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When Japan is the subject of conversation, people usually talk about technologies but one of the things that we should never forget to mention is about the Museums of Japan. This piece of writing will focus upon the famous Museums of Japan with respect to their contact numbers, opening and closing times.

This museum was initially a prison centre when it was built in 1890. This prison was famous of housing over a thousand most dangerous criminals. This museum is an exquisite show of what these prisoners used to do and there are around a dozen buildings with law room and a punishment chamber. All these things in the museum make a person go to the olden times and really think about the presence of prisoners in the prison-cum-museum. .

Visiting hours: 8:00 to 18:00 (April to October)

9:00 to 17:00 (November to March)

Telephone: +81-0152-45-2411

Admission Fee: 1,050 Yen.

This open air museum shows the buildings from the era of the Meiji period (from 1868 to 1912) and has many monuments and structures built up which are of this historic era such as politician’s residence etc. This museum was re-built after it was heavily destroyed in the earthquakes of 1995.

Visiting hours: From October to March: 09:30 – 19:30

Telephone: 03-3626-9974

Admission Fees is 400 Yen.

Meiji Mura :

Considered to be the most outstanding museum of Japan, Meiji Mura is located in Inuyama. You can reach here from a one-hour drive outside Nagoya. Meiji Mura has an exotic display of more than fifty buildings built during the Meiji period as told above. Sadly, most of the buildings of this museum were lost as a result of the war proceedings. The natives say that when you reach Meiji Mura, get ready to dedicate your entire day to this museum. This is because the covered area of this museum is so large that it takes a long time to appreciate the real history of this museum. The tourists are welcomed by the museum by a beautiful Iruka Pond adjacent to the museum.

Visiting hours: Tuesday-Sunday: 09:00 – 17:00,

Admission Fees: 1600 Yen

Telephone: +81 (0)564 55 8111

To conclude, these were a few of the most famous museums of Japan. The reader is required to visit online and have information of the other famous museums out there in Japan. You can go for car hire Japan and see these museums on your own transport.

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