The Museum for Wood Culture

What it is

• A museum focused on "forest, sea, and sun."
• Opened in 1994 as an annex to a field education center.
• Designed by architect Tadao Ando.

What to see

• Building constructed with cedar and laminated cedar.
• Interior features a 16m high ceiling.
• Dynamic structure with a 46m diameter cylinder.
• 22m diameter atrium and a large pond.
• Models of wooden houses and wooden folk tools.
• Model of the oldest wooden house in Japan.

Getting there

• Accessible by bus from Yoka Station.
• Accessible by taxi from Yoka Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.