About the Museum and Floor Guide

About the Museum

Kariya City Museum of History opened its doors on March 24, 2019 as a facility that can provide opportunities for visitors to come into contact with, see, touch, experience and learn about the history of Kariya. The building houses three exhibition rooms, including History Square (a permanent exhibition room), Festival Square (a festival exhibition room) and a featured exhibition room, and also a reading room where visitors can read materials and books owned by the museum. We collects and investigates not only local historical materials but also materials related to Kariya, which are scattered all over Japan. These materials are introduced to visitors through exhibits.

Floor Guide

Three Exhibition Rooms

Festival Square (1F)

The exhibition in this room features the following three festivals: the Daimyo Procession & the Dashi Float Festival, the Mando Festival, and Noda Amagoi Kasa-odori (Noda Hat Dance to Pray for Rain). You can enjoy the exhibition of authentic dashi floats and items used in the festivals, the experience of shouldering a mando lantern doll, and a video that allows you to feel as if you are actually participating in the festivals.

Mando experience

Two mando dolls, large and medium-sized, are available for hands-on experience. You can feel the atmosphere of the festival by actually shouldering a mando doll. 

History Square (2F)

This room introduces the history of Kariya under the following three themes selected based on periods special to Kariya: “Jomon Period in Kariya,” “Kariya Domain and Castle Town,” and “Modernization Originating from Kariya.”
 

Featured exhibition room (2F)

Various featured exhibitions related to the history and culture of Kariya are held several times a year. Exhibition themes vary each time, covering, for example, historical figures and precious remains. Each exhibition explores its theme in greater depth.

Others

Experiential learning room (1F)

Various hands-on events are held on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays with a menu that changes every three months (no reservations required).

Experience Corner (1F)

You can experience wearing traditional kimono.

Museum Shop (1F)

The museum shop offers original goods with motifs related to Kariya City and our collection.