The Chiba Prefectural Open Air Museum (Boso no Mura) is truly stunning. I need to take my kids back as soon as possible.
It is a little Japanese town and is often used as a movie set for period dramas (especially Samurai stories etc.). In fact, some of the recent AU (phone company) commercials were filmed here.
It would be so easy to spend a full day here. There are so many craft activities to join in on.
First off, I had the opportunity to dress in a kimono again and I was like ‘Hell No! This time I want to be a Samurai!’ So… I did! I was a Samurai for almost half the day!
And guess what? All while dressed as a Samurai, I played drums, walked through old Farmhouses, made my own chopsticks and even decorated a candle. I was the busiest Samurai in the village that day. For sure.
I also loved participating in the Japanese tea ceremony.
This place is also a photographers heaven. You’ll want to take pictures of absolutely everything.
And, to be honest, I just loved all the space. The museum is on a nice big chunk of green land. It was so refreshing.
THE CHIBA PREFECTURAL OPEN AIR MUSEUM
OPEN 9AM-16:30
CLOSED MONDAYS ( AND TUESDAYS IF MONDAY IS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY) AND THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF THE YEAR
ENTRY: 500 YEN
THE CHIBA PREFECTURAL OPEN AIR MUSEUM
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