What other travelers are saying about Ashigaru Shiryokan Museum
Fantastic museum that details the history of the Maeda Tosanokami-ke family. Visually, mainly documents written by the heads and poems/stories from the time. 2 sets of armor.
Great english translations of the explanation/ summary descriptions but the text itself in various documents are not translated. If you would like to read them, google translate is required. Enjoyed the written explanation on how a letter at the time should be written and the accompanying self-guided exercise on how to fold the letter.
Completed the circuit of both floors in ~ 1hr. Note I was reading every summary explanation provided in English but did not try to translate many of the documents themselves. I found the summaries to be insightful enough.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The museum features restored Ashigaru houses, exhibits of weapons, armor, and everyday objects used by these soldiers, providing a comprehensive view of their lives and roles.
Visitors usually spend around 30 to 45 minutes exploring the museum and its exhibits.
Photography rules vary by exhibit, but most areas generally allow non-flash photography.
Cool museum to wander around. Its an original samurai house on two levels. The pond is serene, the decorations are intricate, the armour is tiny! Cost 1000Y per person but worth it, even if it only tool less than an hour to wander around.
Bluntly, it is boring... nothing that can teach anything about the time, life, culture... just going through the line of heads of family... for to armors... skip it...
A very informative museum, with a beautiful garden about one of the main branch family lines. While a smaller museum, it had great artifacts and good information. Near the samurai district
It is wrote samurai museum in front but what you see are only letters wrote in japanese with no english translation (or very bad translation). You can see two armors but no katana. Quite deceving.
