Kenbuchi Town

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Kenbuchi Town, a small farming village south of Shibetsu in the northern Kamikawa region, is nationally celebrated as 'Ehon no Sato' — Picture Book Village. The whole community embraces its identity as a picture book village, and 'Ehon no Sato Family Resort Village' offers auto-camping and cottage stays amid lush nature overlooking a lake. Farm produce stands and local specialty shopping round out the experience, all under the town's catchphrase — 'Everyone grows to love this town' — reflecting its community-wide commitment to warm hospitality. A genuinely heartwarming stop for any Hokkaido road trip.

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絵本の里剣淵町 みんなこの町が好きになる（剣淵町）

絵本の里剣淵町 みんなこの町が好きになる（剣淵町）

Hokkaido Prefecture Official

Kenbuchi Town

Address
37-1 Naka-machi, Kenbuchi, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido, Japan
Website
https://www.town.kembuchi.hokkaido.jp/
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Kenbuchi Town

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Ehon no Kan (Picture Book Museum)
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Ehon no Kan (Picture Book Museum)

Kenbuchi Town's Ehon no Kan (Picture Book Museum) grew out of the 'Building a Picture Book Village' movement launched in 1989, and is now one of Japan's leading picture book facilities. With a collection exceeding 40,000 books donated from across the country, it offers an immersive, hands-on space where children and adults alike can lose themselves in the world of picture books. The museum also features original picture book illustration displays and reading spaces, serving as a cultural hub where generations connect through storytelling.

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