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Tanegashima Iron Gun Museum
種子島開発総合センター 鉄砲館Kagoshima · Kyushu
A museum in Nishinoomote telling how the first European matchlock muskets reached Japan via shipwrecked Portuguese on Tanegashima in 1543 — displaying antique teppo and island history.
- Best season
- Year-round
- Crowd level
- Moderate
- Rating
- 4.1· 572 reviews
- Opening hours
- Daily 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Admission
- General admission ¥440, high-school students ¥280, junior-high and under free. Groups of 20+: ¥380 / ¥230. Open 8:30–17:00 (last entry 16:30).
- Nearest station
- Nishinoomote port · walk/car
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
Today
8:30–17:00Admission
- General admission ¥440, high-school students ¥280, junior-high and under free. Groups of 20+: ¥380 / ¥230. Open 8:30–17:00 (last entry 16:30).
Stored weekly hours
Daily 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Tags
historymuseumcultureisland
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