historic ruins (remains, relics)Higashimurayama, Ome, Okutama
Ome Shinmachi Oido (Ome, Tokyo)(Omeshinmachi Big Well)
water wellTokyo Metropolitan Government-designated Historic Site
It is one of the largest wells in Japan and is located in Oido Park. In order to obtain water from deep underground on the Musashino Plateau, where water supply is poor, a large mortar-shaped hole was dug and a well was dug at the bottom of the hole. The well is similar to the “maimaizu wells” (maimai = snail) that are common on the Musashino Plateau, and is thought to have been excavated in the Middle Ages. Based on the results of the excavation, a restoration project was undertaken. The site is designated as a historic site by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. (Image courtesy of Ome City Folk Museum)
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| address (e.g. of house) | 2-27 Shinmachi, Ome City, Tokyo (in Oido Park) |
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| Access | 30-minute walk from Kawabe Station on the JR Ome Line; 2-minute walk from Shinmachi Tenjinja-mae bus stop (bound for Hanakoganei Station North Exit) from Kawabe Station Iriguchi bus stop, a few minutes’ walk from the north exit of Kawabe Station on the JR Ome Line |
| phone | 0428-23-6859 (Ome City Folk Museum Administration Section) |
| Business Hours | 9:00～17:00 |
| regular closing day | Mondays (if Monday is a national holiday, the museum is open to the public and closed on the following weekday), year-end and New Year’s holidays |
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| Founding and opening of business | Muromachi – Azuchi-Momoyama Period |
