[Onsen Prefecture Oita] Usa City [Futaba Village] Great Yokozuna Futabayama Museum - Free admission!

Usa City, the hometown of Showa's great Yokozuna Futabayama In front of his wooden, thatched-roofed birthplace (reconstructed) is [Sato no Eki Futaba no Sato] Welcomed by a 3m-tall statue of Futabayama, the museum exhibits valuable items such as panels and kesho mawashi, there is a corner where you can try on a haori coat the size Futabayama wore and experience the size of Futabayama, there is a sumo Q&A corner, so even those who don't know sumo can enjoy it. [Monument of the 60 consecutive victories of sumo wrestlers] engraved with the handprints of past Yokozuna Putting your hands together in front of this is said to improve your luck⤴️⁈ Admission to the Futabayama Museum is free, there is also a corner selling Usa City's specialty products, so it's a great place to stop by on a drive! ▪️Sato no Eki Futaba no Sato 269 Shimosho, Usa City, Oita Prefecture TEL: 0978-33-5255 Closed Every third Monday of the month (or the following day if Monday is a holiday) New Year's holiday (12/29-1/3) #OnsenKenOita #UsaCity