The Tokushima Wooden Toy Museum is located in Tokushima Prefecture, part of the Shikoku region in western Japan.

Toy museums are scattered all over Japan, where people of all ages, from babies to the elderly, can communicate through high-quality toys.

In addition, the exhibits and services are based on the characteristics of each region, allowing you to enjoy the different personalities of each museum.

The Tokushima Wooden Toy Museum is an experiential wood education museum that combines rich nature, traditional culture, and play.

The museum was designed using an abundance of wood grown in Tokushima Prefecture, and is home to a wide selection of traditional Japanese toys, beautiful toys from around the world, and wooden toys that you can actually pick up and play with.

The reception area is impressive with its giant wooden counter. The total weight of this counter is about 1 ton. It is made up of pillars made from about 300 Tokushima cedar trees.

This wooden arch is made from 42 Tokushima cedar trees. The arch shape and the use of mirrors and lighting are unique, making it the most photogenic spot in the building.

This is a reproduction of the "bottom stage" which exists in only two places in Tokushima Prefecture. When "Awa Ningyo Joruri" is performed, the stage floor is removed.

"Yuzan Box" is a traditional craft unique to Tokushima. Children would have a feast packed into a three-tiered box and go on a yuzan (outing) trip.

*The symbol mark of the Tokushima Wooden Toy Museum is based on a play box.

This is the largest wooden space in the Tokushima Wooden Toy Museum. The area is based on the motif of Tokushima Prefecture's rich natural scenery, including Mt. Bizan, the landmark of Tokushima City, the Yoshino River, the largest river in the Shikoku region, and the rice terraces that have been selected as one of Japan's 100 best rice terraces.

Only babies aged 0-2 and their guardians are allowed in the room. It is a safe space for infants and toddlers, and is equipped with toys and play equipment suited to their age and development. The indigo-dyed tapestry hanging from the ceiling is inspired by the waves of the Seto Inland Sea and acts as a mobile for babies lying down.

This is a mechanical puppet from Awa Ningyo Joruri, a traditional performing art that has been around since the Edo period (1600s). It operates three times a day (10:30, 12:30, 14:30, *also operates at 16:30 from July to August). It makes a loud noise, so please be careful if you are sensitive to noise.

This is a Swiss-made wooden table soccer table that is also used in world championships. If it gets crowded, please give up your place to the next group after playing a few times.

This is a place where you can experience making things with wood, such as a workshop on making wooden hand molds.

We stock only toys that have been selected by 2,000 "toy consultants." Every year, the best toys are selected based on the keywords "healthy," "long-selling," and "respect for play and communication."

The museum exhibits a large number of traditional crafts from Tokushima Prefecture, as well as items from the Tokyo Toy Museum's collection (which hosts a special themed exhibition each year).

The Udatsu Townscape, a nationally designated Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, is recreated in wood. The museum is divided into several small rooms, where you can actually pick up and play with traditional toys such as tops and kendama, as well as wooden toys made by toy makers in Tokushima Prefecture.

In the center is the Whirlpool Slide (for ages 4 and up), which is extremely popular with both children and adults. Nearby is a corner where you can play and harvest Tokushima's famous vegetables and fruits (sudachi citrus, yuzu, shiitake mushrooms, carrots, etc.).

You can play board games that will improve family communication and logical thinking skills.

It operates seven times a day (at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, and 16:00). Through their mechanisms, the cute animals express the process of how trees cut down in the mountains are turned into toys.