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Okaya

Okaya was a great silk district from the early Meiji years, known abroad as Silk Okaya. This tells that history and keeps the machines.

Nakano

A museum for Tatsuyuki Takano, who wrote the songs Furusato, Momiji and Oborozukiyo. His birthplace stands 300 metres away.

Minamiaiki

A thatched building raised in 1832 as a playhouse, keeping the revolving stage left from the village theatre.

Kitaaiki

Shows mainly finds from the Tochibara rock shelter site, from the earliest and initial Jomon periods.

Miyota

Shows the natural history of Mount Asama and Jomon culture from 13,000 to 2,300 years ago. Its Yakemachi pottery is an important cultural property.

Kiso

A museum honouring Kiso Yoshinaka. Refitted in 2021, it sets contemporary art among the historical displays.