Machi-gurumi Museum at-home

The contents of exhibition

maps and books of Mr.Tadataka

address

1903, Sawara-I, Katori City

phone

0478-52-4362

URL

http://www4.ocn.ne.jp/^chuukei

open

10:00-18:00

shop holiday

Mondays

Relax Station of Town

The books about Inoh Tadataka,the atlas of Japan made by him and the CDs of Sawara festivals are sold.

We can also serve you the best dishes and drinks during your relaxing time.

The contents of exhibition

Sho-chiku-bai (the Pine trees-Bamboo-Plum blossoms)inkstone

address

1717, Sawara-I, Katori City

phone

0478-52-2369

open

9:00-18:00

shop holiday

Wednesdays

One Century with the dishes - the Retro and New Shop

Our shop, retrospective but modern, was established a century ago as a shop selling table ware.

These things are what the founder of the Sawara shop collected and used in his everyday life.

Everylhing might have been inconvenient in those days, but it now appears to us that the people then might have been living fruitful and tranquil lives.

The contents of exhibition

a wall clock, a tobacco tray

address

502, Sawara-I, Katori City

phone

0478-52-2585

URL

http://m-kaze.com/sawara/

open

9:00-17:00

shop holiday

not regular

The Gentle Space

The sound of tick-tock, tick-tock is such a nostalgic, sweet sound, a good BGM!

Refresh yourselves in the interior of the shop, which reminds you of the periods of Meiji and Taisho.

"This clock must be one of those 30 clocks that Seiko Company, the biggest watchmaker in Japan, manufactured in those days," said a visitor to our shop, who was once a staff member of the Seiko company, adding "Keep this clock moving for a long time." Even now this clock is a good shop assistant.

The tobacco tray is used for burning incense now.

The contents of exhibition

paintings by Mr. Akiyoshi Miyoshi

address

3398, Sawara-I, Katori City

phone

0478-52-3157

URL

http://yu-nakatora.co.jp/

open

10:00-18:00

shop holiday

not regular

Paintings by Mr. Akiyoshi Miyoshi

Mr. Akiyoshi Miyoshi (1903-1995)

1942 He was awarded at the Shun-yo-kai exhibition and became a member of the society.

1965 He held his solo exhibition in Mexico City. Since then,he continued his exhibitions in Mexico, Tokyo and other cities every year，and displayed his works in several exhibitions.

1992 He exhibited one of his great works in the Ichi-yo-kai exhibition in the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art.

1993 He visited Sawara and painted a lot of pictures.

You can see his seven paintings in which the impressive views of Sawara are drawn.

The contents of exhibition

collection of demon tile and kimono

address

1717, Sawara-I, Katori City

phone

0478-52-4515

open

10:30-18:30

shop holiday

Mondays (occasionally Monday-Tuesday)

Welcom to Our Hometown!

We have an art gallery which exhibits Sawara Ha-ri-ko (animals, dolls and masks molded in paper), Sawara porcelain, and traditional craftworks, and handicraft works by Sawara citizens. A rental space for exhibitions is available.

Enjoy drinking coffee or tea in the cafe room whose ceiling is supported by thick wooden beams and decorative posts, equipped with a superb audio effect.

The contents of exhibition

collection of wood patterns for Japanese cookies

address

1717, Sawara-I, Katori City

phone

0478-52-2413

URL

http://m-kaze.com/sawara/toraya.html/

open

8:30-18:30

shop holiday

Wednesdays

Seasonable Japanese and Western Cakes

The contents of exhibition

old publicity posters, signboards and several cubic caskets

address

490-5, Sawara-I, Katori City

phone

0478-52-3305

open

8:30-20:00

shop holiday

none

Let's stroll around Sawara, relaxingly, slowly and energetically

You can appreciate some old publicity posters, several cubic caskets of sa-ke for festivities, and a sign-board of Sho-chiku-bai (the Pine trees-Bamboo-Plum blossoms), a brand of a famous brewery of sa-ke, portraying ISHIHARA, Yujiro, a movie star at the height of his popularity in the 1960s -1980s.

Take your time in looking at these displays.

Let's stroll around Sawara, relaxingly, slowly and energetically.

The contents of exhibition

a origami bird of connected cranes (June - December)

address

1720, Sawara-I, Katori City

phone

0478-55-0028

open

9:00-18:30

shop holiday

Wednesdays (open at national horidays)

Cranes Made From One Piece Of Japanese Paper

The 'Ren-zuru' (a big flock of connected cranes) is folded with a single piece of paper and can be transformed into various types of flocks of cranes by ways of drafting and using scissors.

The cranes displayed in the shop were made by our grandfather (the third shop owner) were introduced on a TV program .

The contents of exhibition

good old posters and pot

address

711, Sawara-I, Katori City

phone

0478-52-2830

open

8:30-21:00

shop holiday

Sundays

a Retrospective Atmosphere of the time when established in Meiji period

The posters of sake (Japanese spirit) in the twenties of Showa period.

The ceramic pots for holding warm sake which was dehvered directly to the customers, around the early years of Showa.

The shopfront preserving a retrospective atmosphere of the times when the shop was established in the 42nd year of Meiji

We would like to have a good time chatting with a smile and a warm heart.

The contents of exhibition

retro public bath

address

622, Sawara-I, Katori City

phone

0478-52-3547

open

15:00-23:00

shop holiday

every 1st,15th

Mild Warm Water and Warm Mind

When walking through the Noren(a shop curtain)，you can feel the atomosphere of the times when this bath house started around 100 years ago.

Even now, this bath house is supplied with the ground water pumped up from the three wells and is heated by the firewood. The ground water is much milder and takes more time to cool down than the city water.

Bathe in the mild， warm bath and make your heart warmer. After your comR)rtable bathing， you can have a supreme time with a bottle of cold milk.