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Tagajo, Miyagi / 東北歴史博物館

Tohoku History Museum

Miyagi Prefecture's museum of Tohoku history from the Palaeolithic to modern times, right next to Kokufu-Tagajo Station.

The exterior of Tohoku History Museum
Tohoku History MuseumPhoto: Mutimaro / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 · License · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

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0

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Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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A short summary made from the official facts below. Check the rows for details.

Getting there
Train / Bus
Admission
Paid (see the price below)
Closing days
Has closing days (see below)

Before you go

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Opening hours

9:30-17:00 (tickets sold until 16:30).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page
Closed

Mondays (if a holiday, the next weekday) and Dec 29 - Jan 4; there may be other changes.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page
Admission

Permanent exhibition: adults 500 yen (groups of 20+: 400 yen); university students and younger free (show ID). Special exhibitions are charged separately.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page
Getting there

Next to Kokufu-Tagajo Station on the JR Tohoku Line (14 min from Sendai). About 25 min on foot or 10 min by taxi from Tagajo Station (JR Senseki Line); community buses run from Tagajo Station.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page
Parking

Free car park for 191 cars and 10 large buses.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page
Payment

Cards (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, UnionPay, American Express, Diners Club); e-money (transport IC cards, nanaco, WAON, Rakuten Edy, iD, QUICPay; not PiTaPa); QR payments (PayPay, Rakuten Pay, d-barai, au PAY, Yucho Pay, Merpay, BankPay, Alipay, WeChat Pay). Single payment only; you cannot split between cash and card. Event fees and coin lockers are cash only.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page
Accessibility

Accessible parking on the east side of the car park; wheelchairs to borrow at the south entrance; accessible toilets with ostomate facilities on the 1st floor. The outdoor Konno family house is not barrier-free (tell the information desk). Assistance dogs are welcome.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page

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Address: 1-22-1 Takasaki, Tagajo, Miyagi

Official site: https://www.thm.pref.miyagi.jp/

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Visiting respectfully

  • PhotographyIn the main exhibition hall (1F), photos are allowed without flash or extra lighting (no close-ups of individual exhibits, tripods or video). In the special and theme exhibition rooms, follow the signs or ask staff. No photos in the video room or the 3F library; no filming of shows in the 3F interactive theatre.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page
  • RulesNo pets.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page

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