🇯🇵Japan, Gifu, Higashishirakawa
Explore tsuchinoko folklore, organic farming, and forest living. Japan's only village without a temp
Higashishirakawa, Gifu
Japan, 〒509-1302 Gifu, Kamo District, Higashishirakawa, Kando, ４２６−１ つちのこ館
A unique museum dedicated to the legendary tsuchinoko cryptid
The tsuchinoko is an unconfirmed creature with sightings reported throughout Japan. This museum in Higashishirakawa Village showcases the fruits of dedicated research and investigation into its legend.
The exhibits cover a wide range of topics, from the creature's suspected ecology based on eyewitness accounts to local folklore and folklore traditions.
There's also a snack called "tsuchinoko yaki" that features the creature as its motif.
つちのこ焼き(甘さ控えめあんことカスタードクリーム）8匹～ | 東白川村役場
東白川村産コシヒカリで作る「朴葉寿司（ほうばずし・ほおばずし）、可愛くて美味しい「つちのこ焼き」、地味噌を使ったタレが自慢の「五平餅」、手摘みよもぎの「草大福餅」等、ふるさとの懐かしく素朴な味を安心安全な食材を使い手作りで真心こめてお届けします。
www.vill.higashishirakawa.gifu.jp
1061 Oppara, Higashishirakawa, Kamo District, Gifu 509-1301, Japan
Mountain rest stop featuring organic Shirakawa tea and local farm products
A roadside station nestled in the mountains of Higashishirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture. The main attraction is Shirakawa tea cultivated through organic farming methods that avoid chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
