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Michinoku Folklore Village
Michinoku Folklore Village Photo: 663highland CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons

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Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture · Museum

Michinoku Folklore Village

Michinoku Folklore Village (みちのく民俗村, Michinoku Minzoku Mura) is an open-air museum folk museum that opened in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan in 1992. The twenty-eight buildings include ten thatched minka, among them the Former Kanno Family Residence, an Important Cultural Property.

From the Wikipedia article “Michinoku Folklore Village” (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Location

Red: Michinoku Folklore Village. Black: nearby places.

Basic facts

LocationKitakami, Iwate Prefecture
Nearest stationKitakami Station, 1.4 km (straight line)
TypeMuseum
MoreOfficial site Wikipedia 48 more photos (Commons)

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FAQ

What is the nearest station to Michinoku Folklore Village?
Kitakami Station. It is 1.4 km away in a straight line; the walking route is longer.

Nearby

Kitakami City Museum
Kitakami City Museum
0.1 km away · Kitakami
Satō Hachirō Memorial Museum
Satō Hachirō Memorial Museum
0.3 km away · Kitakami
Kojin Toneyama Memorial Museum
Kojin Toneyama Memorial Museum
0.5 km away · Kitakami
Museum of Contemporary Japanese Poetry, Tanka and Haiku
Museum of Contemporary Japanese Poetry, Tanka and Haiku
2.8 km away · Kitakami
Kabayama Site
Kabayama Site
3.2 km away · Kitakami
Ezuriko Kofun Cluster
Ezuriko Kofun Cluster
4.6 km away · Kitakami

Photos (Wikimedia Commons) Kitakami City Museum: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Satō Hachirō Memorial Museum: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Kojin Toneyama Memorial Museum: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Museum of Contemporary Japanese Poetry, Tanka and Haiku: heriheri (CC BY 3.0), Kabayama Site: 小池 隆 (CC BY 3.0), Ezuriko Kofun Cluster: shikabane taro (CC BY 3.0)