Location: Nagano Prefecture
Top Things to do in Nagano Prefecture
Top Hotels in Nagano Prefecture
Top 10 History Museums in Nagano Prefecture, Chubu
Nagano Prefecture (長野県, Nagano-ken) is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Nagano. Due to the abundance of mountain ranges in this area, the land available for inhabitance is relatively limited.
Restaurants in Nagano Prefecture
1. Wakihonjin Okuya
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 35 reviews
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the two museums inside the Waki-honjin which comprise several different rooms housing everything from 200-year-old historical documents and typical Edo period clothing to a high class lavatory designed specifically for the emperor.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. Togariishi Jomon Archaeological Museum
3. Ina City Sozokan
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
4. Togakushi Folk Museum Togakushi Ninja Museum
5. Museum of Salt Road chojiya Yabusame Hall
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 10 reviews
6. Issa Memorial Museum
7. Iinuma Pilot Memorial
8. Jinchokan Moriya Archives
9. Asama Jomon Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By gco21 - Tokyo, Japan
This was a surprising find. The museum is located within a drab building which seems to double up as the local municipal office and the museum itself is located in an obscure corner. The area around Miyota is littered with ancient Jomon archaeological sites and the museum contains the best of these artifacts. They are well displayed with plentiful English language information.
10. Mammo Kaitaku Peace Memorial Hall
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