This is a fun place to learn as if you have jumped into the world of Kenji Miyazawa's fairy tales. Starting from the Ginga Station, there are various areas such as Kenji's School, Kenji's Classroom, Fairy Lane, Sky Plaza, and Wild Grass Garden. Immerse yourself in Kenji's world while having fun an...»
This is an open-air museum that recreates the lifestyle of farmers in the Tono area in the past. Visitors can enjoy traditional events, folk tales, and demonstrations of folk crafts. Travel back in time to the farmhouses of the past There are many fascinating spots in the park. The former Kikuchi...»
Once you step into Tono Furusato Village, you will be greeted with a nostalgic view of a farming village. This open-air museum recreates the mountain village of Tono as it once was. Nambu-kyokuriya (farmhouses) adorn the village, with streams, water mills, and fields, as if the villagers were livin...»
This museum is related to the anecdotes and folklore of the Tono region written in Tono Monogatari (Tales of Tono) and its author, Kunio Yanagida. The museum has the "Folktales Storehouse" where visitors can learn about the world of folktales, the "Kunio Yanagida Exhibition Room" in the reconstruct...»
The cave is a limestone cave made of marble that was formed over hundreds of millions of years, with a total length of over 3,635 meters. The vermilion drum bridge "Fu Koi Bridge" crosses the upper reaches of the Kesen River, which flows in front of the entrance of Taki Kankan-do, and visitors cros...»
In the zone where visitors can experience the impressions of Kunio Yanagida, the author of "Tales of Tono," when he traveled to Tono, a multi-screen theater shows Tono's scenery, folk tales, and an animation of Shigeru Mizuki's Tales of Tono that can only be seen here. In the zone introducing the l...»
The Miyamori River Bridge, affectionately known as the "Megane Bridge," is known as the motif of writer Kenji Miyazawa's masterpiece "Night on the Galactic Railroad," which creates a fantastic view of the world. There were two generations of the Miyamori River Bridge. The old bridge was completed i...»