Akiu Craft Park

Enjoyed Painting Kokeshi Dolls Here

This is a lovely place to do crafts or to purchase crafts. The one downside is that it is hard to get here by public transit. Worth a stop if you are coming to the area!

Enjoyed Painting Kokeshi Dolls Here

This is a lovely place to do crafts or to purchase crafts. The one downside is that it is hard to get here by public transit. Worth a stop if you are coming to the area!

Disappointing

We arrived at the bus stop in Yumoto and began the uphill 20 minute walk to the Akiu craft village, only to find a couple of the shops/workshops open. The area is obviously set up to handle tourism, g...

Disappointing

We arrived at the bus stop in Yumoto and began the uphill 20 minute walk to the Akiu craft village, only to find a couple of the shops/workshops open. The area is obviously set up to handle tourism, g...

Fabulous experience

We visited Gangu-an in Akiu Craft Village with our child. We weremadevery welcome. First you can choose your kokeshi wooden doll shape. A short introduction is given to how to paint a traditional koke...