National Museum of Japanese History

Information

National Museum of Japanese History supports systematic research, collection, preservation and exhibition of Japanese history and culture. Exhibitions are picked up from the course of Japanese history and culture, and are arranged on the base of specific themes for each period with an emphasis on the daily lives of the Japanese. Excavated earthenware, a model of Rajo-mon (or Rasho-mon) Gate at the ancient capital Heijo-kyo, and a National Treasure "The Records of the Grand Historian, Song Edition" are exhibited.

Opening Hours

9:30 - 17:00 (March - September)
9:00 - 16:30 (October - February)

Closed

Mondays (or the following day when it falls on a national holiday)
December 27 - January 4

Price / Entrance Fee

420 yen (General, Adult)
250 yen (Student)
Admission Free (Child)

Access / Public Transport

15 minutes from JR Sakura Station by the bus bound for Tamachi-shako. Get off at Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan-iriguchi Bus stop.
15 minutes walk from Keisei-Sakura Station on the Keisei Main Line

Address / Location

117, Jonaicho, Sakura-shi, Chiba, 285-0017

Tweets

R Levow @RLEVOW - 2019-06-20: @ZerlinaMaxwell @HeyNikki1 The National Museum of American History in DC had an exhibit last summer on the Japanese… https://t.co/4nqlwmculb
Burnaby SD41 @studyinburnaby - 2019-06-19: The Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre is a fantastic place to go check out Japanese culture and Japanese-Can… https://t.co/63n3072YRG
OfTheIWord @OfJaredK - 2019-06-19: From the National Museum of American History (@amhistorymuseum) regarding Japanese Internment Camps. Seems appropri… https://t.co/f89UQv5WFe
Lana Jacel @lanajacel - 2019-06-05: It was raining yesterday so we spent considerable time at National Museum of Taiwan History. I learned abt the Taka… https://t.co/Pp3DSLwBvy
Stu Iles @rekishinihon - 2019-05-28: National Museum of Japanese History. https://t.co/VZYoILGMEs https://t.co/5xSkUBd0jy
Wes Kriesel @weskriesel - 2019-05-27: Exploring #losangeles on #MemorialDay and found a memorial relating the story of the 'Go For Broke' motto of our Ni… https://t.co/KlrnP8ZeaW
ayumi koso@work @iyoumek - 2019-05-25: @broomsticknpen @Glapac @taraadevlin @NosleepPodcast No problem. Do reach out to me again it there's anything else… https://t.co/n1XH1ZJmMR
YLoveJapan @YLoveJapan - 2019-05-24: We are in LA this week. Japanese American National Museum is a great place to learn about Japanese history in the U… https://t.co/f3TLk6F62A
Roadtrippers @Roadtrippers - 2019-05-16: The trees at the @NBFbonsai museum may be tiny, but they represent centuries of history—including a Japanese white… https://t.co/YewoKtMZfc
Brian Kern @Jammer1169 - 2019-05-15: As described by the National Women's History Museum, one such nurse, Margaret Nash, 'was a US Navy nurse stationed… https://t.co/e5g6l1hJH0
Employed ALUMNA @shonni__ - 2019-05-15: Spent half the semester in a class on Asian American history and so I’m mad thirsty to hit up the Japanese American… https://t.co/fry9dPumGd
Employed ALUMNA @shonni__ - 2019-05-15: Spent half the semester in a class on Asian American history and so I’m mad thirsty to hit up the Japanese American… https://t.co/fry9dPumGd
Ministry of Culture 🇹🇼 @CulturalTaiwan - 2019-05-08: #Tainan-Shinpō (台南新報) was counted among the three largest #Taiwanese newspapers during the Japanese colonial era. T… https://t.co/oyPvVQNVBf
Crystal Braswell @CrystalBraswe15 - 2019-05-03: Cloverdale National History Day scholars earned a trip to the Japanese Internment Camp Museum & lunch with Mr. Char… https://t.co/dOccKWnTL7
Sandra Smith @Coco_Wms - 2019-05-03: Bayard @demunderground The boys also had to visit the U..S. Holocaust Memorial Museum & the National Museum of Amer… https://t.co/jq2KCYMANT
Řízek @god1_illuminati - 2019-04-30: I’m really proud of Japanese American Nisei and like the history.... so that’s why I wanted to go to Japanese Ameri… https://t.co/X71kCBYGX8
sel @SelEstrella - 2019-04-28: National Museum of Fine Arts.
National Museum of Natural History.
Japanese Garden.
Rizal Park.
Z @ZayHussain - 2019-04-25: A US judge sentenced teenage vandals to read books. The boys also had to visit US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Nation… https://t.co/2aRJddmVOY
Ministry of Culture 🇹🇼 @CulturalTaiwan - 2019-04-23: National Museum of #Taiwan History is offering walking tours to #Tainan's historic sites, areas replete with the cu… https://t.co/C0oS57rnfm
Ministry of Culture 🇹🇼 @CulturalTaiwan - 2019-04-23: National Museum of #Taiwan History is offering walking tours to #Tainan's historic sites, areas replete with the cu… https://t.co/C0oS57rnfm
Naomi Jones @NaomiBJones22 - 2019-04-22: Forest bathing as the Japanese call it! Beautiful weather... relaxing and fun times with family @ St Fagans Nationa… https://t.co/NRrP1VGOQt
セシル英会話代表安田英承 @CECIL_HQ - 2019-04-15: Visited “Japanese American National Museum”, LA. You can learn Japanese American history there.

Yankee Samurai… https://t.co/Z11vg7lQpP
セシル英会話代表安田英承 @CECIL_HQ - 2019-04-15: Visited “Japanese American National Museum”, LA. You can learn Japanese American history there.

Yankee Samurai… https://t.co/b1b7TyFr1D
rhochy @rho_chelleee - 2019-04-11: 04.10.19
National Museum of Natural History ➡ National Museum of Anthropology ➡ Japanese Park ➡ Luneta Park 💙😍
rhochy @rho_chelleee - 2019-04-11: 04.10.19
National Museum of Natural History ➡ National Museum of Anthropology ➡ Japanese Park ➡ Luneta Park 💙😍
セシル英会話代表安田英承 @CECIL_HQ - 2019-04-11: Visited “Japanese American National Museum”, LA. You can learn Japanese American history there.

They are the mem… https://t.co/pAaHuYHBI2
セシル英会話代表安田英承 @CECIL_HQ - 2019-04-11: Visited “Japanese American National Museum”, LA. You can learn Japanese American history there.

They are the mem… https://t.co/tRU5FDJMYS
Jenny Grant 🇪🇺 @JGrant1588 - 2019-04-08: https://t.co/6AZlcsOT6B

Sounds fascinating - one of the striking features of South Korean culture is the effort ex… https://t.co/m4T79yIXCv
セシル英会話代表安田英承 @CECIL_HQ - 2019-04-08: Visited “Japanese American National Museum”, LA. You can learn Japanese American history there.

This was incarce… https://t.co/QrYosSHYQy
セシル英会話代表安田英承 @CECIL_HQ - 2019-04-02: Visited “Japanese American National Museum”, LA. You can learn Japanese American history there.
Over 10000 young… https://t.co/VN1qtdOWSm
FCCJ @fccjapan - 2019-04-01: Shigeji Ogura, an associate professor at the National Museum of Japanese History, says that the possibility is high… https://t.co/vjQYuM5uvH
Tokyotronic @robotopia - 2019-04-01: Gengo update! The kanji in REIWA as they appear in the Manyoshu poetry anthology (where they appear in the context… https://t.co/VaitvH0MyP
Tokyotronic @robotopia - 2019-04-01: How should REIWA be translated? Prof. Shigeji Ogura, Associate Professor, National Museum of #Japanese History: We… https://t.co/DHimH2HGbi