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Japan's first museum devoted to folklore, built around the tales Kunio Yanagita recorded here.
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The Tono City Museum and Library is a museum and library in Tono, Iwate Prefecture. Opening hours - 9:00-17:00 (last admission 16:30) Closed - May to the end of March; Mondays from November to March; January 28-31; November 24-30; year-end and New Year holidays A museum with the themes 'The World of the Tono Monogatari', 'Nature and Life in Tono' and 'Folklore of Tono'. It displays the manuscript of Yanagita Kunio's 'Tono Monogatari' and folklore materials of the Tono region, represented by Oshira-sama.
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Founded / opened：1980 Highlights / collection：The world of Tono Monogatari, Picture scrolls and folk implements Genre：Antique art and Buddhist art, Mingei (folk crafts)
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