Yamagata City Folk Museum (Former Saiseikan Hospital Main Building)

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This museum is located inside Kajo Park in Kajo-machi, Yamagata City. Built in 1878 as the prefectural hospital, the “Saiseikan” was relocated and restored, and is now used to exhibit items related to local history and medicine. The building is designated as a National Important Cultural Property.

Spot details

Yamagata City Folk Museum (Former Saiseikan Hospital Main Building)

Address: Yamagata Yamagata-shi Kajomachi 1-1 Map
Area: Murayama Area
Phone: 0236440253
Hours: 9:00-16:30
Closed: New Year's holiday(12/29-1/3)
Fees: [Admission fee]Free
Parking Lot: Not available
*Use of Kajo Park parking lot (entrance from the north gate of the park)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
English Menu: Available (English, Chinese, Korean pamphlet Available)
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Estimated stay time: 0-30 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Gorgeous Building

Reviewed : 2021.11.02

A beautiful building with a lovely garden in the middle. The exhibits cover medicine in Japan. I was most impressed by the eye chart that used animals.
Very unique underrated museum

Reviewed : 2019.12.20

It’s a little museum, located inside Yamagata Castle Park, north of Yamagata Station, about 13mins walk (1.1km)Honestly, it was in our plan as it look like “just an old building. We decided to pay...
This Archecture is One of a Kind

Reviewed : 2019.05.09

Built in the late 1800s, by Japanese carpenters, this building is quite interesting. It was actually an early Western medical school.The exhibits are kind of blah, unless one is into old medical...