Shonai Rice History Museum

A one room museum

We paid the small fee (300 yen) to enter. It's not a large museum but it was interesting. I had no idea there were so many varieties of rice. The two scenes with historical items made from rice plants...

All about rice

This is a pleasant short walk from where the shuttle bus from the port drops you off. It's a small museum with some interesting facts about the cultivation of rice.

Short visit

Shonai Rice History Museum had just enough explanations in English to keep the visit interesting with its displays about rice cultivation history in the area. The highlight is the section where visit...

I enjoyed the visit

This museum is in one of the Sankyo Soko Storehouses and is on the far end close to the river. There is an entrance fee and everything literature wise is written in Japanese. The museum exhibits re...

庄内のお米を案内しています

山居倉庫に北側に有る庄内のお米や農機具を紹介している施設です。まるまる一棟を利用しています。平日のせいか人は少なかったようです。