The shellfish-purple is called a jewel of color.
This museum stores dry goods and pictures, dyed with shellfish-purple.
It is the only private museum of dyeing in the country.
The plus information
The nearby sights
- the monument of Matsumoto Koshiro the first(Zenkouji-temple)
- Johyama park in Omigawa
- Yoshibumi ruins of midden
- Atamadai ruins of midden
The sights a little way off
- Historic street of Sawara(National landscape conservation area)
- Memorial hall of Inoh Tadataka
- historic house of Inoh Tadataka
- The museum of festival float in Sawara
- Kampukuji-temple
- The Katori Shrine
seasonal
links
- Reference
- Omigawa area
Data
- Name
- Museum of shellfish-purple
- place
- 580, Omigawa, Katori City
- [admission] fee
- free
- Parking
- Free parking, 5 standard-sized cars
- Access
By train : Getting off at Omigawa Station, JR Narita-line. And 10 minutes by Taxi
By car : Higashi Kanto Expressway 20 minutes from Sawara-Katori exit
- Inquiries
- Katori City city office of Omigawa Tel. 0478-82-1117