Northern Culture Museum
Appearance
Northern Culture Museum | |
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北方文化博物館 | |
![]() Garden in the museum | |
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General information | |
Address | 2-15-25 Sōmi |
Town or city | Kōnan-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture |
Country | Japan |
Coordinates | 37°49′46.62″N 139°9′7.73″E / 37.8296167°N 139.1521472°E |
Website | |
hoppou-bunka |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Niigata_NCM_Peasant_Rice_Farmers_House.jpg/220px-Niigata_NCM_Peasant_Rice_Farmers_House.jpg)
Northern Culture Museum (北方文化博物館, Hoppō Bunka Hakubutsukan) is an open-air museum in Kōnan-ku, Niigata, Japan. It contains the well known mansion of a wealthy farming family called gōnō (豪農), gardens and houses from the Edo period. There is also a branch in Chūō-ku, Niigata.
Access
[edit]There is a bus stop 'Kami-sōmi Hakubutsukan-mae (上沢海博物館前)' near the museum. Transit bus operated by Niigata Kotsu S94 and S95 (line: S9) runs from Niigata Station Bandai Exit.
There is also YOKO-BUS stop 'Hoppō Bunka Hakubutsukan (北方文化博物館)'. YOKO-BUS runs from Shin'etsu Main Line Ogikawa Station.[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Somi_Daieiji_Temple_May2020.jpg/220px-Somi_Daieiji_Temple_May2020.jpg)
The museum is in the central area of former Sōmi Domain (沢海藩), the subsidiary of Shibata Domain.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Northern Culture Museum (in English)
- Facilities in Konan Ward (in English)