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Towada-Hachimantai NP, Aomori
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About 600 old coins were recovered in July 2025 near Uwaniba, a sacred divination spot where offerings were cast into Lake Towada. The center’s exhibition on the discovery runs through November 15, 2026.
A Japanese serow! Follow its hoofprints through 13 exhibit stops and explore Towada’s changing seasons from the perspective of this goat-like native mammal.
When the rebuilt center opened in 2014, its exhibits used real trees and let visitors flip, pull, and touch display parts—so learning about Towada’s woods meant exploring by hand, not just reading.
In Towada’s own forests and on its lake. The center pairs these local field recordings with images, letting visitors experience the area’s changing soundscape as well as its scenery.
Local schoolchildren performed Yosakoi, volunteers served Towada barayaki, and mascot Nanso Boya joined in. The rebuilt center had moved about 200m from its former site.
