Sightseeing

たいら郷土館

Taira Kyodo-kan

This folklore museum features exhibits on niter, a component of gunpowder, and its production process as well as the history of Gokayama and silk worm raising. Starting in mid-September and lasting one month, the annual Nationwide Washi Collage Painting Exhibition held here attracts artists from all over the country to display dazzling works of art using washi paper.

Address
139 Iritani, Nanto, Toyama 939-1904
Access
Car: About 20 minutes from Gokayama IC
Bus: Right away from Nanto City Bus "Iritani" bus stop *No service on weekends & natinal holidays.
Phone
0763-66-2403
Bussiness hours
8:30 AM 5:00 PM *group booking only
Closed
Open throughout year except for winter
Price
¥200 per adult/¥150 per child