Open-Air Museum of Old Japanese Farmhouses

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The Open-Air Museum of Old Japanese Farmhouses is an outdoor museum where representative houses from throughout Japan have been moved and restored for exhibition along with related items and implements from daily living. Located on grounds of about 36,000 m2 inside Hattori Ryokuchi Park in Toyonaka City, Osaka Prefecture, the museum has on display 12 farmhouses such as the Nambu Magariya from as far north as Iwate to the Takakura from as far south as Amami Oshima. These houses were all built in the Edo period (17th-19th century) and are imbued with the style created by the climate, culture, and customs characteristic to each locality. The clever use of the natural surroundings and wisdom applied by people at the time to live in harmony are in display throughout these structures. Each style of living transcends the depths of time to convey to us quietly important messages.

Museum hours:
9:30 am to 5:00 pm (last admission at 4:30 pm)
closed on Mondays (or Tuesday when a national holiday) and Dec. 27 - Jan. 4