Ushimado Marine Culture Museum

Area

Setouchi-shi

Category

Theme park

The Ushimado Marine Culture Museum was built originally as the chief police station for the town of Ushimado in 1887. The tree in the front is a 150 year old palm tree, and it matches well with the stained glass windows. The museum has many documents from the Edo period (1603 – 1867), as it was a prominent town of transportation for daimyo (feudal warriors). It was also a town where diplomats from the Joseon dynasty (present day Korea) visited on their missions. A special festival float, the Ushimado Danjiri, is exhibited here, too. It is designated as an important cultural property of Okayama prefecture. The float measures 5 meters long, and its decorations are extravagant and detailed

Basic Information

Address

3056 Ushimado, Ushimado-machi, Setouchi-shi, Okayama

Phone

0869-34-5505

Hours

9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m. (last entry at 4:30p.m.)

Closed

Wednesdays

Fee

General: ¥300
Elementary, junior high and high school students: ¥300

Website

http://www.ushimado.info/spot/detail.php?id=10

Access

FromOkayama Station

【Okayama Sta.】JR Ako Line / for Osafune
→【Saidaiji Sta.】Tobi Bus / Southern Loop
→【Honrenji-shita (Kaiyu-bunkakan) Bus Stop】→ less than a minute walk

FromOkayama Airport

【Okayama Airport】Okaden Bus / for Okayama Station
→【Okayama Sta.】JR Ako Line / for Osafune
→【Saidaiji Sta.】Tobi Bus / Southern Loop
→【Honrenji-shita (Kaiyu-bunkakan) Bus Stop】→ less than a minute walk