Artisan Avenue
Artisan Avenue is the main building on Caban Street where a wide variety of locally-made Toyooka Kaban brand bags are sold.
On the upper floor above the sales floor is a shop selling parts, materials, and tools for bag making and leather crafting.
On the top floor is the Toyooka KABAN Artisan School where students from all over Japan come to learn the skills and art of professional bag making.
Bag Vending Machine
Along Caban Street you will find various objects styled after bags, including this vending machine where you can purchase your very own Toyooka tote bag of various styles and design.
Yurisan Gallery
Yurisan Gallery is a free art gallery located on Caban Street, created in the hopes of providing shoppers and strollers with something artistic and unique to stop and appreciate during their busy day of walking around Toyooka.
Beginning in 2007, every two to three weeks, a new art exhibition by local creatives is displayed in the windows of the Yurisan Yakkan Building.
Exhibits include traditional paintings and photography and is available to be viewed freely at any time of day.
BUSINESS INFORMATION
- Address
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Chuo-machi, Toyooka
Caban Street is located about 1km east of JR Toyooka Station, and is at the end of Daikai Street.
- Homepage
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http://www.cabanst.com/
This site is in Japanese.
- Language Support
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Caban Street, meaning “bag street” in Japanese, is just as the name suggests.
Here you will find a number of specialty bag stores that sell, make, and mend bags.
The majority of the bags sold here are of the highest quality and are made in Toyooka, and these are given the name Toyooka Kaban.
In addition to a wide range of bag styles, you can also find wallets, coin purses, and other items as well.
Toyooka is famous for being one of Japan’s largest producer of bags and has been for over 1,000 years.
Only bags that meet the strict criteria set by the Hyogo Prefecture Bag Manufacturing Union are given the trademark registration Toyooka Kaban.