Kagawa Glove Museum

Kagawa Glove Museum

"Kagawa Glove Museum" is located in Higashikagawa city in eastern Kagawa prefecture. Higashikagawa city produces 90% of Japan's domestically manufactured gloves. This museum was built to commemorate 120 years of glove production in the city. The museum's exhibits about Higashikagawa city's history of glove production, which has continued since the Meiji era, are easy to understand. From panels and exhibits of real manufacturing machines, you can learn about why glove production started in Higashikagawa city and the kinds of machines that were used in the past. Among the exhibits are gloves which were used by famous sports players. You can understand the high quality of the gloves made in Higashikagawa city from the exhibits. Also inside the building is a glove outlet store. While the store mainly sells gloves, bags and purses can be purchased too. They are perfect as a small present to yourself or for souvenirs.

Basic Information

Address
〒769-2701						
1810-1 Minato, Higashikagawa city, Kagawa prefecture	
Phone
0879-25-3208 (Japan Glove Industrial Association)						
Hours
10:00~17:00 (last entry: 16:30)						
Closed
Closed: November 23, New Year's holidays						
Fee
Free (for museum)						

Access

  • FromSanuki Shiratori station
    On foot (about 11 minutes)					

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