A money museum Admission is 500円 per 1 adult. It's a private museum, and most of the items are the director's personal collection. Recently, donated items seem to have been increasing too. Collected exhibits related to money from not only Japan but all over the world fill the space. During my visit, the director also told me about how the museum came about and the difficulties of collecting the items. I think the exhibits may be among the best in Japan. It seems he used to run a shop at this location. I was able to spend some very valuable time here. Thank you to the director.

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Apparently it was collected personally An incredible quantity The director's stories were so interesting that I stayed a long time Wonderfully knowledgeable

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The director explained everything kindly and thoroughly. It's wonderful that a private museum can display this much. If you just look, you'll finish quickly, but knowing the history makes it increasingly interesting. The history of Japanese money, the history of Chinese money, and money from other countries There were stories about how items were acquired, valuable exhibits sent by donors, and displays of stamps and paintings too. Some replicas were displayed for legal reasons. It's worth visiting 1 time. Admission: adults 500円, children 100円, group discounts available

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This came up while I was looking for somewhere to casually sightsee, so I stopped by. The exterior looked like a supermarket, but I understood why it was a money museum. The history of money in Japan and around the world is well worth seeing. Who knew there was a place like this in Oketo!! I'd like to visit again with more time.

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This is a private museum of currency personally collected by its director, Hosokawa. Precisely now, as the cashless era arrives, it is a valuable institution. There were things I only realized after visiting. I had always thought banknotes were normally horizontal, but there are vertical banknotes in the world too. Their sizes also vary enormously, including notes a quarter the size of Japanese banknotes. The portraits on banknotes are distinctive to each country as well: monarchs, founding fathers, or figures who made historic contributions. Particularly unusual examples are China and North Korea. Both countries profess communism and socialism, and ordinary workers were depicted when they were founded, but over time China's notes came to feature Chairman Mao and North Korea's the Dear General. Perhaps the spirit of equality for all the people prevailed initially, but in a one-party dictatorship, a portrait of the supreme leader may have become necessary to enforce loyalty to the party. Come to think of it, countries previously described as dictatorships also displayed photographs and portraits of their supreme leaders in major locations throughout the country. Researching the relationship between banknotes and portraits country by country might reveal symbols of each nation's distinctive history and culture. The fascination is endless.