Niigata City History Museum

Niigata City History Museum is a museum in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan. It is also called MINATOPIA.

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Type: Park
Description: building in Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Minatopia”, “みなとぴあ”, and “新潟市歴史博物館みなとぴあ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Former Niigata Customs House and Former Ozawa Family Residence.

Former Niigata Customs House

Historic building

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Former Niigata Customs House is an early Meiji period building in the city of Niigata, Niigata, within the MINATOPIA, or park surrounding the Niigata City History Museum.

Former Ozawa Family Residence

Historic building

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Former Ozawa Family Residence is a historic building, which is situated 760 metres west of Niigata City History Museum.

The Bandai Bridge is a bridge crossing the Shinano River in Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan via National Route 7. The current bridge was constructed in 1929, and was designated as a nationally Important Cultural Property in July 2004. Bandai Bridge is situated 1¼ km south of Niigata City History Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sekiya and Higashi-ku.

Sekiya

Neighborhood

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Sekiya is a neighborhood, which is situated 4 km southwest of Niigata City History Museum.

Higashi-ku

Suburb

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Higashi-ku is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. As of 1 September 2016, the ward had an estimated population of 136,224 in 60,830 households and a population density of 3500 persons per km. Higashi-ku is situated 4½ km east of Niigata City History Museum.

Kōnan-ku

Suburb

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Kōnan-ku is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. As of 1 September 2018, the ward had an estimated population of 68,413 in 27,027 households and a population density of 913 persons per km. Kōnan-ku is situated 8 km southeast of Niigata City History Museum.

Niigata City History Museum

Categories: history museum, maritime museum, museum, tourism, and recreation area
Location: Chūō-ku, Niigata, Niigata, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

37.93025° or 37° 55′ 49″ north

Longitude

139.05747° or 139° 3′ 27″ east

Open location code

8Q9XW3J4+4X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 351085658

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q11502895

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Niigata City History Museum” goes by many names.

Chinese: “新潟市歷史博物館”
French: “Musée d’histoire de la ville de Niigata”
Japanese: “新潟市歴史博物館”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Minatopia Niigata City History Museum and 旧第四銀行住吉町支店.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 石庫 and 旧新潟税関・旧新潟税関庁舎.

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