The Takenouchi Kaido Museum in Taishi Town, Minamikawachi District, Osaka Prefecture. Go up for ３ minutes and you'll find the roadside station Chikatsu Asuka no Sato Taishi. It collects and displays old documents related to the Takenouchi Kaido, the oldest highway, as well as materials related to pilgrims of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage. Nearby are the Valley of Royal Tombs and the Shinaga Valley Kofun Group. Built together with the restoration of the Takenouchi Kaido as part of a hometown development project begun in Heisei 1, this museum opened on March 3, Heisei 5. Inside the museum, which stands beside the road, the relationship between the town and the Takenouchi Kaido, also called the oldest official road, is displayed so you can understand it at a glance, and visitors can time-slip back to the highway of old. Access: About a 5-minute walk from the Michi-no-Eki Chikatsu Asuka no Sato Taishi bus stop / Taishi Town, Osaka Prefecture About a 6-minute walk from the Kotoku Tenno Ryo-mae bus stop / Taishi Town, Osaka Prefecture About a 9-minute walk from the Mino no Sato-mae bus stop / Taishi Town, Osaka Prefecture

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I didn't know there was a museum in a place like this. There was an entrance at the roadside station I happened to stop at, so I went. The twin peaks having been a quarry where sharp stones were obtained, a map showing the imperial tombs and temples around here, being able to watch a video about Prince Shotoku... I thought the 200 yen admission was cheap. Showing my JAS membership card got me in for 160 yen. The roadside station has a bus stop, so it's fine even if you don't have a car. It's educational, so families who came with their kids also seemed to be enjoying it. It's a 5-minute walk from the roadside station and tucked away in the back, so you wouldn't notice there's a museum in a place like this. There were lots of really interesting exhibits. ♿△ There are no stairs, but the road slopes down and up, so I think it'd be tough. Caution needed

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It's a museum where you can learn about the history of Taishi Town and the Takenouchi Kaido through videos and such, BUT in the very first video, which is like a historical drama, they skip the Sengoku period saying "it's a sad, boring history!"—I really question that. That's the most interesting part, the part I want to know all the details about, come on!!! I couldn't help talking back at the screen. (´・ω・｀)

Park your car at "Michi-no-Eki Chikatsu Asuka no Sato Taishi," cross the small bridge between the buildings, and you'll come out onto the "Takenouchi Kaido," said to be Japan's oldest official road. Turn left here, walk along the road for a few minutes, follow a small sign to turn right and go up the slope, and this museum is on your right. The museum's own parking lot is small and the surrounding roads are quite narrow, so I recommend taking a stroll along the "Takenouchi Kaido" from the roadside station. It's a small museum, but besides displays of excavated items, it uses models and videos cleverly to explain things, and I got a good understanding of the historical value of this area. Please note that there are no places to eat or drink.

It's located down a side road off the Takenouchi Kaido. There's a parking lot, but it's narrow and can't fit many cars. Many of the exhibits are interesting and enjoyable. The Takenouchi Kaido is one of the ancient arterial roads connecting Yamato Province and Kawachi Province, passing along the southern foot of Mt. Nijo. It's said to be Japan's oldest official road. About 26 km of the road still exists, from Oshoji in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, through Takenouchi Pass to Nagao Shrine in Katsuragi City, Nara Prefecture, but since both ends, Naniwa and Asuka, have become urban areas, no trace remains of the Asuka-period great road said to have once been 30 m wide The name Takenouchi Kaido comes from the fact that it passes through the Takenouchi settlement in Katsuragi City, Nara Prefecture, and crosses Takenouchi Pass

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