Recently added: Local history museums in Japan

👍👍 The red brick building ``Kumamoto Gakuen University Industrial Museum'' was built in 1894 as an electrical room for the Kumamoto Spinning Factory. It was renamed Kasei Kumamoto Factory, and for more than a century, it was located near Kumamoto Station and was used as the electrical room of the activ...

👍 In April 2023, we moved to Zentsuji General Hall 2F. (old) The former Shinkin Bank in Akamonsuji Street, which was once a downtown area, has been turned into a local museum. The former vault is lined with artifacts excavated from the Kikuzuka Tumulus. Most of the artifacts excavated from the nationa...

👍 Nice park and the castle is well-maintained. There's no fee to enter the park (but you have to pay if you want to enter the castle itself). There are nice views from the summit and flora are abundant. If you're in Tateyama, it's worth a visit.

🫤 I came here because I heard that it was the birthplace of Abe Seimei, but...I was disappointed! ️ I'm sorry (crying) but I'm looking forward to seeing you next time. ...That's why I appreciate your support (*^^*ゞ

😐 The storage room for the mikoshi is made of glass so you can see inside. It's not really a museum.

🫤 2022年まで明石町のタイムドーム明石にあった郷土資料館から、本の森ちゅうおうへの移転ですが、展示内容は大幅に縮小されていて、ほとんど別の施設になっています。展示エリアだけ見れば、資料館というより、区立図書館付属の郷土資料コーナーとも言うべき規模です。 パンフレットでの触れ込みは「実物資料とともに多彩な...

👍👍 Really funny!

👍 When I visited Kinno Hachimangu Shrine, it was free to view, so I took a look. Although it is small, it is a good place to experience the history of the area. It seems that the Buddhist tablet is a tangible folk cultural property designated by Shibuya Ward, and although I have never read or seen it,...