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Kurosuke's House (Totoro Forest, Sayama Hills)
クロスケの家（トトロの森）Saitama · Kanto
A 100+ year-old farmhouse, storehouse, and tea factory (all nationally registered tangible cultural properties) serving as the visitor hub for the Sayama Hills — the satoyama landscape that inspired the setting of My Neighbor Totoro — preserved through a citizen land-trust movement (Totoro no Furusato Fund) since 1990.
- Crowd level
- Hidden gem
- Rating
- 4.0· 176 reviews
- Opening hours
- Mon Closed Tue–Wed 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 1:00 – 3:00 PM Thu–Fri Closed Sat 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 1:00 – 3:00 PM Sun Closed
- Admission
- ¥500/person (elementary age and up, cash only); free for disability-certificate holders. Reservation required via online calendar, capped at 40 visitors per session. Open Tue/Wed/Sat only, 10:00-12:00 and 13:00-15:00. Last entry 11:30 AM (morning) / 2:30 PM (afternoon).
- Nearest station
- Kotesashi Station (Seibu Ikebukuro Line)
- Website
- totoro.or.jp/kurosuke
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
Today
10:00–12:00Tue closedMon closed¥500Stored weekly hours
Mon Closed Tue–Wed 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 1:00 – 3:00 PM Thu–Fri Closed Sat 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 1:00 – 3:00 PM Sun Closed
How to get there
~15 min by bus from Kotesashi Station; alternatively ~30 min walk from Seibu-kyujo-mae Station. No on-site parking — public transit only.
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