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Former Yamabe School Building

photo: Qurren (talk) Taken with Canon IXY 10S (Digital IXUS 210) — Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Former Yamabe School Building

旧山辺学校校舎

Nagano · Chubu

The Former Yamabe School Building is a Western-style school building from the early Meiji period located in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture. It is currently utilized as a historical and folk museum and serves as a branch of the Matsumoto City Museum.

Crowd level
Hidden gem
Rating
3.9· 28 reviews
Opening hours
Mon 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Tue Closed Wed–Sun 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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

Website
matsu-haku.com/yamabe

Today

9:00–17:00Sun closedTue closed

Stored weekly hours

Mon 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Tue Closed Wed–Sun 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Tags

historyculturemuseumarchitecture

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