Exhibitions, Programs and Events
| I. Permanent Exhibitions, Special Exhibitions and Traveling Exhibitions |
In addition to the museum's permanent exhibits and its seasonal, and special exhibits, there are exhibits that travel to venues around Japan. The museum has also held successful exhibitions in Belgium, Switzerland, the United States, Brazil, China and elsewhere around the world. |
| Holding Year | Host Country (City) | Exhibition Name | Exhibition Range | Others |
| Autumn1989 | Belgium（Brussels） | 'Japanese Traditional FolkToys' | About 200 items, including Japanese folk toys | Workshop |
| Spring1993 | ＵＳＡ（Seattle） | Seattle Cherry Blossom and Japanese Cultural Festival Committee 'Living and play exhibition about Japan' |
About 300 items, including Japanese folk toys | Workshop |
| Autumn1993 | Switzerland（Zurich） | 'Japanese Folk Toys' at Zurich Spielzeug Museum |
About 200 items, including Japanese folk toys | Workshop |
| Spring& Summer1995 |
Brazil（Sao Paulo [kurichiba] Rio de Janeiro） | Organization Committee for Centenary of Friendship between Japan and Brazil 'Seasonal Pleasures:Japanese Traditional Toys' |
About 600 items, including Japanese folk toys | Workshop／Exhibition Explanation Association |
| Spring& Summer1998 |
China（Shanghai） | Shanghai Children's Museum & Japan Toy Museum Co-sponsoring 'toys in the World' |
About 600 items, including folk toys from Around the World |
Workshop／Exhibition Explanation Association |
| Autumn2000～Spring2001 | South Korea（Jeonju） | 'Paper dolls in Asia' at Hansol Paper Museum |
About 300 items, including paper toys in Asia |
Workshop（Hiding folding screen）
Exhibition'Cherry Blossom and Japanese Cultural Festival' in Seattle（1993）
Exhibition'Seasonal Pleasures: Japanese Traditional Toys' in Brazil（1995）
| II. Making Handmade Toys Popular through Lectures and Classes | |
The museum holds courses in different places around Japan on making traditional toys from materials found in the immediate environment. These popular courses are an effective means of getting people to recognize the value of handmade toys. |
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| Children learn to make a handmade toy at sixth building | Summer Lectures in Kyoto |
| III. Research and Courses in Chirimen Pouches |
In addition to regular courses held at the museum, insructors trained at the museum teach classes at venues around Japan. Classes are held in Osaka ( NHK Cultural Center, and Sankei Institute), Yokohama (Yomiuri NTV Culture Center, Takashimaya), Tokyo (Mitsukoshi , NHK Cultural Center, Sankei Institute ), and other places. Please have a look here about the silk crepe work:www.chirimenzaiku.org |
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| IV. National Kite Festival (The 2012 festival will be held January 8th at the Himeji Race Course.) | ||||||
The museum does not just exhibit traditional kites from all over Japan; since 1975 it has also held an annual festival for flying Japanese traditional kites. Early each year the Himeji sky is decorated with some 800 kites, about 100 varieties in all, from Tohoku, in northern Honshu, to the southernmost islands of Okinawa. The annual kite festival is co-sponsored by the city of Himeji. |
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  Opening Ceremony (Kite flying expertｓ who gathered from various places around Japan with placards filled in with the group names)   Children enjoy flying kites.
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| Ⅴ.Museum Newsletter and Publications |
| Books compiled by the museum director Shigeyoshi Inoue. These books are available at the museum shop and at local bookstores. ＊Densho tezukuri gangu (Traditional handmade toys), soudobunka, \1400 ＊Densho no nuno asobi, chirimen zaiku (Fun with cloth: chirimen pouches), NHK shuppan, \2,718 ＊Chirimen zaiku de asobu shiki (Fun with chirimen pouches through the seasons), NHK shuppan, \2,800 |
Official library bulletin
"Toy and play" No.27RecordⅠ of Special Exhibition RecordⅡ of Special Exhibition
Japanese Folk Toys
～The local town toy is rediscovered. ～
| VI. Tomono kai (Friends of the Museum) |
Annual membership costs \1,500 and entitles members to free admission to the museum, the newsletter, and announcements of events. |
