The Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum in Kobe City is the only museum focusing on carpentry tools.

This museum is run by Takenaka Corporation, one of Japan's leading general contractors and was founded over 400 years ago.

An extensive number of old carpentry tools, used and collected through its long history, are displayed together with traditional wooden construction method in Japan.  This museum building, which consists of one above-ground floor and two basement floors having a total floor area of 1,900 square meters, appears at first glance to be a wooden structure.  But, in fact, it is constructed using a combination of reinforced concrete and steel.  This was constructed in 2014 on the old site of former head office of Takenaka Corporation, as the second generation of the museum.  Because the original museum built in 1984 on a different site in Kobe became too old and was tight on space.  Genuine carpentry tools and some replicas from ancient times up to now are mainly displayed.  In addition, a variety of Japan’s traditional wooden frame construction methods is also on display.  Nail is not used for Jpan's wooden frame. The first photo shows the entrance of the museum, which looks like that of Japanese high-end ryokan hotel or ryotei restaurant.

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