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The Kawara Museum is located in Takahama City, production heartland of kawara, or clay roof tiles, boasting the highest scale of production in Japan. The museum exhibits Chinese and Korean roof tiles as well as Japanese ones. It offers pottery-making experiences where you can experience bisque-painting or make pottery on a wheel. On the museum premises is Morimae Park; themed on the ocean with waves and fish, and also a restaurant with lots of delectable vegetables.
SPOT OVERVIEW
| Location | : 〒444-1325 9-6-18 Aoki-cho, Takahama-shi, Aichi |
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| Fee | : Permanent exhibitions: Free Special exhibitions: Fee varies by exhibition for high school ages and older. Free of charge for junior high school ages and younger. For high school age and over the fee varies depending on the exhibition, junior high school age and under free. |
| Opening days / hours |
: 9:00 am–5:00 pm |
| Parking | : Available (100 passenger vehicle spaces and 2 bus spaces) |
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| Holidays | : Mon (the following day if Mon coincides with a national holiday) and Dec 28–Jan 1 |
| Phone number | : Kawara Museum/Library of Takahama City, a Hometown of Ceramics: 0566-52-3366 |
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ACCESS
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- Access by public transport
- • From Nagoya Station, take the Meitetsu Main Line. Get off at Chiryu Station and take the Meitetsu Mikawa Line. Alight at Takahama-minato Station and walk 10 min.
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• There is a bus stop nearby, but very few transfer points, making public transportation slightly inconvenient.
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- Access by car
- Approx. 15 min. from Agui Interchange on Chitahanto Road.
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