YAMBARU TOY MUSEUM
Infomation
The YAMBARU Forest Toy Museum is located within the forests of Kunigami Village, the northernmost point of Okinawa Prefecture.It is home to globally rare creatures like the Okinawa rail and the Okinawa longhorn beetle, and was registered as a World Natural Heritage site in 2021.
The YAMBARU Forest Toy Museum is an experiential museum where visitors can feel the blessings of this world-renowned natural environment through play.
The museum is mainly run by volunteer staff. Our mission is to encourage people to deepen their engagement with each other through play.
Open
・Opening hours
10:00-16:00
・Closed days
We are closed on Thursday.
New Year holidays and for mantainance.
For details, please check the calendar.
Calendar
Admission
・Adults (junior high school students and older)…1,400 yen
・Children (1years to elementary school students)…1,000 yen
Access Information
Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes by car from Naha Airport (using expressways)
Approximately 65 minutes by car from Kyoda IC on the Okinawa Expressway
AWARDS
The Tokyo Toy Museum was awarded the Grand Prix for 2023 in the Children in Museums Award, an annual international award given to hands-on museums for children!
Excerpts from the evaluation report;
It places great importance on ‘Omotenashi’ (hospitality), greeting all visitors with a smile, then actively communicating with children and their parents by having fun together, rather than teaching them how to play.
Please check our site for more details
ENJYOYING THE MUSEUM
1For everyone from adults to children.
There is a dedicated playroom for babies (age 2 years and under), as well as wooden toys that kids will love, analog games that will entertain teens, and old toys that adults will find comforting and nostalgic.
2Learn about traditional Japanese games.
Senior volunteers teach traditional Japanese games and Okinawan folk toys, such as grass toys, and how to play them.
3Play with 5,000 toys from around the world.
While the museum is focused on wooden toys from Japan, you can also play with toys from various countries across Asia and Europe.
4Craft activities are offered.
Make traditional Okinawan grass toys, create crafts using milk cartons and other recyclable materials, or build toys with an electric scroll saw (same-day reservations required, first-come, first-served basis).
