Yamato City Historical Folkmuseum

What it is

• A museum focused on the history of former Shimotsuruma Village.
• Covers local history from 70,000 years ago to the present.
• Admission is free.

What to see

• Exhibits on medieval Fukami Castle.
• Exhibits on Shimotsuruma-juku from the early modern period.
• Museum building modeled after a late Edo to early Meiji farmhouse.
• Storage facility resembles a farmhouse storehouse.

When to go

• Open from 9:00 to 17:00.
• Closed on Mondays.

Getting there

• Nearest station is Tsukimino on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.