Meiji Mura

Meiji Mura is an open-air architectural museum located in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture. Since its opening in Shōwa 40 (1965), it has presented 67 items (including steam locomotives, etc.), mainly structures from the Meiji period, relocated and preserved from various parts of Japan, across a vast site (approximately 1 million square meters). It is known as one of Japan's largest open-air museums. Of the relocated structures, 11 properties (14 buildings) are designated Important Cultural Properties of the nation, and most of the rest are Registered Tangible Cultural Properties. As a facility that systematically preserves the architectural heritage of the Bunmei Kaika (Civilization and Enlightenment) era, it attracts a wide range of visitors, from architectural and modern historians to general tourists.

Within the village, you can get an overview of many fields of Meiji society and culture, including railways, post, hospitals, courts, schools, churches, and lighthouses, through the buildings of the time and their interior exhibits.

The village contains notable buildings such as the former residence of Saigō Tsugumichi, younger brother of Saigō Takamori (Important Cultural Property), the Higashi-Yamanashi District Office (Important Cultural Property), and St. John's Church (Important Cultural Property). It is also known for collaborations with games such as 'Meiji Tokyo Renka,' and as a filming location and motif for dramas and anime. Its convenience is also high: it is about 20 minutes by bus from Inuyama Station on the Meitetsu Inuyama Line and within one hour of Nagoya. Together with the Touken World Foundation (Nagoya) and the Tokugawa Art Museum, it can form a complete circuit route as an Aichi Prefecture Japanese sword sightseeing course.