Michinoku Folklore Village
Michinoku Folklore Village 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: open-air folk museum in Iwate Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Michinoku Folk Village”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kitakami City Museum and Tenshōchi.
Kitakami City Museum
Museum
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Kitakami City Museum is situated 190 metres northeast of Michinoku Folklore Village.
Tenshōchi
Park
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Tenshōchi is a park, which is situated 690 metres north of Michinoku Folklore Village.
Kitakami Station
Railway station
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Kitakami Station is a junction railway station in the city of Kitakami, Iwate, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company, with a freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company. Kitakami Station is situated 1½ km northwest of Michinoku Folklore Village.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kanegasaki.
Kanegasaki
Town
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Kanegasaki is a town located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2020, the town had an estimated population of 15,580, and a population density of 87 persons per km² in 6,155 households. Kanegasaki is situated 8 km south of Michinoku Folklore Village.
Michinoku Folklore Village
- Categories: minka-en, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Kitakami Shi, Iwate, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.26989° or 39° 16′ 12″ northLongitude
141.12923° or 141° 7′ 45″ eastOpen location code
8RF3749H+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 2706219580OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q11278994
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In Other Languages
From Fulah to Russian—“Michinoku Folklore Village” goes by many names.
- Fulah: “Michinoku Folklore Village”
- Japanese: “みちのく民俗村”
- Russian: “Митиноку”
- Russian: “Этнографическая деревня Митиноку”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 宝珠院 and 寺坂番所.
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