Out on the edge of town is the Toyama Municipal Museum of Folklore. It is nine different buildings all in one area. Most of these buildings have been relocated to this spot so that they can all be accessed together. We started at the Thatched Roof Folk Art Museum, moved to the Folk Art Museum and then the Clay Dolls Studio. Next we sat for tea in the Tea Ceremony House and had a small bean paste sweet along with the tea. We moved next to the Museum of Archeology. Museum of Ceramic Art and finally the Museum of Folklore. Two other museums were closed for that day, the Museum of Medicine Peddlers and the Gyujin Memorial Art Gallery. The use of Folklore and Folk-art are fairly interchangeable when it comes to the contents of the museums.
The Thatched Roof Folk Art Museum
A wall in the back yard
Very elaborate system to hang pots and kettles over the fire
Here is the hanging kettle
All of these large chests were on wheels
A staircase and cabinet
Also on wheels
Lovely chest
Nice mustache!
A pile of ashes?
Watch out for the turtle
So many cool chests
Is this functional?
Great iron work on the chest
Huge beams making up the building
Next museum
Pretty
Watch out for the murder hornets
This museum was largeer
This chair was so knobby
Rug of a castle
Such funky straw robes
Feet!
Fish pot hanger
Baskets
Reeds or straw?
Bang the gong!
So many styles
We would wear these if we could
A incense burner?
More wheels
Mother of Pearl
More huge beams
So fancy!
The center beam holding up the roof
Moving through the museums at a snail pace
Water lily
So pretty!
Great flower arrangement at the tea house
Our macha tea and our sweet
Leslie's tea cup is nicer
So delicate
They gave us instructions on how to drink the tea properly
Tiny sword is provided to eat the sweet
Great view from the tea ceremony
A fat cat
The view from behind the tea house
A living flower arrangenment
The ceramic workshop
A wise old mascot
Old men!
Archeology! From 15,000 to 500 BCE
Goggle eyes!
A dig from the 50's
A mask re-constructed
Beads!
Even the small cat has something to say
Next Museum!
Ceramic Arts
This jug was my favorite
Shrimp
Mr. Mustache!
Delicate glasses
Is is broken?
Four levels of beams
Looking up to the ceiling
This panel is exquisite
The rose colored wood is so beautiful
The center area is so tall
A tiny outbuilding
A phone booth
Off we go to the last museum
Gool glass
The Museum of Folklore
Woody the horse
The rest of woody
Woven shoes and boots
What is this beast in the beehive?
Old phones
A model of a pagoda
Implements of torture, aka sandals
A water bucket
A rickshaw
Up on the second floor
Very small mill stones
More reeds woven together
Big basket
Serious hand saws
The inside of the thatched roof
Saddles
For horses!
