Japan is a country where residents are very attentive to their traditions and history. They try to maximally save the connection between the past and the present. Thus, almost in every prefecture, there are such interesting places as open-air museums with old houses and traditional types of art and craft workshops. The last are the places where visitors can try national dishes which have been prepared by locals for centuries.

Not far from the city of Chiba, you can take a trip into the past if you go for time travel to the village of Boso-no-Mura. This is the best way to learn what the life of Japanese people was like, what were their traditions, and see it all with your own eyes.

The main feature which distinguishes Boso-no-Mura from other likewise reconstructed museums is that an old Japanese village is reconstructed there. It is neither a city nor a fortress, but a common village where several centuries ago common people, not nobility, lived. This place for some reason is not very popular among tourists, so you can walk and enjoy its beauty without crowds of people. That can help you to deeply feel the atmosphere and better learn all the specific features of the everyday life of the past.

All the houses in Boso-no-Mura are architectural objects of the Edo period which lasted in Japan from 1603 to 1868. Every construction there is recreated or reconstructed to the smallest detail. Specialists studied every detail of the ancient writings, paintings and preserved drawings. Thus, from the first steps in the streets of this village, you get a feeling that guests arrived there not by modern trains, but with the help of a time machine.

The museum does not only demonstrate architecture and everyday life objects but also suggests various attractions. There are master-classes, costumed performances, celebrations and festivals. Anyone can put on old national clothes and go for a walk along narrow streets to better feel the atmosphere of this unusual place.