Honjo-Waseda no Mori Museum

This is a tourist information center located in Honjō Station of JR Takasaki Line. Visitors can obtain tourist pamphlets and information regarding the city and purchase Honjō City’s souvenirs. Sweets and Japanese goods recommended by the Honjō City Tourism Association and Honjō Kasuri silk are also available.

This brick warehouse was built in 1896 and used for the storage of cocoons and silk, supporting Honjō's silk industry and economy. It is a nationally registered tangible cultural property.

Built in 1894 by Kimura Kuzō, a company that pours its utmost effort into improving sericulture technique, this facility is a designated cultural property of Saitama Prefecture. It is a modernized inheritance (Silk Industry Heritage) where visitors can get a glimpse of the industry of sericulture.

Here you can see the only castanet-playing haniwa (clay figurine) and dancing female haniwa (clay figurine) ever found in Japan! In addition to the many earthenware and stone tools on display, you'll get an introduction to the life of Kiku Nishizaki, the first Japanese female seaplane pilot and great historical figure of Kamisato, who was the model for the heroine of an NHK TV series.

The Hanawa Hokiichi Memorial Museum commemorates Hanawa Hokiichi, a blind scholar of Japanese studies (kokugaku) in the mid-Edo period. Apart from the famous collective title Gunsho Ruijyū and its raw lumber, there are approximately 200 archives on display inside the building. You can see a hand-stitched purse from his mother, a treasured possession he held dear throughout his life, and many other personal articles. The exhibition room also has a section for videos and audio tours.