Tono City Museum

Moved by the mysterious stories passed down in the Tono region of Iwate's countryside, Kunio Yanagita wrote "The Tales of Tono," which opened the eyes of Japanese folklore studies and continues to inspire people's imaginations to this day. Now, 100 years after its publication, the museum has been re-examined through "The Tales of Tono" and aims to build a new traditional culture. The story of the creation of Tono unravelled through "The Tales of Tono," and the depictions of the people's activities and climate that became the soil for the stories, as captured by contemporary artists fascinated by "The Tales of Tono," project the mysterious power of this land into displays space, creating an opportunity for each visitor to develop a new "Tales of Tono."