Periodic Closure of the Folklore Exhibition Room
The Kiyose Uchihaori, a National Important Cultural Property, is replaced every two months to protect the materials. The Folklore Gallery will be closed for one day during the following period due to the replacement of exhibits. Saturday, August 30
2026 Kiyose Fuji-kō-Related Tours
Event Dates: Wednesday, October 28, 2026, through Thursday, October 29, 2026 (1 night, 2 days) [Day 1] October 28 (Wednesday) 8:30 a.m. Meet at the Kiyose City Local History Museum [Day 2] October 29 (Thursday) 5:00 p.m. Scheduled to end at Kiyose City Hall or Kiyose Station Destinations: Fujiyoshida City and Fujikawaguchiko Town (staying in Fujikawaguchiko Town) Accommodation: Yamagishi Ryokan (4030-1 Funatsu, Fujikawaguchiko Town, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture) Contents Kiyose City is home to an active Fuji-kō group (the Bushū Maruka Kō Tanashi-gumi Nakazato Kōsha), whose members still travel to Fujiyoshida City on the day of the mountain opening to climb Mount Fuji.Additionally, the Nakazato Fujizuka and the Fire Flower […]
Nature in the Satoyama: The Kiyose Insect Exhibition
Exhibition Overview Event Dates: Sunday, September 27, 2026, through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Closed on Mondays; if Monday is a holiday, closed on the following Tuesday Event Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Last admission at 4:30 p.m.) Venue: Local History Museum, 2nd Floor Gallery Although Kiyose City is located close to the heart of Tokyo, it still retains a great deal of natural “satoyama” landscape, which is home to a wide variety of insects. This special exhibition will showcase Kiyose’s insects and their environment, featuring insect specimens donated to the museum and rare photographs of insects taken by the Kiyose Nature Conservation Society. Yellow-legged Hornet vs. Centipede (Courtesy of […]
41st Themed Exhibition: Climbing Mount Fuji in Kiyose?
This exhibition was created by museum interns. Venue: 1st Floor Exhibition Hall Event Dates: Sunday, August 9, 2026, through Sunday, September 27, 2026 Closed: Mondays (Open on September 21), September 24 (Thursday) Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Focusing on the “Nakazato Fujizuka,” designated as a Tokyo Metropolitan Tangible Folk Cultural Property, we will explore the Fuji-kō movement in Kiyose. The exhibition features materials on the “Nakazato Kōsha” and scale models of Fujizuka. It also introduces the “hidden Mount Fuji” sites in Kiyose that students have actually researched. We are also distributing leaflets created by our interns. (Location: Theme Exhibition Corner and Counter) Be sure to check it out!
Let's cheer on "Kiyoshi Maehara"!
We’d appreciate your votes! ♥ Once again this year, the local history museum’s mascot, “Maehara Kiyoshi-kun,” is competing in the “Museum Character Award 2026,” hosted by IM’s “Internet Museum.” [Voting Period] Through Thursday, September 3 (You can vote once a day.) Who is “Maehara Kiyoshi-kun”? He’s a fairy based on the “perforated-rimmed pottery” unearthed at the Nojio-Maehara archaeological site in Kiyose City. He might even be one of the largest in the Kanto region! Please cheer me on! Kiyoshi Maehara's Profile A slightly shy earthenware fairy. Her favorite food is “Kiyose’s local udon.” She’s absorbed in collecting “shards of light” while lost in thoughts of the Jomon period. One […]