Kinosaki Strawcraft Museum — Attraction in Toyooka

Immaculately crafted art, made only with straw, simple dyes, rice glue, wooden spatulas, and precision blades. I've never seen so much love put into crafted art before. The fact that this art is kept alive within Kinosaki is also a beautiful tribute to tradition, while still making pieces that resonate with everyone. History and nature are depicted in stunning detail that one forgets to consider the artistic process, and loses themselves in the beauty of the pieces.

And for 300¥ per adult, you have no excuse not to visit it when you're in Kinosaki! Photos of the art are withheld out of respect for the livelihood...

Well worth setting aside an hour for this museum when in kinosaki. We spent most of our time going to the 7 onsens but would highly recommend going to fewer and coming here instead. Make sure you do some straw craft yourself as it's cheap, harder than it looks and you get to take home a self made souvenir. The lovely woman is very kind in helping out, even without any English. The video will give you a new appreciation of the time and skill that goes into the straw craft items you can buy in this town. A great...

A must visit museum if you’re in Kinosaki. Lots of rich culture and history behind this craft and really interesting to learn how strawcraft art is made. So many intricate and delicate details are explained. We also did the short intro workshop, where you can choose which type of piece you’d like to work on (there’s sample references you can follow). Very fun and worthwhile experience, and you’ll have a little souvenir to commemorate it. The lady working there was so nice, sweet and patient in guiding us throughout...