Chino City Yatsugatake Museum

Where you can learn about the history and culture of Chino

The museum tells the history of Chino through various exhibitions which focus on the locals' way of life and their close relationship with the lush nature of the Yatsugatake Mountains. The exhibitions touch many subjects such as geography, geology, history, folklore and industry.

Among other things you can learn about Suwa animism, the traditional saw blacksmithing of Shinshu Saws, the unique production of Kanten (agar agar)- a freeze-dry preservation food made in Chino for centuries- and the ingenious large-scale waterway system implemented in the Edo period and still in use.

INFORMATION

Address
6983 Toyohira, Chino, Nagano Pref
TEL
+81(0)266-73-0300+81(0)266-73-0300
Opening hours
9:00~16:30
Closed
Mondays, New Year's Holidays (12/29 to 1/3) and the day after a national holiday
URL
http://www.city.chino.lg.jp/www/contents/1000001544000/
Price
Adults JPY 310yen
Children under 17 JPY 210
Children under 14 JPY 150
Parking
Coach parking
WiFi
Access by car
13 min by car from Suwa IC (5.3km)
Access by train
10 min by bus from Chino Station + 5 min on foot
Rika Dai Line - Rika Dai Iriguchi bus stop (*This bus only runs on weekdays)
Shirakaba-ko Kurumayama Line- Fukuzawa bus stop

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