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Nishida Memorial Museum
Nishida Memorial Museum is located to the west of Fukushima City on the road to Tsuchiyu Onsen, in St. Anna’s Garden. Situated at the base of the magnificent Azuma mountain range, you can look down across a spectacular view of Fukushima City. The memorial museum which features a vast collection of traditional kokosehi is named after Minekichi Nishida who had a great love for kokeshi and the Tohoku region. The museum’s collection contains 3,500 different works and includes a total of around 10,000 kokeshi. The museum usually has around 1,300 kokeshi on display in 3 different exhibitions with themes including the history of kokeshi, traditional local kokeshi, and a collection of valuable pre-war kokeshi.
Opening Hours
| Open | 9:00 am ~ 5:00 pm (Last Entry 4:30pm) |
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| Closed | New Year Holidays (Dec 29 ~ Jan 3) |
Admission
| Adults | 300 yen |
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| Children (Under 15) | Free |
| Group of 20+ | 250 yen per person |
Access from Fukushima Station
Bus
| Route | Tsuchiyu Onsen (土湯温泉) |
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| Route | Minami Tohoku Fukushima Byoin-mae keiyu Tsuchiyu Onsen (南東北福島病院前経由土湯温泉) |
| From | East Exit Bus Stop No. 7 |
| To | Jichi-kenshu Center (自治研修センター) |
| Fare | 690 yen |
| Time | 32 min (+10 min walk) |
Nearby Attractions
・St. Anna’s Garden (0.0 km)
・Michinoku Fukushima Beer (0.1 km)
・Shiki no Sato (1.5 km)
・Minka-en (4.0 km)
・Tsuchiyu Onsen (5.2 km)
Links
・Nishida Memorial Museum Homepage (Japanese)
・Fukushima City Tourism and Convention Association (Japanese)
