Hirosaki City Museum
Hirosaki City Museum opened in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan in 1977. It lies within Hirosaki Park, in the former grounds of Hirosaki Castle. As of March 2016, the collection numbered some eighteen thousand items, including an assemblage of artefacts excavated from the Sunazawa Site that have been designated an Important Cultural Property.Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hirosaki Castle and Hirosaki Civic Hall.
Hirosaki Castle
Castle
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hirosaki Castle is a hirayama-style Japanese castle constructed in 1611. It was the seat of the Tsugaru clan, a 47,000 koku tozama daimyō clan who ruled over Hirosaki Domain, Mutsu Province, in what is now central Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Hirosaki Castle is situated 300 metres north of Hirosaki City Museum.
Hirosaki Civic Hall
Theater building
Photo: 禁樹なずな, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hirosaki Civic Hall is a theater building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fujisaki and Inakadate.
Fujisaki
Town
Photo: Bakkai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fujisaki is a town in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2023, the town had an estimated population of 14,558 in 6162 households, and a population density of 390 persons per km². The total area of the town is 37.29 square kilometers. Fujisaki is situated 7 km northeast of Hirosaki City Museum.
Inakadate
Village
Photo: Wakkubox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inakadate is a village in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2023, the village had an estimated population of 7,420 in 2845 households, and a population density of 362 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 22.35 square kilometres. Inakadate is situated 8 km east of Hirosaki City Museum.
Hirosaki City Museum
- Categories: city museum, building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Hirosaki, Aomori, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
40.60532° or 40° 36′ 19″ northLongitude
140.46261° or 140° 27′ 45″ eastInception
April 20th, 1977Levels
2Open location code
8RG2JF47+42OpenStreetMap ID
way 642365337OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flatWikidata ID
Q28154389
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In Other Languages
From Central Bikol to Japanese—“Hirosaki City Museum” goes by many names.
- Central Bikol: “Hirosaki City Museum”
- French: “Hirosaki-shiritsu hakubutsukan”
- French: “musée de la ville de Hirosaki”
- French: “Musée de la ville de Hirosaki”
- Fulah: “Hirosaki City Museum”
- Japanese: “Hirosaki Shiritsu Hakubutsukan”
- Japanese: “ひろさきしりつはくぶつかん”
- Japanese: “弘前市立博物館”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Heart Spot and Aomori Prefectural Hirosaki Technical High School.
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