石鎚芸術村チロルの森, Alpine-themed cultural park in Saijo, Japan.
Ishizuchi Art Village Tyrol Forest was a large park built in mountainous terrain with Alpine-style architecture and various craft workshops throughout its grounds. The site included a brewery pub, barbecue facilities, a bakery, and sausage-making workshops arranged along the natural landscape near a river tributary.
The park opened in 1996 as a creative community where artists and craftspeople could live and work in a mountain setting. Operations continued for about 13 years before the facility closed in 2009.
The park served as a creative hub where artisans and craftspeople worked in a mountain setting inspired by Alpine culture and traditions. Visitors could watch bread being baked in traditional ovens and learn about the brewing methods that combined local water sources with European techniques.
The park was free to enter, though costs could come from dining at the brewery pub, eating at the barbecue area, or participating in workshops like sausage-making. Visitors typically came during the day to explore the facilities and observe the craftspeople at work.
The park hosted a film festival in 1998 featuring a giant balloon screen that showed classic movies to visitors in the mountain setting. This blend of filmmaking events with craft workshops created an unexpected mix of cultural activities in the location.
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