A very good and free local history museum. Some interactive exhibits. Natural history first with the usual displays of local wildlife. Then history of people in the area. Pottery and the like. Then commercial and industrial activities. Upstairs there is an interesting display about Yokota AirBase. The central lobby has a giant aerial map of the area.

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We visited the Museum the other day, and enjoyed it very much. The staff were very friendly and helpful, despite are not speaking any Japanese. Loved the giant photo map of Mizuho. Was such fun to see on the map, all of the places we have walked or biked to over the months we have spent here. We were lucky enough to visit just before a silk and cotton showcase. The gracious woman that creates the beautiful silk, took the time to show us the exquisite Kimonos she had created for her daughter. One was for her daughter's 30th birthday. The gentleman that was upstairs in the area with the silk and cotton showed us some samples of material that had been painted, and the colours and artwork were stunning. Thank you to all, for such a wonderful visit.

Nice exibithion, insects, historical item, some paintings/drawings. 1 hour would be enough to see everything. There is also a restaurant. Entrance fee : free.

I visited to get Mizuho Town's manhole card. Manhole cards are handed out at the counter on your right after you enter. There's a little manhole flag set up, so you'll spot it right away. I also got a dam card while I was at it. Inside, lots of local history materials about Mizuho Town are on display. Admission is free, the history and changes in daily life from ancient times to the present are presented in an easy-to-understand way, and there was more to see than I expected. It made me realize that the appeal of manhole card hunting isn't just collecting the cards, but also getting to know the history and culture of each place.

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I dropped by on my way to see the katakuri flowers. It's a small museum, but it explains and displays things about the Mizuho area in an easy-to-understand way. The "Mononoke" exhibit that happened to be on was pretty interesting. The road in front of the museum is marked as the Nikko Kaido. Why? Apparently it was built as a side road for the Sennin Doshin who took turns traveling from Hachioji to Nikko for fire-watch duty. Makes sense.

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