{"id":5179,"date":"2021-12-06T14:13:58","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T05:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meene.app\/atraction\/old-house-in-osawa-%e4%b8%89%e9%b7%b9%e5%b8%82\/"},"modified":"2022-01-22T11:23:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T02:23:47","slug":"old-house-in-osawa-%e4%b8%89%e9%b7%b9%e5%b8%82","status":"publish","type":"atraction","link":"https:\/\/meene.app\/en\/atraction\/old-house-in-osawa-%e4%b8%89%e9%b7%b9%e5%b8%82\/","title":{"rendered":"Old house in Osawa, \u4e09\u9df9\u5e02"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It’s an<\/strong> old house where wasabi cultivation and old ways of life are preserved.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

Osawa-no-sato Park, surrounded by greenery and water, still retains the original landscape of Mitaka, which was once a farming village. The remaining Osawa-no-sato old farmhouse was built in 1902 and is a typical farmhouse with four rooms.<\/p>\n\n

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Hanten (short skirt) and tenugui (hand towel) of “Minowa Wasabi Garden” used in the past, and farming tools used in the wasabi fields are displayed. Also on display are panels showing how wasabi was cultivated in those days and the results of research.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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<\/span>There are horseradish fields and fireflies appear in early summer.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

On the east side of the building, a former wasabi field still exists, and fireflies appear in early summer. On the other side of the river, one of the most famous water mills in Japan, “Osawa-no-sato Water Mill Management Farmhouse” (Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Machinery Heritage Site, Tangible Folk Cultural Property designated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government), still remains, and the landscape is surrounded by rich nature.<\/p>\n\n

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Location<\/h4>\n\n

17-3, Osawa 2-chome, \u4e09\u9df9\u5e02Map information \u4e09\u9df9\u5e02 Map) (external link)<\/a><\/p>\n\n

day on which a museum, etc. is regularly closed<\/h4>\n\n

Tuesdays (if Tuesday is a national holiday, the following day), year-end and New Year holidays (December 28 to January 4)<\/p>\n\n

admission fee<\/h4>\n\n

200 yen (common ticket with Osawa-no-Sato<\/a>Water Mill Farmers<\/a>, free for junior high school students and younger)Annual passport: 1,000 yen (shared with Osawa-no-sato farmers operating water wheels)<\/p>\n\n

open hours<\/h4>\n\n

10:00 – 17:00 (April – October)10:00 – 16:00 (November – March)<\/p>\n\n

Traffic Information<\/h4>\n\n