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Kawara Museum・Library of Takahama City, a Hometown of Ceramics

Kawara Museum・Library of Takahama City, a Hometown of Ceramics

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The only museum in Japan specializing in roof tiles

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
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)
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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Parking

Handicapped parking	〇　Available, free of charge (1 space)

Restrooms

Accessible restrooms	〇
Width of accessible restroom	〇　88 cm
Western-style restroom	〇
Baby bed	×
Changing table	〇
Electric wheelchair usage	〇
Tactile guide map of restroom layout	×
Equipped for ostomy pouches	×

About accessibility within the building

Stairs and steps	〇
Stair handrail	〇
Elevator (door width)	〇　80 cm
Elevator floor display	×
Elevator voice guidance	×
Escalator	×
Escalator voice guidance	×
Ramp (width)	〇　120 cm
Steps within the facility	×

Services

Wheelchair rental	〇
Stroller rental	〇
Reading glasses rental	×
Nursing corner	〇
Assistance dogs allowed	〇
Assistance dog relief area	×
Facility guide map in Braille	×
Stair handrail signage in Braille	×
Tactile paving for the visually impaired	×

Fees, etc.

Special fee in support of disabled persons	〇　Half off general admission for persons carrying various disability certificates and for one caregiver. Show your certificate when purchasing your ticket at the museum shop.

LINK

Kawara Museum・Library of Takahama City, a Hometown of Ceramics website (Japanese)

ACCESS

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.

Note:
• There is a bus stop nearby, but very few transfer points, making public transportation slightly inconvenient.
Access by car

Approx. 15 min. from Agui Interchange on Chitahanto Road.