• This is the only tour that allows you to visit the Kurashiki Museum of Folk Craft with a folk craft expert and a nationally-licensed guide! (As of September 2023)
• By touring the Kurashiki Museum of Folk Craft with a folk art expert and interpreter, who usually does not have written explanations of the exhibits, you can learn more about folk craft and the exhibits!

At the "Mukaimatsu Dorm" you will meet the lecturer and a Nationally-Licensed Guide of the tour. (Mukaimatsu Dorm : 2 Chome-5-1 Tsurugata, Kurashiki, Okayama 710-0056) After a self-introduction by Mr. Yamamoto, owner of "Toru Mingei" store, he will talk about folk crafts, focusing on the collection on display at the Kurashiki Museum of Folk Craft. The explanations are extremely valuable, as usually no written explanations are provided with the exhibits at the Kurashiki Museum of Folk Craft. By learning about the relationship between folk crafts in Japan and Kurashiki, what folk crafts are in the first place, and the history and attractive aspects of folk crafts, visitors will deepen their understanding of and attachment to folk crafts. From the meeting point, travel to the Kurashiki Museum of Folk craft. It is a 10-minute walk to the Museum through the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter.