Orinasukan Museum

The Orinasukan Museum sits inside a traditional textile merchant's townhouse in Nishijin, Kyoto's weaving district for at least a thousand years. The collection spans about 400 pieces, from late Edo period kimonos to 20th-century obi sashes, alongside reproductions of antique Noh costumes woven using traditional techniques. Upstairs, artisans work at hand looms producing silk textiles that can take months to complete. Guided tours of the studio explain the process, and visitors who book in advance can try weaving themselves. It's a focused, hands-on look at a craft that still defines this corner of Kyoto.