Chidō Museum

What it is

• A registered museum in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.
• Named after the former Shonai Clan school, Chidōkan.
• Founded in 1950 by the Ibun-kai Foundation.
• Collects and exhibits folk materials from the Shonai region.

What to see

• Relocated historical buildings on the museum grounds.
• 8 types of important tangible folk cultural properties.
• Sakai-shi Teien, a National Place of Scenic Beauty.
• Former Nishitagawa District Office, completed in 1881.
• Former Tsuruoka Police Station, an Important Cultural Property.
• Former Shibuya Family Residence, built in 1822.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.