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Immersion in Japan's history, Boso no Mura Open Air Museum

Jan 7, 2012 | 67 feedbacks »

I believe that if you want to understand the people of a country, first you need to know their history and then you need to see how they lived. Obviously, you can learn from history books about the leaders, you can see their castles and palaces… but that’s not enough. What is really important is to see the common people’s way of life, how they passed on their traditions, their crafts… And the best places to do that are museums, especially village museums.

In Japan there are several “Open Air” museums and two of them are located near Tokyo: the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum, in Koganei, Tokyo and the Bōsō no Mura Open Air Museum in Chiba, close to Narita city.

Bōsō no Mura (which means Bōsō Village - Bōsō is the name of the peninsula where Chiba is located) includes 30 buildings representative for the past of the Chiba Prefecture, from the Edo and Meiji periods: merchant houses, farmhouses, a kabuki stage, an old schoolhouse, workshops, restaurants, a samurai residence… Plus, you can experience here a lot of traditional activities.
Here is a photo of the main street, a place used often in Japanese samurai drama series…

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Boso no Mura Open Air Museum, Chiba
Boso no Mura Open Air Museum, Chiba

Info:

Nikon D90
Lens: VR 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6G
Focal Length: 18mm
Aperture: F/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/200s
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 200

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@Natasha @ Wandering Kiwi:
Thank you :)
01/13/12 @ 08:12
 Natasha @ Wandering Kiwi · http://www.worldwanderingkiwi.com/
This is one of my favourite posts in your Japan series!
01/13/12 @ 07:12
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I can highly recommend Gifu +Lili Florea especially around the Takayama and Shirakawago area. It is beautiful all year round, and summer is so green :)
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I agree!
01/11/12 @ 00:31
 Paul Dickson
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That movie scene might be from a studio; I can't tell. But it looks kind of similar, and you said that street was used in movies. I think that movie was made in the 1960's.
01/10/12 @ 21:29
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+John Asano Gifu is on my list too... maybe this summer... (^_^)
01/10/12 @ 19:39
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+Paul Dickson That was a lovely scene! Thank you for this link! (^_^)
01/10/12 @ 19:38
 Paul Dickson
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This reminds me of a scene in one of Hibari Misora's films. The one where she fights the sword-wielding bad guys using just an umbrella, while singing. Misora Hibari in Hanakasa Wakashu (clip 1)
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One of my favourite open air museums is the Hida Takayama Folk Village in Takayama-shi, Gifu Prefecture.
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This looks like an excellent place to visit, and is now on my list for the future. Thanks for showing it!
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Open Air Museums can be the best way to find out about a country and their history and culture :)
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Interesting news.
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