For a summer vacation trip with children! Feel the wood close to you. Hanamaki Toy Museum of Art

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Baby Wooden Forest (courtesy of Hanamaki Toy Museum of Art)
Hanamaki Toy Museum opened in 2020 on the second floor of the Marukan Building in Hanamaki City. 0 to 100 year olds can enjoy this museum. It is an indoor facility, so visitors can play without worrying about rainy days. In addition, since visitors are required to take off their shoes to enter the museum, small children can play safely.

Wood from Iwate Prefecture

Most of the wood used for the museum's interior, furniture, and toys is grown in Hanamaki and Iwate Prefecture. The warmth of the wood gives the space a warm and welcoming feeling.

The facility is divided into eight areas: "Guttoi no Mori," "Hittsukimushi no Mori," "Game no Mori," "Onsen Machi no Mori," "Baby Mokuiku no Mori," "Hitsuyu no Mori," "Marukan Building Dining Hall no Mori," and "Norimono no Mori. Each area is a unique space.
Terraced field where wooden vegetables can be harvested

Just like a real big dining room!

In "Marukan Building Shokudo no Mori," visitors can enjoy playing house with the menu of Marukan Building Shokudo, which is located on the 6th floor of the same building and is famous for its 10-tiered rolls of soft-serve ice cream. Children and adults alike will be thrilled by the soft-serve ice cream, sushi set, and other realistic-looking playthings!
Marukan Building Dining Room (courtesy of Hanamaki Toy Museum of Art)
For the official website of the Hanamaki Toy Museum, visit

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