Iwaki City Nakoso Barrier Literature and History Museum

UPDATE 2009/03/26

Cultural&Educational Facilities

The Nakoso Barrier Literature and History Museum was opened in 1988 and displays many historical items related to the origin of the Nakoso Barrier, as well as other poems and writings created by citizens of Iwaki.
Nakoso Barrier is well known as the place about which the ancient warrior Minato no Yoshie wrote a very
famous poem.
A complete set of armour is now on display at the museum, and is said to be based on what Minato no Yoshie was believed to be wearing at the time he passed through the Nakoso area.
 

Information

Address

6-1 Nagasawa, Sekita, Nakoso-machi, Iwaki City

Tel

0246-65-6166

Open

9:00am～5:00pm (No entry after 4:30pm)
Closed 3rd Wednesday of each month (unless the 3rd Wednesday is a public holiday) and January 1

Admission

Adults 320 yen
Uni/ High/Junior high school students 210 yen
Primary school students 160 yen

How to get there

By Car: 5 minutes from Nakoso Station, JR Joban line or 10 minutes from Iwaki-Nakoso Interchange