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Phone
  
+81 45-662-1185

Public transit access
  
Sakuragichō Station

Established
  
10 December 2004

Japan Coast Guard Museum Yokohama

Location
  
1-2-1 Shinkō, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan

Website
  
www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/03kanku/kouhou/jcgm_yokohama

Address
  
1-2-1 Shinko, Naka Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture 231-0001, Japan

Hours
  
Open today · 10AM–5PMFriday10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PMSunday10AM–5PMMondayClosedTuesday10AM–5PMWednesday10AM–5PMThursday10AM–5PM

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Japan coast guard museum yokohama


The Japan Coast Guard Museum Yokohama (海上保安資料館 横浜館, Kaijō hoan shiryōkan Yokohama-kan) is a museum in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, dedicated to maritime security and the Japan Coast Guard. It opened on 10 December 2004.

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Japan coast guard museum yokohama


Exhibits

The centrepiece of the museum is a North Korean spy vessel, which was sunk by the Japan Coast Guard in December 2001 following a firefight in the East China Sea near the island of Amami-Ōshima. (See Battle of Amami-Ōshima).

References

Japan Coast Guard Museum Yokohama Wikipedia