Imizu City Shinminato Museum

What it is

• Public museum in Imizu City, Toyama Prefecture.
• Opened in 1998 as Shinminato City Museum.
• Renamed Imizu City Shinminato Museum in 2005.

What to see

• Single-story reinforced concrete building.
• Artifacts from Hojozu Castle.
• Materials related to Kitamaebune ships.
• Works by potter Munemaro Ishiguro.
• Materials related to Shinobu Ishiguro, Important Cultural Properties.
• Telescope made by Zenbei Iwahashi in 1808.

When to go

• Closed on Tuesdays.
• Closed the day after public holidays.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.