Tono Folklore: Denshoen & Kappa-buchi in Iwate
Tono in Iwate is the home of Japanese folklore, the setting of the 1910 Tales of Tono. A guide to Denshoen, its reconstructed thatched farm village (450 yen), and Kappa-buchi, the free stream tied to the kappa legend, plus the magariya farmhouses and how to get around.