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Chido Museum

Tourist attraction Museum Local history museum

Museum with historical Western & Japanese buildings, plus local cultural & folk artifacts.


Address

10-18 Kachushinmachi, Tsuruoka, Yamagata 997-0036, Japan

Website

www.chido.jp

Contact

+81 235-22-1199

Rating on Google Maps

4.00 (828 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Friday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Saturday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Sunday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Monday: (Coming of Age Day), 9 am to 5 pm, Hours might differ
  • Tuesday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Wednesday: 9 am to 5 pm

Featured Reviews


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  • 4/5 GionDaiko K. 1 year ago on Google
    レトロな洋風建築物が好きな方におすすめ 鶴ケ岡城址の西側に位置する施設。 庄内藩主酒井家の御用屋敷を博物館として公開。 その周囲に旧西田川郡役所や旧鶴岡警察署などの歴史的建築物を移設、展示公開しています。 企画で酒井家の祖である酒井忠次に関する展示をやっていて大変満足しました。
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 梶原平三 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A wonderful museum that collects the historical buildings of the former Shonai domain in one place and displays local history according to themes. It is irresistible for building lovers. In the past, I was able to enjoy tea ceremony while looking at the garden of the former feudal lord's residence, but now it is suspended due to the influence of Corona. (Original) 旧庄内藩領の歴史的建造物を一箇所に集めて、テーマ別に郷土史を展示した素晴らしい博物館。建物好きにはたまりません。 以前は旧藩主邸の庭園を見ながらお点前を頂けたのですが、今はコロナの影響で休止中です。
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 John E. 6 years ago on Google
    A fairly interesting museum of local culture, architecture, and the like. I thought the entry fee of 700 yen was a bit rich given the source of most exhibits (donations), the size of the museum (not enormous) and the subject matter overall, but reasonable people can differ on this point, I expect...

  • 4/5 Reiska K. 2 years ago on Google
    If you are an university student, you could get special price by showing your ID card. There are several buildings to visit and take a look, and the garden is so pretty. It's nice enjoying the view by only sitting on tatami. The stairs inside the police office a little bit too high, so be careful if you decide to go up

  • 2/5 Thomas B. 2 years ago on Google
    Is it winter? Don’t go. 3 building or exhibition closed. There are empty buildings… which we can take pictures of the empty rooms. An interesting exhibition, we are asked not to take pictures… The most interesting is the outside architecture.

  • 4/5 Sengdavone “Tu” O. 4 years ago on Google
    Great museum with H. I. S Alive King of Shonai, Tsuruoka - shi Yamagata prefecture

  • 5/5 Gabor S. (. 3 years ago on Google
    Very well organised place with super interesting buildings preserved from the Meiji era and an excellent collection of everyday life of people in Yamagata/Shonai area from Meiji until early Showa era.

  • 4/5 Wayne P. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice history

  • 5/5 Thomas J. 1 year ago on Google
    Went here on one of our excursions on our cruise around Japan. Interesting buildings that look like Western or European architecture.

  • 3/5 ハーツ 8 months ago on Google
    its good museum to remember the old japanese culture.

  • 5/5 Almariah 7 months ago on Google
    very enlightening learning about the history of the place. the blue old police post?? UNBELIEVABLE!! the view of Tsuruoka?? UNMATCHED!! the garden?? FORGERTABOURIT!! 🤩


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park

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