Fukazawa Tiny Museum — Attraction in Tokyo

I don't understand why there are people here complaining about 1) How small the museum is 2) How far out they had to travel only for it to be closed, and 3) The entrance fee. First of all, its name already hints of its size, and if you bothered to do your own research prior to going, you would know that the museum is closed during winter months. It's not the owners' fault that you were unaware of this. Also, the entrance fee (which at less than 10 bucks isn't all that expensive) helps upkeep the place and gives the owners a source of income so I don't see what's wrong with paying a little.

I visited in Autumn 2023 on a day trip from central Tokyo via train and it was well worth the 2-hour journey!🍂 Yes the museum is small but it's packed with treasures handcrafted by the owner himself - mostly puppets and dolls that were previously used in shows. In fact he made a good portion of the furniture and fittings in the cafe annex too, which is super impressive and makes the hut an attraction in itself 🤩 The cafe is run by his wife and she was super sweet and welcoming! We had a lovely conversation despite my rather basic level of spoken Japanese.

The male owner is less talkative (he was busy doing work in the yard that day) but he was kind enough to give us a good lunch recommendation, which was a cosy home eatery just 5 minutes down the road.

As for the museum's own cafe, there's only coffee and tea on the menu, but it's just JPY500 and served with a complimentary homemade sweet potato cake (mine was fresh out of the oven!), so zero complaints there ☕ Don't come expecting a full brunch spread and then getting upset and leaving the poor couple an undeserved bad review when you don't get what you want. Like I said, DO YOUR RESEARCH. And if you can't appreciate this place for what it is, don't come.

This is such a tranquil fairytale-like gem in the middle of the forest, and I'd urge everyone to visit at least once in their lives while the place is still up and running! I'd love to come here again sometime, hopefully the couple doesn't retire before I manage to get to it🥺

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What an absolutely charming little place! Saw a review online so we thought we'd take a look, and so very glad we did! We rented e-bikes from near the station which made the trip to the museum much easier. The museum is whimsical and beautiful, from the structure of the house to all of the fantastic museum pieces! The puppets were so wonderfully crafted. It made me wish I had grown up watching the shows they were from. We also sat for tea and watched the koi. The wife is incredibly sweet and we felt nothing but love the whole time we were there. Definitely...

I visited Tiny Museum and the artist and his wife were incredibly welcoming and kind. The art is amazing and the architecture as well as the gardens were honestly incredible — it left me in awe. So serene and peaceful, the trip was definitely worth it. The area was quite rural so we struggled to get a taxi through the app, the host very kindly and happily helped us to call a taxi and then made sure we got into the correct one, and spoke to the driver for us. The hospitality was so touching as well as the scenery and art. Thank...