Ohno Karakuri Memorial Museum

Meagan Columbus 10 months ago

This museum is off the beaten track but worth a visit. You can access it by taking a bus then walking about 20 minutes. The building is cool and staff inside were very helpful. We were there for the puppet demonstration which was fun and informative. We also spent quite a while solving (or trying to!) the wooden puzzles. The cost is ¥500pp (cash only).

Martin Holman 3 years ago

The museum was a lot of fun, especially watching the demonstration of the tea-serving mechanical doll and the puppet-like doll with moving legs, head, and arms (with hands holding pompoms) that visitors can operate.

Tani Flan 4 years ago

I love this Museum!!! The entry is around 500¥ and at the begging I thought was quite expensive compare to the size of the museum, but nop!! You have to go! It's full of wooden puzzle and amazing exhibitions. You can spend hours their inside playing with all the wooden crafts. Don't miss the exhibition which is only in certain times, but it's just in Japanese so better come with a friend. And at the end you can wear the Happi coat which are traditional Japanese clothes usually worn only during festivals.

Todd Hooper 4 years ago

This is a nice museum with mechanical puppets and puzzles. Kids in particular will enjoy this museum.

Reshma Kanazawa 6 years ago

It has toys which were made in edo period and even thinking about how the artists mind worked and how these toys operated is unanticipated! Use of physics in these toys and in those days is pretty amazing! Lot of brain work is required in some and you'll be occupied for hours!