Japanese Museum and Japanese Tunnel
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Japanese Museum, sometimes called Japanese-Filipino, located near Matsuo Davao. The museum's collection contains a variety of items related to different historical periods and tells visitors about the life of Japanese settlers in Davao before World War II (and in those years they there were about 20 thousand!), During the occupation of the island, and after the liberation of Mindanao US-Philippine troops. In addition to the evidence of the war years you can see a lot of interesting things from everyday life, such as a truck - the traditional Japanese bath, a collection of Japanese and Filipino national costumes and household items. Most valuable is the collection of Japanese coins and banknotes. Of course, not without a huge number of drawings and photographs in the first place, the famous Japanese and Filipinos, as well as the first Japanese-Filipino families and their descendants.

An interesting part of the collection is a real machine for the treatment of abaca, also known as the abacus, and other devices used in the abaca plantations. Before and during the Second World War it was the center of Davao for the production of abaca from which the fiber for the manufacture of marine rope, fishing nets and other items. The museum also presents other fascinating exhibits, artifacts and ancient little things that were used in agriculture. Here you can see a few magazines and other publications dating back to the post-war period, as well as memories of Japanese residents of Davao that time.

In general, the exhibits allow to touch the lives of people who find themselves far from their homeland and forced to adapt to new conditions.

Another popular tourist attraction associated with the presence of the Japanese in Davao Japanese Tunnel is located half an hour from the city center. It is said that the tunnel served as a refuge for Japanese soldiers during World War II. Today, the first thing seen by tourists, approaching the tunnel - the statue of a Japanese soldier during the Second World and the Japanese woman dressed in a kimono. In the tunnel, you can also see several statues of soldiers, prisoners chambers, tools, water tanks, etc. Moreover, in the tunnel have a few hours, including a copy of the Golden Buddha. In itself, the tunnel is small - about 300 meters long, but it has a branch, which can lead deep into the structure. However, access is closed to tourists.

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