Tōno Furusato Village, Open-air museum in Tōno, Japan.
Tōno Furusato Village is an open-air museum housing farmhouses relocated from across the Tōno region, showcasing traditional thatched roofs and wooden construction. The buildings span different time periods and demonstrate rural Japanese building techniques and interior layouts.
The museum preserves structures from the late Edo period, including the Kobiru House from 1762 and Yajuro House from 1812, documenting rural Japanese construction. These buildings were moved here to prevent their disappearance as villages modernized.
The site reflects how people in this region once lived and worked, with traditional crafts that visitors can try hands-on. Activities like rice cake making and pottery offer direct experience with skills passed down through generations.
The village is open from 9:00 to 17:00, with last entry at 16:00, and closes from 29 December to 2 January. The 8.8-hectare grounds combine forest and farmland, so allow time to walk between the relocated farmhouses.
The site has been used as a filming location for NHK taiga dramas and period films, including Tenchijin (2009), Ryōmaden (2010), Gunshi Kanbei (2014), Sanada Maru (2016) and the 2014 film Shijō no Kiro. The reconstructed mountain village setting, comparable to Esashi Fujiwara no Sato in the same prefecture, is what draws productions here.
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