Oarai Museum of Bakumatsu-Meiji History

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A museum located a 10-minute drive from the Mito-Oarai interchange. The museum was built in 1929 by Count Mitsuaki Tanaka, an imperial loyalist in the closing days of the Edo period who later became Minister of the Imperial Household. The museum displays paintings and calligraphic works by imperial loyalists from the late Edo to the Meiji period as well as their forbearers donated by the count, as well as items gifted to the museum by the Imperial Household and other artifacts such as handicrafts connected to the local Oarai area. The museum's collection includes numerous valuable historical items which belonged to or were created by prominent figures, including calligraphy by the last shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Yoshida Shoin, Yamaoka Tesshu, and Saigo Takamori.

Spot details

Address: Ibaraki Pref. Higashibarakigunoaraimachi Isohamachou 8231-4 Map
Area: Oarai / Hitachi / Nakaminato Area
Phone: 0292672276
Hours: 9:00-17:00(Last entry16:30)
Closed: Wednesday(The day following if it falls on a public holiday), New Year's Holiday
Fees: [Admission fee]
[General] 500 yen
[University/High School Students] 300 yen
[Junior High School Students/Elementary School Students] 150 yen
*Group discount available (20 people or more)
Parking Lot: Available(25spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available
Average budget: [Lunch] 1-1,000yen
Estimated stay time: 60-120 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

歴史

Reviewed : 2019.10.03

歴史を学ぶことができます。主に幕末と明治時代。あまり歴史について詳しくなかったので、へぇと思うことばかり。
穴場中の穴場

Reviewed : 2019.04.03

中学受験を終え、幕末〜明治に興味を持った子供に促され訪問しました。敷地に入るとバンガローがあったりキャンプをしていたりで？？？という感じでしたが、博物館内は静謐で全く異次元でした。ちょっとしたミニホールの様な視聴覚室でこの時代の流れと水戸藩の関わりをビデオ鑑賞することができます。尊王攘夷、桜田門外の変など大変わかりやすく学べます。その他明治天皇に関わる展示物など必見です。郷土史も勉強になりました...
歴史好きには

Reviewed : 2019.03.19

鹿島臨海鉄道の大洗駅から車で5分ほどの博物館です。徳川慶喜公の書や幕末の書画が展示してあります。歴史好きにはいいと思います。