I had lunch nearby and happened to stop in. Admission is free. I remembered the flooding in central Hyogo Prefecture, but I was able to learn in detail about the terrain, flood control, everyday people's lives, and disaster-prevention measures. The person who guided me was extremely kind. Thank you. I definitely recommend stopping by when sightseeing nearby. It also seems useful for children's independent research projects and the like.

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Parking is available. A few cars can park in front of the memorial museum. Watching the videos and other things and hearing the explanations takes about 40 minutes if you take your time. If you don't have time, just say so and parts can be skipped (haha). Besides the height of the floodwater, I was humbled by the predecessors who continued living here without giving in to floods that came about every 20-something years.

The nearby lunch restaurant was full, so we couldn't go and happened to stop in here. I see flooding in Fukuchiyama on the news and so on, but hadn't really understood how frightening it was. It was good that they made it very easy to understand how high the water reached in people's homes. I also learned about people's lives back then, which was educational. The two women who guided us were extremely kind, and it became a lovely memory. Thank you!!

This is a museum about the local area housed in an old residence in the former 福知山宿. The theme is “flood control.” This area is where 土師川 and 由良川 meet, and apparently its terrain, a gently sloping basin, makes water slow to drain and leaves it prone to major flooding. More recently, the disaster caused by Typhoon No. 18 in 2006 is still fresh in memory. Lately, a series of flood-control works has reportedly reached a stopping point, and there have been no major disasters for just under twenty years. However, various factors such as recent temperature increases, warm Pacific currents, and changes in the area of the westerly winds often combine to expose the area to heavy or prolonged rain, so it seems this is not a situation where people can let their guard down,,, The building is said to have been a kimono shop in the Meiji era. It is a tall two-story building with an attic, but about the same height as the 由良川 embankment. What was particularly interesting was the installation of a “タカ” for lifting belongings to the second floor or attic in preparation for flooding. There is equipment you can actually try, and the facility offers plenty to learn. There is a parking lot in the fork of the three-way junction in front of the museum, which looks like it could hold about 4 cars. There is a popular restaurant nearby, and many cars gather in this area at lunchtime. Cars zip through the narrow streets of the former post town, so please be careful if you are walking around town. For a town walk, a little farther south is 広小路通り, which together with the former 福知山宿 area makes quite an interesting sightseeing spot. Along 広小路通り is 「フクレル別館」, with an actual locomotive on display, as well as the cinema 「福知山シネマ」, places to eat, hair salons, sweet shops, and so on. Including the area around 福知山城, there are many tourism attractions gathered here, which is interesting. If you walk around, including 福知山宿, surely there will be plenty to discover!

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A townhouse in Fukuchiyama with a lovely retro feel. Amazingly, it's open for free! The video using a model to clearly show the にじゅうはっすい flood is interesting too!

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