Little World: "Toonba Pasta" Trending on SNS Appears! "Korean Festival" to Enjoy Korean Food and Culture Held! Traditional Performing Art "Samulnori" and Wappen Making Experience Also Available <Aichi>

The Little World Museum of Man (Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture / Director: Kohei Ikai) will hold the "Korean Festival" for four days on Saturday, May 16, Sunday, May 17, Saturday, May 23, and Sunday, May 24, 2026, where visitors can experience the latest Korean gourmet food and traditional culture all at once.

For gourmet food, the trending "Toonba Pasta," popular on social media, and the fashionable "Minari Samgyeopsal" will be available only on weekends and holidays. Furthermore, inside the building relocated from Korea, you can enjoy an immersive experience as if you were traveling locally, with performances of the traditional performing art "Samulnori" and hands-on activities such as "Korean-style die-cutting," which became popular through dramas.

In addition, the "Korean Sonmul Fair" will be held simultaneously, featuring carefully selected Korean souvenirs, sweets, and miscellaneous goods.

Details are as follows:

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[Limited Gourmet] Latest & Classic Korean Gourmet Appears

From the forefront of Korean "food" to classic home-cooked flavors, a lineup of "what you want to eat now" dishes.

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[Latest Trend] Toonba Pasta

Enjoy a rich and addictive flavor using instant noodles "Shin Ramyun," with a spicy Korean-style cream sauce condensed with the umami of shrimp and mushrooms.

Price: 880 yen

Sales location: Korean Landlord's House Special Tent

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[Popular Flavor] Minari Samgyeopsal

Juicy grilled thick-sliced pork with minari (water dropwort) and kimchi. Minari Samgyeopsal enjoyed outdoors in fresh greenery is exceptional.

Price: 950 yen

Sales location: Korean Landlord's House Special Tent

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[Easy Gourmet] Chumoppa (Korean-style rice ball)

A dish with an irresistible crunchy texture from chopped takuan (pickled radish) and the savory aroma of Korean seaweed. A staple in homes and izakayas, and very popular with children.

Price: 600 yen

Sales location: Korean Landlord's House Special Tent

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[SNS-worthy] Tanghulu (Korean-style candied fruit)

A dish where juicy fruits are encased in extremely thin, frozen candy. Enjoy the fruit juice overflowing from the crispy candy.

Price: 800 yen

Sales location: Korean Pavilion

[Dates] May 16 (Sat), 17 (Sun), 23 (Sat), 24 (Sun)

[Time] 10:30 - 15:30

*May be canceled in case of rain.

[Korean Traditional Performing Art] Samulnori

Samulnori is a percussion ensemble that uses four traditional Korean percussion instruments (kkwaenggwari, jing, janggu, buk) and is a modern arrangement of folk music performed at rural festivals. The program changes with each of the three daily performances. Experience the complex overlapping rhythms and dynamism of authentic Samulnori up close.

Samulnori Last Year's Scene

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[Dates] May 16 (Sat), 17 (Sun)

[Time] ① 10:30~ ② 12:30~ ③ 15:00~

[Location] Korean Landlord's House

*Location will be changed in case of rain.

[Experiential Event] Korean Wappen Workshop

This workshop allows you to create a one-of-a-kind "name tag" using Korean wappens.

Experience "wappen customization," which is very popular among young Koreans.

Choose your favorite color name tag, then select and arrange alphabet letters and cute character wappens.

Staff will press and finish it on the spot.

Perfect for creating a unique "Sonmul (gift)."

[Dates] May 15 (Fri), 16 (Sat)

[Price] Name tag: 500 yen per piece

Wappen: 100 yen per piece

*1 set (name tag + wappen) from 600 yen

[Location] Main Building Plaza

[Experiential Event] Korean Traditional Games

For two days only, you can experience "Korean-style die-cutting," a game made popular in a certain drama, "Gonggi" (stone picking game), and the traditional game "Tuho" (arrow throwing game).

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[Popular in Drama] Korean-style die-cutting

Selling "Dalgona" motif Korean-style die-cut cookies, featured in Korean dramas.

Those who successfully cut out the shape will receive a mini prize of Korean stationery.

Price: 500 yen per piece

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[Arrow Throwing Game] Tuho

"Tuho" is a traditional Korean court game similar to darts or ring toss, where players throw arrows (sticks) into a pot from a distance. It can be easily enjoyed by children and adults alike.

Price: Free

[Stone Picking Game] Gonggi

"Gonggi" is a traditional Korean game of jacks, where five small stones (now plastic) are thrown into the air and picked up. It is a competitive game that tests dexterity and concentration.

Price: Free

[Dates] May 23 (Sat), 24 (Sun)

[Location] Korean Landlord's House

*Canceled in case of stormy weather.

[Souvenirs] Korean Sonmul Fair