In 1665, the local government (Owari- han ) prohibited cutting trees in the area. Many trees were cut to build castles and residences back...
100年以上前のスマホもTVもない頃、人はどのように日々の暮らしを楽しんでいたのだろうか。多くの日本人は農民で、豊かではなかったけど。昔の日記、資料館の展示品、書籍から、彼らの生き方を学びたい。拙い英語と日本語で綴っています。
自己紹介：昭和34年（1959年）に大阪で生まれ、就職で東京に移住し、現在は、千葉県松戸市在住。オンライン日本語教師、外国人観光客のボランティアガイドをしています。
2025年7月
Akasawa Natural Recreation Forest and museums、赤沢自然休養林の資料館
In 1665, the local government (Owari- han ) prohibited cutting trees in the area. Many trees were cut to build castles and residences back...
地域タグ：上松町
Meiji Mura (2/2) 、博物館 明治村（part 2）
“Meiji” means “Meiji period (1868-1912)” and “Mura” means “village”. The huge open air architectural museum has sixty-eight buildings buil...
地域タグ：犬山市
2025年7月
「ブログリーダー」を活用して、Yukioさんをフォローしませんか？
In 1665, the local government (Owari- han ) prohibited cutting trees in the area. Many trees were cut to build castles and residences back...
“Meiji” means “Meiji period (1868-1912)” and “Mura” means “village”. The huge open air architectural museum has sixty-eight buildings buil...
“Meiji” means “Meiji period (1868-1912)” and “Mura” means “village”. The huge open air architectural museum has sixty-eight buildings buil...
Link of part 1 of this article is below, which is mainly about Mino Washi Akari Art. Mino City prospered as a commercial district of Japanes...
Mino City in central Japan (Gifu prefecture) prospered as a commercial district of Japanese paper ( washi ) which is high-grade one for of...
Seki in Gifu prefecture of central Japan is the cutlery production area which ranks with Solingen in Germany. Half of Japanese cutlery is m...
The museum is in Gifu prefecture (central Japan). The rebuilt building imitates a typical farmer’s house in the early 20 th century (How l...
Hakusan is a mountain (2,702m) which has been worshipped by many people. The museum is by the gateway of Mt. Hakusan (Nagataki-Hakusan Sh...
URL of the part 1 of this article (Water and Life) 、 Part1 （水と文化）の URL ： https://fun-old-japan.blogspot.com/2025/05/gujo-hachiman-hakurankan...
The museum is in central Japan (Gujo city in Gifu prefecture). The city is famous for bon festival dance and its pure water. I’d like to sh...
The museum is in central Japan (Gifu prefecture) . It was a school, but it preserves more than 47,000 items including 3,594 designated cu...
Gero is one of the three major hot-spring resorts along with Kusatsu and Arima; it is in central Japan (Gifu prefecture). It is written tha...
Arakawa family was a hereditary village head in Takayama, central Japan. They were also a leader of six village heads in the area. The ma...
Takayama is one of the most popular tourist spots of foreign visitors, which is in central Japan . The locals hold a festival in spring and ...
The museum is near the ex-checkpoint site which was at the border of Toyama and Hida . The checkpoint controlled travelers and materials b...
Mt. Tateyama (3003 meters) in central Japan exudes a certain dignity. Locals have worshipped the mountain, and the faith has spread across J...
Mt. Tateyama (3003 meters) exude a certain dignity . It also provides water and so on to the residents. Locals have worshipped the mountai...
The castle shape museum was built in the Toyama castle site , which is at the center of Toyama city in central Japan. It exhibits mainly Toy...
Iwase in central Japan was a port of call for the Kitamae-bune cargo ships which sailed the Japan Sea from the 18 th to the 19 th century...
Himi is a famous city as fatty fish (yellowtail) in central Japan. The exhibits about fishery are uploaded in part1. Its agriculture and f...
Baba family served a famous warlord (Takeda clan) in the medieval era. After the destruction of the warlord, Baba family moved to Matsumoto ...
The museum has five historical buildings; “Inn for female workers” brought me there. Young women (mainly from 16 to 21 years old) got over...
The museum was established by Maruyama Taro (1909-1985), who devoted himself to crafts. He was a collector and a craftsman. His collections ...
Part1 of this article ： Matsumoto City Museum (1/2) 、松本市立博物館 (part1) 1． A Town with a Castle 、お城のあるまち 2． A Bustling Main Road (city center...
Matsumoto city is the second largest one in Nagano prefecture of central Japan. It developed as a castle city . We can understand the wish...
Asakura Family were warlord during the internal wartime in the 15 th and the 16 th centuries . They were based in Ichijodani, which is a v...
The site was a base of Asakura clan who were warlord during the internal wartime in the 15 th and the 16 th centuries . It is a valley whi...
Heisenji (Fukui prefecture, central Japan) was established in 717 as a gateway to the worshipped mountain “Hakusan” . There were six thousan...
Ono is a beautiful castle city in Fukui prefecture, central Japan. It's on the highway from long ago, and is also on the way to Mt. Hakusan ...
Ono is a beautiful castle city in Fukui prefecture, central Japan. It is surrounded by mountains as is famous for its high quality and abund...
It’s an actually “Museum of Cultural History”. We can know not only political history but also cultural history especially people’s one . I...
The residence is at the port town “Mikuni” in Fukui prefecture. Products of Fukui were gathered at Mikuni through Kuzuryu River, and shippe...
The museum is in Sakai City (Fukui prefecture in central Japan) which has a port “Mikuni-minato” . The port prospered in the Edo period (...
The museum is in a popular ex- post-town “Tsumago” on Nakasendou highway which linked Edo (old name of Tokyo) and Kyoto. It is in Nagano ...
The museum is in a popular ex- post-town “Tsumago” on Nakasendou highway which linked Edo (old name of Tokyo) and Kyoto. It is in Nagano ...
Forest occupies 96% of Okuwa village in Kiso region of central Japan. Its important industry has been forestry. Okuwa people grow high qual...
Although the facility (upper left) is in a roadside rest area, it shows us the nature and the faith of Mt. Ontake very well. It is an att...
Kaida Highland (1100 ～ 1200m above sea level) is at the foot of Mt. Ontake (3,067m) in central Japan. It was formed by the collapsing of Mt...
Kiso-Fukushima was a post-town on Nakasendou highway which linked Edo (old name of Tokyo) and Kyoto. It is in Nagano prefecture of central...
There were checkpoints at major highways until the Edoperiod (1603 ～ 1868). Kiso-Fukushima checkpoint was one of the four major ones alon...
