Port of Humanity Tsuruga Museum
Port of Humanity Tsuruga Museum is a museum that displays the history of Tsuruga Port, located in Kanegasaki Park, Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan. It emphasizes Chiune Sugihara, who saved the lives of many Jewish refugees during World War II by issuing transit visas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
9:00 AM—5:00 PM
December 29th—January 3rd: closed - Type: Museum
- Description: museum about Polish Jewish refugrees during World War II
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kanegasaki Ryokuchi Park and Kanegasaki-gū.
Kanegasaki Ryokuchi Park
Park
Kanegasaki Ryokuchi Park is situated 170 metres south of Port of Humanity Tsuruga Museum.
Kanegasaki-gū
Shinto shrine
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kanegasaki Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan. In the former Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines, it was an imperial shrine of the second rank. Kanegasaki-gū is situated 190 metres northeast of Port of Humanity Tsuruga Museum.
Tsuruga Railway Museum
Museum
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tsuruga Railway Museum is situated 320 metres south of Port of Humanity Tsuruga Museum.
Port of Humanity Tsuruga Museum
- Categories: maritime museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Tsuruga, Fukui, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.66363° or 35° 39′ 49″ northLongitude
136.07231° or 136° 4′ 20″ eastLevels
2Open location code
8Q7RM37C+FWOpenStreetMap ID
way 547692365OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q47419034
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In Other Languages
From Hebrew to Japanese—“Port of Humanity Tsuruga Museum” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון נמל האנושות צורוגה”
- Hebrew: “נמל האנושיות מוזאון צורוגה”
- Japanese: “人道の港 敦賀ムゼウム”
- Japanese: “人道の港敦賀ムゼウム”
- Japanese: “敦賀ムゼウム”
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Highlights include キハ28 3019 and Tsuruga Red Brick Ware House.
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