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Museums/Galleries (Tohoku Rekishi Hakubutsukan) Name Tohoku History Museum Location 1-22-1 Takasaki, Tagajo-shi Category Museum Description The museum, which consists of a main exhibition hall, auditorium, library and Children's History Museum (featuring work tables and an interactive theater), was launched October 9,1999, as a facility that could offer children and adults a unique and enjoyable learning experience. (Admission to a special or corporate exhibition will be decided for each event.) Additional information Residence of the Imano family (private house built in the middle Edo Period; designated by the prefecture as a tangible cultural property) Number of Visitors (Annually) 90,000 Handicapped-Accessible (No discount for handicapped.) Fee Adults: 400 yen Group Discount Adults: 320 yen (Group discount to be applied to 20 or more) Required Time (minutes)* 60 minutes Hours 9:30-17:00 (16:30 for the last entry) Closed Mondays (except holidays), New Year's holiday (December 29 through January 3) Access Kokufu-Tagajo Station on the Tohoku Line/1 minute on foot; Sendaiko-Kita Interchange on the Sendai East Road/10 minutes by car Parking Available (191 spaces for regular cars) Inquiries Miyagi-ken 022-368-0106 (Fax: 022-368-0103) URL http://www.thm.pref.miyagi.jp/