Maizuru World Brick Museum, Ceramics museum in Maizuru, Japan.
The Maizuru World Brick Museum displays brick and construction material collections from around the world with detailed information on building techniques and methods. The exhibition spaces are housed in restored red brick warehouses that once served the naval shipyard.
The brick warehouses were built between 1900 and 1921 as storage facilities for the naval district and later underwent restoration. The museum was established in 1993 to preserve the area's industrial past and its connection to shipbuilding traditions.
The collections represent how brick-making traditions shaped ports and industrial areas across different countries and periods. Visitors discover the role these materials played in connecting local communities through shared construction practices.
The site is about 20 minutes on foot from Higashi Maizuru Station and the grounds are easy to explore. Plan enough time to walk through all the buildings and view the displays at a relaxed pace.
The museum complex preserves seven restored red brick structures arranged across the grounds as they once stood during naval operations. Walking through the buildings offers a tangible sense of how the shipyard warehouse complex was organized and functioned.
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