Little World is no ordinary park. It is a wonderful park that has as its theme the culture of various countries around the world and the Museum of Man.
Inside the Museum of Man there are approximately 6,000 materials gathered from 70 countries and is composed of five themes “evolution”, “technology”, “language”, “society” and “value”, showing the evolution of humanity since the beginning of civilization.
Little World was opened in 1983 with 1,230,000 square meters in the city of Inuyama in Achi, with a 2.5 km route containing 33 replicas of typical homes and clothing from around 22 countries, in other words, it is a tiny fragment of the culture of each location illustrated, as well as restaurants with typical food.
You can, in addition to enjoying the architecture, wear clothes (generally old) from each country for 500 yen. With events featuring artists from all over the world playing ethnic music, performing acrobatics and dancing.
It is a formidable place, stunning due to the amount of particularities and the ingenuity in which they were arranged.
You can purchase a passport at the entrance to Little World (¥300) that you can stamp at each point in the cities to take as a souvenir.
- Adults: 1,900 yen
- Over 65 years old: 1,500 yen
- Children: 800 yen
- Under 3 years old: 400 yen
- Parking: 800 yen
Opening hours vary depending on the time of year.
- Jan/Feb: 10:00 to 16:00, closed Wednesday and Thursday
- Mar/Nov: 09:30 to 17:00, closed Monday and Friday
- December: 10:00 to 16:00, closed December 31, Wednesday and Thursday
Aichi-ken Inuyama-shi Imai Narusawa 90-48