Towel Museum
タオル美術館
A museum on towels and textile art in Imabari, with permanent Moomin and Kathy Nakajima quilt exhibitions, a towel factory tour and a large seasonal garden.
Gallery entry until 30 minutes before closing. Closed on a few designated days a year: check the official calendar.
〒 799-1607How to get there
今治Yosan Line25 min by taxi from the station
Gate price from¥1,000Price checked 2026/11/01
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The Towel Museum is a museum on towels and textile art in Imabari, the Ehime city where Imabari towels are made. It is run by ICHIHIRO Co., Ltd.
The museum
The museum is made up of three areas: an amusement area inside the building, the main museum area and an outdoor garden. A towel factory tour is offered for a fee. The building also holds a towel shop, a shop for souvenirs from Shikoku, cafes and a Chinese restaurant.
Exhibitions
Two exhibitions are permanent. One is devoted to the Moomin characters. The other covers Kathy Nakajima, a patchwork artist known for colorful Hawaiian and American quilts, in five booths: a recreation of her studio, large quilts, bags and pouches, stained-glass quilts with chenille towels, and towel art she designed. Special exhibitions are held alongside them, and the permanent displays are changed from time to time.
The garden
The garden is a wide lawn planted for each season: cherry and plum blossoms and azaleas in spring, Lady Banks' roses in summer, an avenue of metasequoia trees that changes color in autumn, and violas and ornamental cabbage in winter.
Getting There
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