Toro-iseki Things to Do

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The first floor of the museum feature different scene..Here you can play the part of the TORO villagers, putting on their tunic-like clothes and experiencing their life or farming......

The first part cutting wood, you are able to actually do it...then preparing rice paddies for planting.....you can try on the wooden clogs on display and walk on the fake rice paddy...

Its feel like walking on a water bed..:)...the clogs help you not to sink into the mud.....there is a part where you can plant rice too....

The making of pottery was a mayor part of their life.....store house on display will show how food was keep and stored .....What kind of grain was available in those days....

There are guides in the museum who will explain the details but again ONLY in japanese..

Truelly an experience and great for kids...

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Designated a "SPECIAL HISTORIC SITE"

Discovered in 1943 the site was excavated from 1947-1950 and again in 1965..Through these surveys it becaome known that the TORO VILLAGE dates back from the late YAYOI period(ad200-300) or 1700-1800 years ago
The village included 12 pit dwellings,2 grain warehouses and 8 hectares of paddy field..

ancient residences and storehouses have been reconstructed as well as displays showing implements from the era and how people of that time lived..

Just walk around the park, you can even go inside the houses, lots of sign explaning things bit ONLY in japanese....

.In Japan, there are many ruins of the villages of Yayoi Period.They are located in Toro (Shizuoka), Yoshinogari (Saga),Itazuke (Fukuoka)

On the Toro Ruins grounds are the Toro Ruins museum and the Serizawa Keisuke Art Museum too

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Located within the TORO site, next to the SERIZAWA ART MUSEUM.. the museum shows farm tools and other aspects of the daily life of farming families who belonged to the ancient yayoi rice growing culture..

The museum has 2 floors, the first is an interactive one, where you can get hands on things, great for kids....and the 2nd floor exhibit artifacts diged from the site....

You can take in all 3 sites in 2 hours...

Open..9am-430pm
close...MONDAYS/day following national holiday
dec26-jan5
Fee...200yen adult
free for children under 15....

SHIZUOKA CITY SERIZAWA KEISUKE ART MUSEUM

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A VISIT TO Shizuoka Municipal Toro Museum