Tono City Museum — Attraction in Tono

Start here on your Tono visit. This museum is a comprehensive coverage of the Tono City prefecture. There is an easy to use audio/video guide in multiple languages included in admission 320 yen. Multi museum pass is available. Entrance is to the left of the stairs with the lanterns that lead to the...

Really superb museum, ingenious displays, many interactive, vastly informative, only Y 320 including audio headsets in various languages, friendly reception. Highly educational about Tono's mysterious folklore and history. Beautifully conceived throughout, very highly...

遠野出身の医学生でもあった佐々木喜善が幼き頃より聞いていた、遠野における不思議な物語を、異色のオカルト好きエリート官僚だった柳田國男に語ったことにより生まれた遠野物語。本人たちの当時のやりとりを記した…手紙などの貴重な資料が間近で見れるだけでなく、摩訶不思議な遠野物語の世界観を感じながら、遠野や遠野物語について楽しく学べる展示となっている。映像シアターもあり、充実した内容となっている。

Tales of Tono was born when Kizen Sasaki, a medical student from Tono, told Kunio Yanagida, a unique occult-loving elite bureaucrat, about the mysterious stories he had heard in Tono since his childhood. Visitors can not only see up-close and personal letters and other valuable materials describing the correspondence between Tono and Yanagida, but can also enjoy learning about Tono and the Tales of Tono while experiencing the mysterious world of the Tales of Tono. The film also includes a...