Kamakura Museum of National Treasures

The Kamakura Museum of National Treasures or Kamakura Museum or Kamakura National Treasure House is a museum located on the grounds of Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū in Yukinoshita, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 9:00 AM—4:30 PM
Email: kokuhoukan@city.kamakura.kanagawa.jp
Type: Museum
Description: art museum in Yukinoshita Kamakura Kanagawa Japan
Also known as: “Kamakura Kokuhōkan Museum”, “Kamakura Kokuhoukan Museum”, and “市立鎌倉国宝館”
Address: 1, 雪ノ下二丁目, 鎌倉市, 神奈川県 248-0005

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine and Taiko Bridge.

Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Tsurugaoka Hachimangū is the most important Shinto shrine in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is a cultural center of the city of Kamakura and serves as the venue of many of its most important festivals with two museums. Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine is situated 110 metres northwest of Kamakura Museum of National Treasures.

Taiko Bridge

Bridge

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Taiko Bridge is situated 190 metres southwest of Kamakura Museum of National Treasures.

横浜国立大学教育学部附属鎌倉中学校

School

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横浜国立大学教育学部附属鎌倉中学校 is a school, which is situated 140 metres east of Kamakura Museum of National Treasures.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamakura and Nikaidō.

Kamakura

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Kamakura is a small city in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, Japan. It is a very popular destination among Tokyoites for its beaches, lively center and many temples. It is the perfect place to take a day off from Tokyo's stress.

Nikaidō

Neighborhood

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Nikaidō is the name of one of the administrative units of Kamakura, a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, about 50 km south-south-west of Tokyo. Nikaidō lies immediately to the east of Nishi Mikado and Yukinoshita, and used to be called Higashi Mikado.

Yamanouchi

Neighborhood

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Yamanouchi is a neighborhood of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Because of the presence of East Japan Railway Company's Kita-Kamakura Station, it is better known as Kita-Kamakura.

Kamakura Museum of National Treasures

Categories: city museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.32467° or 35° 19′ 29″ north

Longitude

139.55702° or 139° 33′ 25″ east

Open location code

8Q7X8HF4+VR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 34742566

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q3330314

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Kamakura Museum of National Treasures” goes by many names.

Chinese: “鎌倉國寶館”
Chinese: “镰仓国宝馆”
French: “musée des trésors nationaux de Kamakura”
French: “Musée des trésors nationaux de Kamakura”
Japanese: “鎌倉国宝館”
Russian: “Камакурский музей национальных сокровищ”
Spanish: “Museo de Kamakura”

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