Tonami Sankyo Village Museum

Located in the Tonami Plains, Sankyo Village is among Japan's best known rice-growing villages, dotted with rice fields and surrounded with trees. This museum was built with the intention of helping to preserve Sankyo Village's scenery, and to help share the region's traditional culture with the rest of the country. The museum consists of four buildings: the Information Center, where visitors can learn about Sankyo Village; the Heritage Center, where people work to restore the traditional architecture of the Tonami region; the Community Center, rebuilt as a three-generation house in the Tonami region's traditional style; and the Everyday Items Center, where visitors can experience the wisdom and cleverness of our ancestors.