Hirottekita Ie (Houses from TV Drama “From the Northern Country”)

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Hirottekita Ie is the house that Goro Kuroita, the main character in the TV drama series “Kita no Kuni Kara” (“From the North Country”) built for Aunt Setsuko using waste materials that he had collected. The house represents a warning about the excessive amounts of waste that are generated by modern society.

Spot details

Hirottekita Ie (Houses from TV Drama “From the Northern Country”)

Address: Hokkaido Furanoshi Rokugoushigaichi Map
Area: Furano Area
Phone: 0167233388
Hours: [2023/4/16-2023/11/23]9:30-18:00(Last entry17:30)
[2023/10/1-2023/11/23]10:00-16:00
Closed: [During the winter seasonPeriod]Monday, Tuesday
Fees: [Adult] 500 yen
[Children/Disability certificate presented] 300 yen
[Common ticket for 3 facilities (The house I found/Rokugo no Mori/Goro's stone house)] 1,200 yen
Parking Lot: Available
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Note: [Furano Tourism Association] 0167-23-3388
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available
Pet friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Creative style of house

Reviewed : 2018.01.11

This took some effort to go and seeWe had to catch two busses which took about an 1hr 20mins and the busses only run 3 times a day. We left at 1pm and got there at 2.20pm went to see the attraction...
Very interesting life style

Reviewed : 2017.08.19

I just reviewed the story of this home and all the pictures and feel very refreshing to know someone who had a good idea of serine life. I am very impressed by the builder and his theory of life...
Recycle material house

Reviewed : 2016.07.18

Interesting . Worth a visit on a leisure trip . We saw two houses utilizing gondola parts as windows , telephone booth as house entrance and other house using a bus as the base structure for the...