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Tohoku History Museum

Miyagi · Tagajo · Museums

Japanese name: 東北歴史博物館

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WHAT TO DOTohoku History Museum

Beside the ancient government seat of Taga Castle, with an Edo-period thatched farmhouse in its grounds.

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Beside the ancient government seat of Taga Castle, with an Edo-period thatched farmhouse in its grounds.

About this place

The Tōhoku History Museum (東北歴史博物館, Tōhoku Rekishi Hakubutsukan) is a museum in Tagajō, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It houses finds from excavations at the site of Tagajō as well as from other archaeological sites in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. These include a Jōmon period jade axe excavated in Kizukuri, Aomori Prefecture, and designated an Important Cultural Property; and another Jōmon jade, excavated in Niisato, Iwate Prefecture, also designated an Important Cultural Property.

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Founded / opened:1999 Highlights / collection:Items excavated at Taga Castle, Konno family residence Genre:Antique art and Buddhist art, Architecture

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