Iiyama City in central Japan (Nagano prefecture) is beside Chikuma River which is the longest river in Japan. It is in a mountainous and snowy area . Locals have gotten through flood and heavy snow; they even utilize their environment, I just guess. Btw, you can handle old tools and utensils in the folklore exhibition room ; it’s rare. At the entrance hall below, the city map is on the floor and a living room of a farmer’s house was rebuilt. The paper at upper right was attached on the entrance door. 長野県飯山市は千曲川沿い の町。また、 豪雪地帯 でもあります。雪も洪水も乗り越え、あるいは利用して生きてきたのだなと思います。 民具を手に取ることができる稀少な資料館 でもあります。エントランスホールには、飯山の地図があり農家が再現されています。 Although Iiyama is famous for its heavy snow, its summer is very hot. The panel shows the lives in Iiyama. Each theme like living with snow, has a box below ; there are more information and material in it. 飯山は豪雪で有名ですが、夏は暑い。パネルの下の箱には、そんな 飯山の暮らしを紹介した資料 がテーマごとに収められています。 History section 、歴史展示コーナー Chikuma River flows into the Sea of Japan. Outside...
Nakano in central Japan (Nagano prefecture) was the directly controlled area by a shogun in the Edo period (1603 ～ 1868). There was a field office of a government agency. A government officer was dispatched to the office to collect tax and so on. On the other hand, locals have continued to foster their livelihood and culture . They love their land. We can see Nakano City well from the hilltop museum. 長野県中野市は千曲川沿いの町 。 江戸時代は幕領 で、幕府から派遣された代官たちが支配し、江戸へ年貢を届けました。 その一方で、土地に定着している住民たちの間では、俳諧などの文化や、杞柳細工（きりゅうざいく）などの新しい生業が生まれて いきました。庶民は強いですね。 山の上に立つ博物館からは中野市街を一望できます。 Wildlife & Nature 、自然 The section is just behind the entrance of the exhibition room. 展示室に入ると、まず、自然の展示。 The primitive period 、原始 The research about primitive human bones attracted me. It says, “Their energy resource was nuts (74%), grains including corn (11%), fish and animal meat (15%). It was an era of plant-eating . I didn’t know it. A question came to me, whether western primitive people were als...