小西美術工藝社附属 うるし博物館
Japanese lacquerware — urushi in Japanese — is an ancient artform from as early as around B.C. 5,500. The Urushi Museum in Nikko displays a varied collection of historical lacquerware and even offers a visitors a chance to paint their own lacquerware products (1,700 yen and up).
Admission to the museum is free.
*We are temporary closed in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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