Minamisoma City Museum

Minamisoma City Museum

The Minamisoma City Museum is located on the eastern side of the Soma Nomaoi festival grounds within the spacious Higashigaoka Park.

Its exhibitions center around the Soma Nomaoi festival, a traditional festival of the Soma region that is a nationally-designated important intangible cultural property, and the nature, history, and culture of the local region.

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Contact

Minamisoma City Museum
(+81) 244-23-6421
hakubutsukan@city.minamisoma.lg.jp

(+81) 244-23-6421

Best SeasonAll Year
Opening Hours

9:00 AM - 4:45 PM (Last entrance at 4:00 PM)

ParkingAvailable
Entrance FeePermanent Exhibition: Adults 300 yen; High school students 200 yen; Elementary & Junior High school students 100 yen
Related infoClosed:

- Mondays. (If a Monday falls on a national holiday, the musem will be closed on the following day)

- New Year holidays

- Final day of the Soma Nomaoi Festival



Please note there is an additional charge to enter temporary exhibitions.
Access Details
Access194 Deguchi Hara-machiku Gorai, Minamisoma City, Fukushima Pref. 975-0051
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Getting there

By Car: 10 min from the Joban-Minamisoma I.C. exit off the Joban Expressway.

By Train: 10 min by taxi from Haranomachi Station on the JR Joban Line.

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