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A Hoard of Traditional Treasures - Accessible and Modern |
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| Author: Maya Ross |
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This comfortably spacious, clean and lovely exhibition of traditional arts & crafts from all
over Japan is an absolute treasure for casual visitors with curiosity as well as a must-stop for savvy shoppers looking
for quality souvenir of Japan.
Located very conveniently in the Ikebukuro Station, this center is such a rare and fresh experience in Tokyo.
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Entrance to Art & Crafts Center at Ikebukuro station. |
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The items you can find here are:
Pottery and tableware of various styles, lacquerware, silk fabrics and scarves, clay or fabric-donned dolls, noren (hanging cloth), glass crafts, wooden crafts, flower vase, handmade paper crafts…you name it.
Even though these products are made in accordance with “traditional”, authentic skills and care, they are not antiques or feel “old” at all. With a fresh sense of modernity in their design and color, they will perfectly match your spacious living room back in North America. Most of the displayed products can be bought on the spot, credit card accepted. Try and find the piece of your lifetime, as part of your dear memory of Japan.
If you are fed up with junk (meaning mass-produced and sometimes even produced in other Asian countries than Japan) souvenirs available in other commercially - pressed stores in Tokyo, you will feel the fresh breeze of genuine quality and the sense of Japan (ah…one has to desperately “search” for it in the urban Tokyo!).
The center greets you with a warm welcome, whether you are just looking or eager to shop. Looking almost like a friendly museum without any glass showcases, the arts & crafts at this center are surely sights worthwhile for the eyes sore with Tokyo’s grayish skyline.
Metropolitan Plaza 1 & 2Fl TEL: 5954-6066 11AM to 7 PM
Access: Ikebukuro Station 0 minutes: Yamanote, Marunouchi, Yurakucho Lines, Seibu Ikebukuro, Tobu-Tojo Lines
Japanese Website
Access Map
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