Magariya (Former Ito Residence)

A magariya farmhouse on the grounds of the Akita Prefectural Agricultural Science Museum. Its thatched roof and the irori hearth inside evoke life in times past.

【Opening Hours】
・9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (April to October)
・9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (November to March)

【Closed】
・Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a national holiday)
・Year-end and New Year holidays (December 28 to January 3)

【Admission】
　Free

【Access】
・About 6 km from JR Omagari Station; 15 minutes by taxi
・3 minutes straight from Omagari IC on the Akita Expressway
・About 2 minutes from Yamane IC on the Omagari-Nishi Road
※ The Omagari-Nishi Road is toll-free.

【Notes】
The website says the nearest bus stop is 1 minute on foot north from the Nogyo Kagakukan-mae bus stop on the Ugo Kotsu Nakayama Line (departing from Omagari Bus Terminal), but the “Nakayama Line” was discontinued at the end of September 2013.