Teradomari Folk Museum (Facility Overview) 長岡市寺泊民俗資料館（施設概要）

Exhibition Rooms

The second-floor exhibition space is divided into three themed rooms: Agriculture, Home Life, and Fishing. The exhibitions are focused on the daily lives of ordinary residents of Teradomari in the early to mid-Showa period (approximately 1926–1964). While wealthy residents enjoyed a more leisurely lifestyle, most people at that time were involved in farming, fishing, or a mix of the two. Hand-illustrated pamphlets at the entrance to each room serve as guides to the re-created environments and the items within. The pamphlets identify tools, furniture, personal possessions, and other miscellaneous items and include brief explanations of their purpose. The drawings also depict human figures within the reconstructed sets, which were designed to appear as if the people who inhabited them had only just stepped away for a moment. In the hall outside the themed rooms are larger items, such as a traditional firefighting cart with an iron water pump and a tool for weaving straw rugs.

The Teradomari Folk Museum exhibitions provide valuable insight into the way local residents lived in a time before agricultural machinery and home appliances transformed daily routines and labor.

Hours of Operation: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (last entrance at 4:00 p.m.)

Closing Days: Mondays, New Year’s holidays (December 29–January 3)

Entrance Fee: FreeThe Teradomari Folk Museum occupies the second floor of a former elementary school situated among the fields and foothills just inland from Teradomari Port. In this facility, life-size reconstructions of living and working environments, antique tools, and food models are used to teach visitors about life in Teradomari in the early to mid-twentieth century. Museum visitors may be surprised at how much has changed since that time!

The Toki and Nature Learning Center on the first floor of the former school, as well as the Toki Mite observation facility across the street, are focused on the crested ibis (toki). These endangered birds have become a mascot of Niigata Prefecture, and the Joetsu Shinkansen train is named after them. After touring the museum, visitors can learn about the crested ibis and even see them firsthand.

Exhibition Rooms

The second-floor exhibition space is divided into three themed rooms: Agriculture, Home Life, and Fishing. The exhibitions are focused on the daily lives of ordinary residents of Teradomari in the early to mid-Showa period (approximately 1926–1964). While wealthy residents enjoyed a more leisurely lifestyle, most people at that time were involved in farming, fishing, or a mix of the two. Hand-illustrated pamphlets at the entrance to each room serve as guides to the re-created environments and the items within. The pamphlets identify tools, furniture, personal possessions, and other miscellaneous items and include brief explanations of their purpose. The drawings also depict human figures within the reconstructed sets, which were designed to appear as if the people who inhabited them had only just stepped away for a moment. In the hall outside the themed rooms are larger items, such as a traditional firefighting cart with an iron water pump and a tool for weaving straw rugs.

The Teradomari Folk Museum exhibitions provide valuable insight into the way local residents lived in a time before agricultural machinery and home appliances transformed daily routines and labor.

Hours of Operation: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (last entrance at 4:00 p.m.)

Closing Days: Mondays, New Year’s holidays (December 29–January 3)

Entrance Fee: Free