Shikoku Folk House Museum (Shikokumura)

The Shikoku Folk House Museum (Shikokumura)

The Shikoku Folk House Museum (四国村, Shikokumura Museum) is an open-air museum in Yashimanakamachi, Takamatsu, Kagawa; two farmhouses moved there, the former Kono house of the early 18th century and the former Shimoki house of 1781, were each designated as an Important Cultural Property on February 16, 1982 (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Both are owned by the museum foundation.

Mountain Farmhouses of Iyo and Awa

The former Kono house, a small mountain farmhouse from Oda in Ehime near the western end of the Shikoku Mountains, is an older example of the two-room-wide farmhouse of southern Iyo; its raised floors are slatted throughout, and a hearth for steaming kozo bark survives (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The former Shimoki house, a mountain farmhouse from Ichiu in Tokushima north of Mount Tsurugi, is a type of the two-room-wide plan common across Shikoku; it is firmly dated and well made, with kokibashira posts throughout (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Each is described on its own page.

Visiting

According to the museum's official site, it is open 9:30 to 17:00, with last entry at 16:30, and closing days are given in a yearly calendar; no admission fee was found.