Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Museum

4.5

A museum dedicated to presenting materials relating to as well as items which belonged to Hideyo Noguchi, a prominent bacteriologist from the Tohoku region. Standing along National Route 49 near Lake Inawashiro, the museum was remodeled and reopened in 2015. Noguchi’s childhood home is preserved inside the museum complex, including the sunken hearth where he was burned when a baby. There’s also a robotic figure of Noguchi in an exhibition space modeled after his research room which greets visitors.

Spot details

Address: Fukushima Pref. Yamaguninawashiromachi Mitsuwa Maeda 81 Map
Area: Bandai Highland / Inawashiro Area
Phone: 0242652319
Hours: [Apr.-Oct.]9:00-17:30(Latest entry17:00)
[Nov.-Mar.]9:00-16:30(Latest entry16:00)
Closed: open everyday (excluding 12/29-1/3)
Fees: [Admission fee]
[Adults (15 years old and over)] 800 yen
[Children (Elementary/Junior High School Students)] 400 yen
Parking Lot: Available(Cars300spaces, Bus30spaces)
※Free
Credit Card: Available(VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, UnionPay, DISCOVER, Diners Club)
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available
English Menu: Available (Pamphlet, Not available free audio guide)
Note: *Pets can be kept at the office if kept in a cage etc.
Average budget: [Lunch] 1-1,000yen
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

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Review

Interesting Museum

Reviewed : 2019.01.31

This museum was interesting to learn about the man who is on the ¥1000 bill. There is his real childhood home and many interesting panals about his life. All this had a lot of English. There was some...
Its the guy on the 1000 yen bill.

Reviewed : 2018.11.23

This is a memorial hall for a very famous and well known Japanese doctor who discovered the pathogen that causes syphilis. The place shows scenes from his life, important events and has a robot...
野口英世の功績を讃える記念館

Reviewed : 2023.05.08

町が作っている(？)ウエッブサイトでは、生家が大きく載っていたので、それだけかと思って、行きましたが、立派な記念館があるではないですか。英世の生まれから研究成果まで、大変ていねいに作られていました。2階建てでエレベータもあるので、誰もが見学しやすいです。野口英世の功績は教科書にも載っていますが(今はどうか？)一度は訪れたい場所です。