5/5 Rick W. 4 years ago on Google
Absolutely
amazing
museum,
with
incredibly
detailed
exhibits.
The
collection
starts
with
a
huge
collection
of
very
early
(10,000+
years
ago)
artifacts
and
continues
to
the
present
day
with
exquisite
dioramas,
models,
and
multimedia
presentations
to
bring
the
period
objects
into
context.
The
grounds
are
and
architecture
are
beautiful,
and
the
central
garden
/
rest
area
can
also
be
used
to
quickly
move
gallery
to
gallery.
The
food
in
the
restaurant
was
very
good
as
well,
really
all
the
details
have
been
covered.
While
they
have
the
best
and
most
comprehensive
foreign
language
audio
guide
I
have
seen
in
Japan,
at
least
in
English,
going
with
a
Pixel
running
Google
Lens
(on
Google
Fi)
is
highly
recommended.
I
was
able
to
translate
every
sign
through
the
viewfinder
in
seconds,
allowing
me
to
experience
anything
in
the
museum
I
wished
to
see.
Keeping
Lens
running
for
the
entire
visit
will
drain
your
battery
though,
so
bring
an
external
battery
to
recharge.
One
incredible
exhibit
is
a
house
from
the
1800s
which
was
donated
to
the
museum.
The
house
is
from
Kesennuma,
a
town
which
was
hit
extremely
hard
by
the
tsunami
of
3/11/11.
The
house
was
destroyed,
but
it's
pieces
were
collected
and
transported
to
the
museum
where
the
house
was
reassembled
and
can
be
toured.
That
amazing
story
within
a
story
should
help
explain
some
of
the
other
exhibits
to
non-Japanese
as
the
spirit
of
that
project,
to
me,
is
similar
to
many
other
stories
from
Japanese
history.
I
was
in
Kesennuma
and
several
other
locations
in
Tohoku
in
the
months
after
the
disaster,
and
I
can't
really
describe
the
experience
in
words.
This
exhibit,
and
the
fact
that
it
exists
at
all,
do
a
much
better
job
of
communicating
the
aftermath
of
the
tsunami
and
the
Ganbarou
spirit
that
followed
than
I
ever
will.
One
day
really
isn't
enough
time
in
the
museum
in
my
opinion.
It
would
be
well
worth
securing
a
hotel
nearby
and
spreading
the
visit
over
at
least
a
couple
days.
There
is
that
much
depth
and
content.
I
could
go
on
and
on
about
this
museum,
the
experience
is
quite
remarkable.
It's
truly
something
Japan
should
be
proud
of.
I
would
give
it
six
stars
if
I
could.