Japan-U.S. Memorial Museum

3.5

The museum is located on the eastern edge of Kii Oshima Island. 62 years before the arrival of Perry's black ships, in 1791 (Kansei 3), two American merchant ships, the Lady Washington and the Grace, landed on Oshima. The museum exhibits dioramas, photographs, and models of the ships that illustrate this event.

Spot details

Address: Wakayama Higashimuro-gun Kushimotocho Kashino 1033 Map
Area: Kushimoto / Koza / Susami Area
Phone: 0735650099
Hours: 9:00-17:00
Closed: open everyday
Fees: [Admission fee]General250yen, Elementary school age students and under120yen
Parking Lot: Available(40spaces)
※Free
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available(Wakayama Free WiFi)
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Wheelchair accessible: Possible (there are stairs outside)
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Surprisingly, it was very interesting. Everything is in English too. Very much worth the visit.

Reviewed : 2021.05.22

Surprisingly, it was very interesting. Everything is in English too. Very much worth the visit. The BEST view in the whole area is from behind that museum. It does not seems like many people go...
Great little museum

Reviewed : 2021.02.17

This bilingual museum tells the remarkable story of two American merchant ships anchoring off the coast of Japan and interacting with locals in 1791. The historical background, incident and contexts...
海金剛の敷地内

Reviewed : 2020.08.09

1791年（寛政３年）、ペリーの黒船来航より62年も前のこと、レイディ・ワシントン号とグレイス号の２隻のアメリカ商船が大島に上陸しました。これが公文書に記録された初めての日米間の接触であるとされています。同館では、当時の様子を解説したジオラマや写真、船の模型などが展示されています。