Japan Coast Guard Museum Yokohama
Museum in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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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.[1]
Established10 December 2004
Location1-2-1 Shinkō, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan
Public transit access
Sakuragichō StationJapan Coast Guard Museum Yokohama, July 2008 | |
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| Established | 10 December 2004 |
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| Location | 1-2-1 Shinkō, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan |
Public transit access | Sakuragichō Station |
| Website | www |
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.)
North Korean spy vessel housed inside the museum
See also
- NYK Maritime Museum, in Yokohama
- Japan Coast Guard Museum, in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture
