Northern Culture Museum

Northern Culture Museum
北方文化博物館
Garden in the museum
General information
Address	2-15-25 Sōmi
Town or city	Kōnan-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture
Country	Japan
Coordinates	37°49′46.62″N 139°9′7.73″E
Website
hoppou-bunka.com/english/

Reconstruction of a 19th-century peasant farmer's house and rice paddy at the museum

Northern Culture Museum (北方文化博物館, Hoppō Bunka Hakubutsukan) is an open-air museum in Kōnan-ku, Niigata, Japan. It contains the well known mansion of a wealthy farming family called gōnō (豪農), gardens and houses from the Edo period. There is also a branch in Chūō-ku, Niigata.

Access

There is a bus stop 'Kami-sōmi Hakubutsukan-mae (上沢海博物館前)' near the museum. Transit bus operated by Niigata Kotsu S94 and S95 (line: S9) runs from Niigata Station Bandai Exit.

There is also YOKO-BUS stop 'Hoppō Bunka Hakubutsukan (北方文化博物館)'. YOKO-BUS runs from Shin'etsu Main Line Ogikawa Station.

Surrounding area

Daiei-ji temple

The museum is in the central area of former Sōmi Domain (沢海藩), the subsidiary of Shibata Domain.

External links

• Northern Culture Museum (in English)
• Facilities in Konan Ward (in English)