Ichinoseki City Museum

What it is

• A registered museum in Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture.
• Opened in 1997 to collect and exhibit cultural properties.
• Dedicated to Ichinoseki's history and local themes.

What to see

• Permanent exhibitions on local history and culture.
• Booth about the Hiraizumi World Heritage site.
• Explanations of the Maikusa-tou sword type.
• Achievements of scholar Ohtsuki Gentaku.
• Works by sculptor Naganuma Moriyuki.
• Materials from the Ohtsuki family, an important cultural property.

When to go

• Closed on Mondays.
• Closed during year-end and New Year holidays.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.