Ako Folk Culture Museum

What it is

• A museum in Ako, Hyogo Prefecture.
• Opened in 1983, reusing a former salt administration office.
• The office building was constructed in 1908.
• It is Japan's oldest salt administration office building.

What to see

• The main building, a two-story wooden structure with a tiled roof.
• The former salt warehouse, a single-story wooden building.
• The former archive, a single-story brick building.
• Exhibits of folk materials from Edo to Showa periods.
• Displays include daily necessities, festival tools, wartime materials.
• Approximately 8000 items are displayed or stored.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.