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Wolf Children
The house is real, it is free to enter, and it is furnished as it is in the film.
The house Hana and the children move to is a real farmhouse in **Kamiichi**, a mountain town in Toyama. A local NPO borrows it from the owner and keeps it open to the public as **"the house of the wolf children"** — the kitchen, the furniture and the pillar with the children's heights marked on it are all recreated as they appear in the film. **Entry is free**; the organisation runs on donations and an unstaffed souvenir stall. Very few pilgrimage sites are maintained this way, by neighbours rather than by a company, and it shows.
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Common questions
Is the house from the film real?
Yes. A local NPO borrows a farmhouse in Kamiichi, Toyama and keeps it open as the house from the film, furnished as it appears on screen. Entry is free.
How do I get there?
Car or taxi from Kamiichi station — it is up a narrow mountain road with no public transport, and winter access is limited.
Does it cost anything?
No, but it runs on donations and an unstaffed souvenir stall. Leave a donation — that is what keeps it open.