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Akita City Akarenga (Red Brick) Folk Museum Tokushi Katsuhira Memorial Hall



Akita City Akarenga (Red Brick) Folk Museum Tokushi Katsuhira Memorial Hall is a Western-style building (designated as an important cultural asset by Japanese government) built at the end of the Meiji era to serve as the then headquarters of Akita Bank. The exterior was done in the Renaissance style, while the interior was done in the Baroque style. It houses Akita’s traditional crafts, woodblock prints by Tokushi Katsuhira, and a room commemorating the living national treasure Shiro Sekiya.

Name:
Akita City Akarenga (Red Brick) Folk Museum Tokushi Katsuhira Memorial Hall
Phone Number:
018-864-6851
Closed:
December 29-January 3 . (There may be unscheduled closings for exhibition changing)
Business Hours:
9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Price:
Adults:310 yen, high school students and younger : free (Group rates and combination tickets including Folklore Performing Arts Heritage Center / Annual passport: 770 yen
Parking:
Free (8 parking lots)
Access:
About 15 minutes from Akita Station on foot.