In the museum, you can feel the tasteful atmosphere of a tea house. We display a large number of Japanese dolls such as Gosho doll (palace doll), Kamo doll, Isho doll, Ichimatsu doll, which have been loved as toys for girls, and, Hina doll and Gogatsu doll, which have been displayed to wish for the healthy growth of kids. Also, you can find ceramic figurines such as Arita ware and Satsuma ware, which had gained popularity in Europe from the end of Edo period to Meiji period (about 100 to 150 years ago) ,as well as Takeda doll, a humorous looking actor-like doll, clay dolls from each region of Japan ,and, Matryoshka that got inspired from the Japanese doll. Japan is the largest doll’s possession country in the world and numerous craft methods have been used to produce dolls. We hope that you enjoy traditional Japanese dolls that have been loved by Japanese people over time.

Admission Fee

Adults: 500yen, Children under 12: 300yen, Children 3 or under: Free
Note: In case of group visiting (over 15 people), please call us in advance or let us know at the reception.

Open

10:00 – 17:00
As of March 24th, our regular holidays will be Tue, Wed and Thu. We open from 10:00-17:00 on Fri-Mon. *We will always open on national holidays regardless of day of the week.

Guide Tour

We always hold guide tour for all vistors to explain Japanese dolls in detail. We make a group(5 to 10 people) and you see around the museum with a guide staff. He or she will explain the history, background and beauty of traditional Japanese dolls to you. It will take about 40 minutes. And English guide tour is also available. We put descriptions in both Japanese and Englsih so that internatinal vistors will understand traditinal Japanese dolls well.

Floor map

First floor

Second floor