Explorer The Wonderland. Eastern Hokkaido

Furusatokan JRY (Tonden Local History Museum)

Pronounced "Jerry", the letters "JRY" stand for "Joint", "Jewel", "Roots", "Record", and "Yubetsu", reflecting the history of the region's tonden-hei (farmer-soldiers) during Hokkaido's pioneering times. This museum is dedicated to the brave tonden-hei who set down the foundation that would later become Yubetsu town. The displays include tools and household articles from Hokkaido's pioneering era, as well as highly-detailed dioramas depicting the history of tonden-hei in Yubetsu. There is also a reproduction of a tonden-hei house, which has been selected as a Hokkaido cultural heritage.