The Uchiwa-no-Minato Museum sits in the old port district of Marugame, about 15 minutes' walk from the station. It is dedicated to the traditional craft of making uchiwa — round paper fans with a flat, non-folding design — which have been produced in this part of Sanuki Province since the Edo period. Marugame's dominance of the trade is almost total: the city accounts for approximately 90% of Japan's entire uchiwa output.
The museum displays the tools and techniques of fan-making, from the splitting of bamboo into fine ribs through the pasting of washi paper and the final trimming of the edges. Demonstrations run most days and it is possible to make your own fan as part of a short workshop (book ahead). The surrounding port neighbourhood retains some of the character of the old manufacturing district, with a handful of traditional fan workshops still operating commercially. The museum building itself — a converted warehouse — has good views across the inner harbour toward the Seto Inland Sea.