Tōno Folktale Museum

What it is

• A museum in Tōno City, Iwate Prefecture.
• Opened in 1986 as Tōno Mukashibanashi-mura.
• Renamed in 2013 during a renewal.
• Preserves folk tales of the Tōno region.

What to see

• Relocated former Ryokan Takayoshi, now Ryūōyado.
• Ryūōyado was Kunio Yanagita's regular lodging.
• Relocated former residence of Kunio Yanagita.
• Monogatari-gura, an exhibition hall in a sake brewery.
• Tōno Mukashibanashi Shiryōkan, opened in 1997.
• Tōno Bussankan with a storyteller hall.

When to go

• Open daily from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
• The museum has no closing days.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.