Imabari City Murakami Pirate Museum (今治市村上海賊ミュージアム)
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This museum, located in Miyakubo Town, Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture, preserves and displays artifacts related to Noshima Murakami, one of the Murakami pirates who was called “Daimyo of the seas” and who controlled Setouchi during the Sengoku, or warring states, period. The museum displays important artifacts and related works on the Noshima Murakami clan, as well as old documents, reconstructed models, and pieces unearthed during excavations. The restored Japanese armor and battle surcoat (a sleeveless campaign jacket worn over armor), said to have been actually worn, are must-see exhibits. The observation room with views overlooking the ruins of Noshima Castle, and the area where visitors can try on for themselves some armor and garments are also popular.
Ehime Imabari-shi Miyakubocho Miyakubo 1285 (Imabari / Shimanami KaidoArea)
9:00-17:00 (admission until 16:30)
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- Address
- Ehime Imabari-shi Miyakubocho Miyakubo 1285 [map]
- Phone
- 0897741065
- Hours
- 9:00-17:00 (admission until 16:30)
- Closed
- Monday (Next Weekday for Public holidays), 12/29-1/3
- Fees
- [Exhibition fee]
[General] 310yen (Group 20 or more, 250yen per person)
[Over 65] 250yen
[Student] 160yen (Group, 20 or more, 130yen per person)
[High School Students or less] Free - Parking Lot
- Available(50spaces)
- Credit Card
- Not available
- Smoking
- Others (Available only for smoking corners at the south entrance)
- Wi-Fi
- Not available
- English Menu
- Available (Exhibition commentary in the hall, audio guide also supports some multilingual.)
- Note
- Temporary suspension of business:Closed until May 11, 2020 (Information as of May 8, 2020)
* Information may be changed, so please be sure to check the official information. - 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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Ehime Areas

Stretched across the northwest corner of Shikoku island, Ehime is a nature-rich prefecture boasting beautiful coastlines and a rural center where mountains play host to 26 of the Buddhist temples that make up the Shikoku Pilgrimage. Matsuyama is home to an original post-feudal castle as well as Dogo Onsen, one of the country’s oldest natural hot springs. The northern city of Imabari marks the entrance to the Shimano Kaido, a road that crosses six spectacular bridges and several islands, forming a route between Shikoku and mainland Honshu.