Museums and Related Facilities

Museums and Art Museums

SETO-GURA Museum

This museum showcases the history of ceramics and its transition over a period of more than 1,000 years. Old coal-fired kilns, workshops, and the Seto townscape have been recreated to bring Seto of the olden days back to life.

Address	1-1 Kura-Sho Town,Seto City,Aichi Prefecture
Phone	+81(561)97-1190
Open	9:00–18:00(Last entry up to 17:30）
Closed	Year end and the beginning of the year; temporarily closed approx. once a month
Admission	Public /500 Japanese yen Annual passport /1500 Japanese yen

http://www.seto-cul.jp/setogura-museum/

Seto Municipal Art Museum (in Seto City Culture Center)

Seto City Culture Center has three facilities: the Culture Hall, Furehai Hall, and a museum of fine arts. Permanent and special exhibitions are held at both the museum of fine arts and the Culture Hall. The Culture Hall and Furehai Hall display large ceramic works: Dancing Flames by Tokuro Kato, and Ceramic Fire Festival by Goro Kawamoto, respectively.

Address	113-3 Nishi-Ibara Town, Seto City, Aichi Prefecture
Phone	+81 (561) 84-1811
Open	9:00–17:00 (Last entry up to 16:30)
Closed	Year end and the beginning of the year; temporarily closed approx. once a month
Admission	to be charged

http://seto-cul.jp/seto-museum/

Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum

A Museum that Displays the History of Ceramics from the Prehistoric Era to the Present Day.
The Museum also has attached facilities, including a restaurant, an authentic Japanese teahouse where tea is served in tea bowls produced by ceramic artists, and craft studio, where visitors can experience ceramic production.

Address	234 Minami-Yamaguchi Town, Seto City, Aichi Prefecture
Phone	+81 (561) 84-7474
Open	9:30–16:30
Closed	Mondays
Admission	to be charged

http://www.pref.aichi.jp/touji/

Link to various related facilities in Seto City

Shinano Toujiki Center (Shinano Ceramics Market): http://www.toujiki.or.jp/
SETO-GURA ceramic Plaza: http://www.rakuten.co.jp/ceramicplaza/
Seto Ceramics and Glass Art Center: http://www.seto-cul.jp/new-century/
Seto Blue and White Ceramics Center: http://www.seto-cul.jp/sometsuke/
Seto Novelty Children Creative Center: http://www.city.seto.aichi.jp/docs/2010111000080/
SETO-GURA: http://www.seto-marutto.info/cgi-bin/data/miru/002.html
Seto city Tourism Association: http://www.seto-marutto.info/ze/index.html