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Handa-City Niimi Nankichi Memorial Museum
(Niimi Nankichi Kinenkan)

  • Niimi Nankichi Memorial Museum
  • Niimi Nankichi Memorial Museum
  • Niimi Nankichi Memorial Museum
  • Niimi Nankichi Memorial Museum
  • Niimi Nankichi Memorial Museum
  • Niimi Nankichi Memorial Museum
  • Niimi Nankichi Memorial Museum
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View up close the personal effects of Japan's famous children's story writer

This museum commemorates Handa-born children's book writer Nankichi Niimi (or Niimi Nankichi, as is the Japanese order of his name), famous for numerous stories, such as "Gon, the Little Fox". Inside is a library and other facilities as well as year-round exhibits of his handwritten manuscripts, diaries, letters, and other materials in addition to a diorama display created by the author.

Niimi Nankichi Memorial Museum

The premises also feature a unique landscape with the museum's wavy building and lawn on top, mirroring the geology around it and expressing the nature and scenery of the Chita Peninsula where he lived and his stories took place.
Footpaths are available at the neighboring Fairy Tale Forest, letting you take a leisurely walk as you experience the nature you had only read about in Nankichi's literary works. In fact, this area is said to be the Nakayama castle ruins, where "Gon, the Little Fox" takes place.

  • Niimi Nankichi Memorial Museum
  • Niimi Nankichi Memorial Museum
  • Niimi Nankichi Memorial Museum
  • Niimi Nankichi Memorial Museum

SPOT OVERVIEW

  • Multipurpose toilet
  • Souvenirs
  • Parking
  • Restaurant
  • Bus Stop
  • Wi-Fi
Location : 1-10-1 Yanabe, Nishi-machi, Handa-shi, Aichi
Fee : JPY 220 (free of charge for junior high school ages and younger)

Notes:
• Free of charge for guests presenting a certificate of disability.
• Prices are subject to change. Check the official site, etc. for the most up-to-date information.
Opening
days / hours		 : 9:30 am–5:30 pm
Parking : Available, free of charge
Standard-sized vehicles: 57 spaces / Buses: 3 spaces

Notes:
• Restrictions occur during Gon's Autumn Festival. See the official site for details.
Restrooms : Available
Holidays : • Mon
• Second Tue of the month (closed the following day if Tue coincides with a national holiday or a make-up holiday)
• New Year's holiday period
Phone number : 0569-26-4888

Note: This page may not be current due to update time differences between site databases.
Should accuracy be critical, please verify this information using a direct source, whenever possible.

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ACCESS

  • Access by public transport
    Access by public transport
    15-min. walk west from Handaguchi Station on the Meitetsu Kowa Line (board from Nagoya Station).
  • Access by car
    Access by car
    Approx. 5 min. (1.8 km) east from Handa-Chuo Interchange on the Chitahanto Road.

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