Gokayama Minzokukan (Gokayama Folklore Museum) (五箇山民俗館)
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Gokayama Minzokukan (Gokayama Folk Museum) is situated in Sugunuma, a village of traditional Gasshozukuri-style farmhouses in Gokayama village, Toyama Prefecture. The Museum is located in the oldest Gasshozukuri-style house in the village, which was specially renovated for the purpose. On display inside the Museum are around 200 living utensils etc. that embody the wisdom of past generations. The adjacent “Potassium Nitrate Hall,” focused on the production of potassium nitrate (which was formerly an important industry in the Gokayama district), uses models and shadow-pictures to show how the raw material was collected, the process by which the potassium nitrate was made, and how the finished product was transported for sale.
Toyama Pref. Nantoshi Suganuma 436 (GokayamaArea)
9:00-16:30
[Winter season (Dec.-Mar.)] 9:00-16:00
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Details
- Hours
- 9:00-16:30
[Winter season (Dec.-Mar.)] 9:00-16:00 - Closed
- New Year's Holiday(12/29-1/1)
- Fees
- [Common ticket for folk museum and salt glass] Adults300yen (240yen), Elementary and Junior High School Students150yen (120yen)
[Admission fee for only one building] Adults210yen (170yen), Elementary and Junior High School Students100yen (80yen)
* () Is for groups of 30 people and above - Parking Lot
- Available
- Credit Card
- Not available
- Smoking
- Not available
- Wi-Fi
- Available
- English Menu
- Available
- Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day
- Yes
- Estimated stay time
- 30-60 minutes
- Infant friendly
- Available
- Pet friendly
- Yes (only when hugging)
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
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Toyama Areas

Toyama is one of the three prefectures that house the Japanese Alps, with its southern and eastern borders comprising one long stretch of mountains, out of which the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is forged. While traditional crafts fill the northern coastal cities of Toyama and Takaoka, thatched roof houses offer unrivalled views against a backdrop of fantastic scenery at Gokayama in the mountainous area in the south of the prefecture.