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Kōdōkan 弘道館

Former han school in Mito, Japan.

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Kōdōkan — 弘道館
Photo: Tonatsu · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

About this museum

The Kōdōkan (弘道館) was the largest han school in Bakumatsu period Japan. Located in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, three of its buildings have been designated Important Cultural Properties and the school is a Special Historic Site.

LocationMito, Ibaraki (水戸市 茨城県)
Coordinates36.37528, 140.47694 · Open in Google Maps
Nearest stationMito Station (0.5 km)
TypeMuseum
Established1841
Heritage designationImportant Cultural Property of Japan, Special Historic Site
Official websitehttp://www.koen.pref.ibaraki.jp/park/kodokan01.html

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Basic data from Wikidata (CC0). About text adapted from the Wikipedia article Kōdōkan (Mito) by its contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0). Details may change; the museum's official website is the authoritative source.

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