Misawa History and Folklore Museum

Reference/Local/Exhibition/Literature Museum

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This museum collects local cultural assets, and also stores and exhibits them. They have on display northern Japan's oldest clay figures, the Noguchi collection centered on red lacquered earthenware from the last part of the Jomon period, prehistorical excavations from Misawa City, and ancient artifacts. They also have a ton of other content including presentations on the damage caused by the Sanriku earthquake and tsunami and the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, mounted animals and photos of plants and animals seen at Lake Ogawara and the lakeshore, as well as fishing gear from fishing in the inland waters and off the coast of the Pacific Ocean, horse gear, farming tools, farming clothes and tools from daily life.

Spot details

Address: Aomori Misawa-shi Sabishirotai 116-2955 Map
Area: Hachinohe / Shimokita Peninsula Area
Phone: 0176593670
Hours: 9:00-17:00
[Nov.- Mar.]9:00-16:00
Closed: Monday (The next day for Public holidays), Public holidays
Fees: [Admission fee]
[General]100yen
[Elementary and junior high school students]50yen
※Free for Pre-schoolers
※Free for Elementary and junior high school students every Saturday
Parking Lot: Available(7spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes (Saturday pottery making, magatama making)
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available