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Ino Tadataka Museum

Chiba · Katori · Museums

Japanese name: 伊能忠敬記念館

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WHAT TO DOIno Tadataka Museum

A museum in Katori showing material on Tadataka Ino, who made the first survey-based map of the whole of Japan.

WHEREChiba

Katori

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Inō Tadataka · Public domain

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Aoki Katsujirō · Public domain

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Address: 1722-1 Sawara-i, Katori, Chiba
Hours & fees: Hours: 9:00-16:30 Closed: Mondays (the following weekday if a holiday), December 29 to January 1 Fees: Individuals: adults 500 yen, elementary and junior high school students 250 yen Groups (15 or more): adults 450 yen, elementary and junior high school students 200 yen Age 65 and over: 450 yen * Admission is waived for children and students living in Katori City and attending elementary, junior high and high schools, and for children and students attending elementary, junior high and high schools in Katori City * Admission is waived for holders of the following certificates and one caregiver (physical disability certificate, intellectual disability certificate, war-wounded certificate, atomic bomb survivor health certificate, mental disability health and welfare certificate) * A combined admission discount with the Suigo Sawara Float Hall is available
Prefecture: Chiba · Katori
Type: Museums · Culture & history
Themes: Culture & history

Overview

A museum in Katori showing material on Tadataka Ino, who made the first survey-based map of the whole of Japan.

About this place

A memorial museum in Sawara, Katori. It introduces the achievements of Ino Tadataka, who made Japan's first nationwide map based on actual surveying. It displays materials such as surveying instruments, survey maps and diaries, and the National Treasure-related materials, including the Ino Map, are rotated every two months. Across the river stands his former residence, a nationally designated historic site.

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