Things to do in Kiso-gun, Chubu: The Best History Museums

January 7, 2022 Phylicia Berquist

Discover the best top things to do in Kiso-gun, Japan including Wakihonjin Okuya, Nagisomachi Museum (Tsumagojuku Honjin), Fukushima Sekisho Museum, Kisomura Folk Museum, Okuwamura History and Folk Museum, Fukusawa Momosuke Memorial Hall ・ Yamano History Museum, Matsuri Kaikan, Kaida Folk Museum, Kiso Fukushima Folk Museum, Senko Folk Museum.
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1. Wakihonjin Okuya

2190 Nagisomachi Azuma, Nagiso-machi, Kiso-gun 399-5320 Nagano Prefecture +81 264-57-3322 http://tumago.jp/highlight/wakihonjin.html
Excellent
63%
Good
29%
Satisfactory
9%
Poor
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Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 35 reviews

Wakihonjin Okuya

Reviewed By lesliechow88 - Brooklyn, United States

This historic musuem gave us a peek into how the locals live during the Edo period. The Honjin and Waki-honjin were luxurious buildings constructed along the post towns of the Nakasendo highway for government officials travelling the route. Most of the travellers making the journey between Edo and Kyoto were normal people such as traders, so the Honjin and Waki-honjin were used to put up the daimyo, or feudal lords, with Emperor Meiji himself once taking a visit in 1880. Reflecting its surrounding nature, the Waki-honjin was constructed from cypress trees with the interior filled with high quality tatami mats. While the Waki-honjin musuem was less important than the Honjin and used as a secondary inn, today it is the most impressive of the two not only for housing the largest collection of historical displays but also thanks to the positioning of the beams in the ceiling where the sun shines through in the afternoon creating a mystical atmosphere. We paid 700 yen to visit the two museums inside the Waki-honjin which comprise several different rooms housing everything from 200-year-old historical documents and typical Edo period clothing to a high class lavatory designed specifically for the emperor.

2. Nagisomachi Museum (Tsumagojuku Honjin)

2190 Azuma, Nagiso-machi, Kiso-gun 399-5302 Nagano Prefecture +81 264-57-3322 http://nagiso-museum.jp/
Excellent
35%
Good
50%
Satisfactory
15%
Poor
0%
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Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 48 reviews

Nagisomachi Museum (Tsumagojuku Honjin)

Reviewed By Q5431OWjohno - Ipswich, Australia

What a surprise to find a large and well curated museum behind the small street frontage. This is not a collection of rusting memorabilia, but a properly conserved and archived treasure trove of history. The museum spans several buildings across the street too. The staff were very helpful and made the whole experience even more worthwhile, with detailed stories of the history of the main buildings and the people who lived there and their very distinguished visitors. Like other reviewers I won’t spoil the surprise!! Enough English signs on the exhibits to make the displays and explanations meaningful for non- Japanese speakers / readers. Very well worth while spending a couple of hours.

3. Fukushima Sekisho Museum

5031-1 Fukushima, Kiso-machi, Kiso-gun 397-0001 Nagano Prefecture +81 264-23-2595 http://www.town-kiso.com/facility/100024/
Excellent
23%
Good
38%
Satisfactory
38%
Poor
0%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 13 reviews

Fukushima Sekisho Museum

4. Kisomura Folk Museum

196 Yabuhara, Kiso-mura, Kiso-gun 399-6201 Nagano Prefecture +81 264-36-2349 http://www.vill.kiso.nagano.jp/lifestage/category/industry/seeing/orokugushi/vr-kisomura-muse.html
Excellent
0%
Good
100%
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4.0 based on 2 reviews

Kisomura Folk Museum

5. Okuwamura History and Folk Museum

1-58 Tono, Okuwa-mura, Kiso-gun 399-5501 Nagano Prefecture +81 264-55-3550 http://www.82bunka.or.jp/bunkashisetsu/detail.php?no=258
Excellent
33%
Good
0%
Satisfactory
67%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 3 reviews

Okuwamura History and Folk Museum

6. Fukusawa Momosuke Memorial Hall ・ Yamano History Museum

2941-5 Yomikaki, Nagiso-machi, Kiso-gun 399-5301 Nagano Prefecture +81 264-57-4166 http://www.town.nagiso.nagano.jp/kankou/midokoro/nagiso/midokoro_43.html
Excellent
0%
Good
67%
Satisfactory
33%
Poor
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Terrible
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Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 6 reviews

Fukusawa Momosuke Memorial Hall ・ Yamano History Museum

7. Matsuri Kaikan

5270-1 Fukushima Uenodan, Kiso-machi, Kiso-gun 397-0001 Nagano Prefecture +81 264-22-4000
Excellent
0%
Good
33%
Satisfactory
67%
Poor
0%
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Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 3 reviews

Matsuri Kaikan

8. Kaida Folk Museum

1899-4 Kaidakogen Suekawa, Kiso-machi, Kiso-gun 397-0301 Nagano Prefecture +81 264-42-3127 http://www.kisoji.com/kisoji/history/kisomachi/kaidakyodo.html
Excellent
0%
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Satisfactory
100%
Poor
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3.0 based on 1 reviews

Kaida Folk Museum

9. Kiso Fukushima Folk Museum

5823-8 Fukushima, Kiso-machi, Kiso-gun 397-0001 Nagano Prefecture +81 264-22-4058 http://www.town-kiso.com/facility/100026/
Excellent
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100%
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3.0 based on 1 reviews

10. Senko Folk Museum

Hiyoshi Tokuonji, Kiso-machi, Kiso-gun 399-6101 Nagano Prefecture +81 264-26-2520

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