Edogawa Ranpo Museum, Toba, Mie Prefecture 江戸川乱歩館 A short walk from the oyster bars’ side of Toba Station is the quirky Ranpo Museum. The museum is the preserved former residence of local artist and writer Junichi Iwata and displays manuscripts, letters and every day items from the lives of Iwata and his literary friend Edogawa […]
Mizkan Museum ミツカンミュージアム 半田市 Vinegar, along with sake came to Japan in the 5th century. Handa on the Chita Peninsula in Aichi Prefecture boasts both sake and vinegar museums. Vinegar Vinegar was first produced from rice but in the early 19th century, the founder of the Mizkan vinegar company, Matazaenon Nakano, discovered a way to […]
Feather Museum, Seki フェザーミュジアム Japan has some bizarre and quirky museums: a sex museum, a ninja museum, a leprosy museum, and even a sand museum. The Feather Museum in Seki, Gifu Prefecture in central Japan is another off-the-wall museum in Japan. Exhibits The Feather Museum in Seki, north of Inuyama in Gifu Prefecture, has nothing […]
Kiwa-cho Mine Museum 紀和町鉱山資料館 Kiwa-cho Mine Museum History Kiwa-cho Mine Museum Exhibits Access – Getting There Nearby The Kiwa-cho Mine Museum in the mountains west of Kumano-shi (Kumano city) in Mie Prefecture presents the history of what was once one of Japan’s largest mines. The museum opened in 1995. Kiwa-cho Mine Museum History Gold, silver […]