Fukushima Museum, Aizuwakamatsu

Name: Fukushima Museum
Address: Aizuwakamatsu, Japan
Telephone: +81 242-28-6000

#5 among attractions in Aizuwakamatsu

Museum, Specialty museum, History museum

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Fukushima Museum is a prefectural museum in Aizuwakamatsu, Japan, dedicated to the natural history, history, and culture of Fukushima Prefecture. The museum opened in Tsuruga Castle Park in 1986. ()

Local name: 福島県立博物館 Opened: 18 October 1986 (37 years ago)Coordinates: 37°29'20"N, 139°56'6"E

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Aizuwakamatsu Japan

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+81 242-28-6000

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Aizuwakamatsu

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Fukushima Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aizuwakamatsu Castle, Oyaku-en, Takizawa Honjin, Mt. Iimoriyama.

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Recreated 14th-century castle and museum
Aizuwakamatsu Castle, Aizuwakamatsu
8 min walk • Aizuwakamatsu Castle, known locally as Tsuruga Castle, stands as a proud testament to Japan's feudal past in the city of Aizuwakamatsu. This historical fortress, encircled by deep moats and towering stone walls, was constructed in the late 14th century and has since...
0.5 miE
Park, Buddhist architecture
Oyaku-en, Aizuwakamatsu
14 min walk • Oyaku-en is a medicinal herb garden in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The garden was designated a Place of Scenic Beauty by the Japanese government in 1932. It is also known as the Aizu Matsudaira-clan Garden.
1.5 miNE
Museum
Takizawa Honjin, Aizuwakamatsu
40 min walk • The Takizawa Honjin is a building in the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan which was used as a honjin by the daimyō of Aizu Domain during the Edo period. The building was designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan in 1971 and a National Historic Site of Japan in 1970.
1.5 miNE
Historical place
Mt. Iimoriyama, Aizuwakamatsu
39 min walk • Iimori Mountain is a mountain near the city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It is notable as the site where members of the Byakkotai committed ritual suicide in 1868, during the Boshin War. It is located about 1.5 kilometers northeast of Tsuruga Castle.
1.1 miE
37°29'8"N • 139°57'14"E
Hui jin wu jia wu fu, Aizuwakamatsu
28 min walk • Museum