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Akita Akarenga Kyodokan (Red Brick Folk Museum)

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Akita Akarenga Kyodokan (Red Brick Folk Museum)

秋田市立赤れんが郷土館

Akita · Tohoku

A former Akita Bank headquarters (1912) built of red brick in a Western Renaissance style, now a folk museum housing local history exhibits and woodblock prints by Katsuhira Tokushi.

Why we picked it

A striking Meiji-era building a 15-minute walk from Akita Station that most visitors to the city walk straight past.

Crowd level
Moderate
Rating
3.9· 670 reviews
Opening hours
Daily 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.

Admission
310 yen for adults; free for high school age and under.
Nearest station
Akita Station
Website
city.akita.lg.jp/kanko/kanrenshisetsu/1003617/index.html

Today

9:30–16:30Free

Stored weekly hours

Daily 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM

How to get there

About a 15-minute walk from JR Akita Station, on Omachi street in central Akita City.

Tags

museumhistoryarchitecture

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