About the Sekiyado-jo Museum

Outline of this museum

Bound by the Tone and Edo rivers, the Sekiyado-jo Museum was built atop a super levee in Sekiyado-Sangenya, Noda City. With a mission to explore a history and culture shaped by rivers, this museum opened its doors to the public in 1995. 
In accordance with an exhibition theme defined by rivers and associated industries, the history of the lives of the people living in the Tone River Basin is hereby introduced in a manner that is easy to grasp and comprehend. 
Exhibits consist of permanent exhibits that showcase–in terms of a focus on the rivers of the Boso Peninsula, transportation on waterways, and traditional industries–­the history of floods and flood control in the Tone River Basin and the culture of industries that were nurtured by rivers and of a presentation entitled The Sekiyado Clan and Sekiyado, which sheds light on the Sekiyado clan as it thrived during the Edo era. 
In addition, we conduct investigative research and collect archive materials concerning history, folklore, and civil engineering as they relate to the rivers of the Boso Peninsula and materials concerning the Sekiyado clan during the Edo era and also we seek to introduce the results of such efforts to the general public through exhibitions (special and otherwise), lectures, courses, and other activities designed to spread awareness. 
A replica of the main tower of the former Sekiyado-jo (Sekiyado Castle) was built to form a portion of the museum structure. The observation room on the fourth floor commands an expansive view of the Tone River and the mountain ranges spanning the entire Kanto region.

Opening hours

09:00 to 16:30

Holidays

Mondays (open where a Monday falls on a national holiday or substitute national holiday, in which case this museum will be closed on the following day) 
Year-end holidays (December 28 to 31) 
Other days may be designated holidays on an extraordinary basis for maintenance or other purposes.

Admission Fees

Free for persons presenting an identification booklet for the physically handicapped, certificate for the health and welfare of persons with a mental disorder, or developmental disabilities handbook as well as their care-givers. 

Notes

• Permission is required for taking photo in the exhibition room. In addition, uploading any photo or video to SNS is prohibited.
• Refrain from eating, drinking, and smoking outside of designated areas. 
• Coin lockers situated by the entrance to this museum can be used to store your belongings. 
• Feel free to direct any questions you may have regarding materials to an employee of this museum.
• A museum shop is located in the rest station.

Building outline

Site area:
11,134.81 ㎡

Total floor area:
2,172.31㎡ (including 511㎡ corresponding to the main tower). Exhibition floor area: 714㎡ (including 120㎡ corresponding to the special 
exhibition room) 

Structure:
Steel-reinforced concrete construction with steel frames used in parts, one-story structure complemented by a main tower component [three levels, four stories (in the style of the Fujimi­Yagura tower at Edo Castle)] 
Rest station: wooden one-story structure