This open-air museum features about 20 restored thatched-roof houses on the shores of Lake Saiko, overlooking Mt.
Fuji in the background, visitors can see a nostalgic scene of old Japan where thatched-roof houses used to stand side by side.
Each thatched-roof house is used as a souvenir store, a restaurant serving local delicacies, a sweet shop, an exhibition of handicrafts, a corner for needlework, ceramics, crafts, and incense, and an erosion control museum that records the history of disasters in Neba village.
Since 2003, the village has been restoring thatched houses on the site of the village that was relocated after the typhoon disaster.
In the past, the village was lined with thatched houses built in the “Kabuto-zukuri” style, with windows on the second floor. However, in 1966, the village was hit by a mudslide caused by a torrential downpour from a typhoon, and only four of the 40-odd houses were swept away or destroyed. The village was destroyed and the residents were relocated en masse to the opposite shore of Lake Saiko.
April - November: 9:00-17:00
December - February: 9:30 - 16:30
Open all year round
Admission fee (facility preservation cooperation fee)
Adult 500 yen
Children (elementary and junior high school students) 250 yen
Free of charge
Public transportation
From Kawaguchiko Station on the Fujisanroku Electric Railway, take the Nishiko/Aokigahara Circuit Retro Bus to Nishiko Iyashi no Sato Neba (approx. 50 min. from Kawaguchiko Station).
By Car
Approx. 25 min. from Kawaguchiko IC of Chuo Expressway, Fujiyoshida Line to Route 139
From Tomei Expressway Gotemba IC, via Route 138 and Higashi-Fuji-Goko Road, about 25 min. on Route 139 from Fujiyoshida IC.