The main tower of the Japan Folk Crafts Museum which looks like kura-zukuri style of two-story wooden tiled roof remained after World War II and steady efforts are being continued as the foothold of the Mingei Movement after the war.
木造瓦葺き2階建ての蔵造りを思わせる日本民藝館本館は、第二次世界大戦にも焼け残り、戦後も民芸運動の拠点として地道に活動を継続している。