Located in a rural area of Himeji city, we are a private museum that houses about 90,000 toys and dolls from Japan and 160 other countries. In 1963, coming across a book, the current director, Shigeyoshi Inoue learned the situation of the loss of cultural heritage related to children and began to collect local toys. In 1974, we opened part of our home to the public as an exhibition room, which has grown into one of the leading toy museums. We hold permanent exhibitions, seasonal special exhibitions, and toy-making classes to deepen understanding of toy-related culture.