate treasures of Traditional Crafts of the Shitamachi (lower city) area of Edo, created and developed by generations of craftspeople who worked in the area‘s history and culture. The Museum is intended to stimulate your interest in and appreciation of those Traditional Crafts. In addition, the Museum hopes you will cherish some of such crafts in your everyday life.