What other travelers are saying about Matsuri no Mori Festival Museum
This is an amazing exposition of decorated carts, who serve a central purpose in ceremonial parades.
For start; You're not ready... Think of beautifully decorated parade wagons, and then realise the these carts are 7 metres tall and weigh thousands of kilos. All images on the internet, including mine, don't do justice to the sheer scale and imposing beauty.
The main hall also has a schedule in which the carts are activated: The music starts, animatronics begin to play and you'll be blown of your feet by the interaction.
All in all, you should see this exposition. Forget the Hida village, go here.
Visitors can explore impressive displays of full-sized festival floats, giant taiko drums, and karakuri mechanical dolls. The museum also offers performances of traditional festival music and demonstrations of how the floats are used during the festivals.
The general admission fee is around 1,000 yen, with discounts for children, students, and groups. Special events or performances may have additional charges.
Most visitors spend about 1 to 1.5 hours exploring the museum, depending on their interest in the exhibits and participation in any live performances or demonstrations.
For those who really wants to learn about the culture and heritage, you should come here to experience. Especially yatai is one of the famous and preserved art and culture of Takayama. It is registered as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
The staff was really nice!
There are programmes that run everyday from morning 9am to last show 1630. There are total of 6 short shows. Because I took a bus, so best to come early because the last bus is time 1617.
We don’t necessarily able to come during the festival time around April and Oct. But at least this helps to learn and appreciate how such festivals are so important to people here.
Support the art and culture!
The ticket is 1000 yen.
I came here on a whim and enjoyed every minute of it. The museum is accessible by bus, but I walked it (took me 50 minutes, proud moment vibes 😆.)
The matsuri floats were so beautifully made. I could only imagine the craftsmanship it took to build such a masterpiece.
Ps. Make sure you enjoy the karakuri doll show. A great way to finalize your visit!
Pss. Visit the insect museum as well!! Trust me is great 😉👍
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Pretty interesting place where you can try the biggest drum in Japan just when you enter.
1000 yen per person might sound a bit pricey, but there are shows inside (floats, drums) and the inner space (cave) is impressive.
No drums to buy unfortunately (perhaps I missed them …?).
I recommend to go there, the feeling inside is unique.
We didn't come with any expectations since this museum is a bit off the beaten track but were very impressed by the floats displayed here. Every 10 minutes there's a puppet show on a float or stand-alone and it's a great chance to experience a bit of the festival atmosphere, if you're not lucky enough to be around when the actual festiva happens.
There's a 100 yen bus going here every hour so it's super easy to reach.
