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Kankaku Museum

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Japanese name: 感覚ミュージアム

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WHAT TO DOKankaku Museum

The first museum in Japan built around the five human senses, with displays that make you notice seeing, hearing, touching and smelling.

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The first museum in Japan built around the five human senses, with displays that make you notice seeing, hearing, touching and smelling.

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The Sensorium (Kankaku Museum) is Japan's first museum themed on the five senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. It is located at 100 Shimokawaracho, Iwadeyama, Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture. It opened on 4 August 2000 (Heisei 12). 7 minutes on foot from Iwadeyama Station on the JR East Rikuu East Line, or 10 minutes on foot from Yubikan Station. 15 minutes from Furukawa IC on the Tohoku Expressway. Parking: 4 large buses and 50 cars. 38 degrees 39 minutes 23.7 seconds north, 140 degrees 52 minutes 14.4 seconds east

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