The Inoh Tadataka Museum

What it is

• Museum dedicated to Inoh Tadataka, Japan's first mapmaker.
• Opened in 1961, with a new building in 1998.
• Houses maps and surveying tools donated by his family.
• Certified as a Japan Heritage cultural property.

What to see

• Exterior mimics traditional townhouses and storehouses.
• Replica of the Inoh Tadataka portrait.
• Exhibits 'Inoh Maps and Japan from Landsat'.
• Displays Tadataka's books from his studies.
• Various Inoh Maps are on display.
• 2,345 items designated as National Treasures.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.