Sendai City Museum
Miyagi Prefecture · Japan
The museum houses a collection of documents from the Keicho mission to Europe—a national treasure that includes a portrait of Hasekura Tsunenaga that is also a national treasure as well as a registered UNESCO Memory of the World—and historical and artistic collections, mostly from the Edo period, that concern Sendai.
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6 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Orientation1:37
Welcome to the Sendai City Museum, an institution dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the history of Sendai and its founding family, the Date clan. As a center of scholarship in the Tohoku region, this museum…
Listen in the app2The Armor of the One-Eyed Dragon1:23
The museum's most famous exhibit is undoubtedly the samurai armor belonging to Date Masamune. This suit of armor, characterized by its striking black lacquer and the large, asymmetrical gold crescent moon atop the helmet, is an…
Listen in the app3The Keicho Embassy to Europe1:19
In 1613, Date Masamune made a move that was centuries ahead of its time: he dispatched a diplomatic mission to Europe, known as the Keicho Embassy. Led by his retainer Hasekura Tsunenaga, the mission traveled across the Pacific…
Listen in the app4Goshiki-numa — Moats and Figure Skating1:10
As you exit the museum or look out toward its gardens, you will see Goshiki-numa, a pond that was originally part of the outer moats of Sendai Castle. Beyond its military history as a defensive water barrier, this pond holds a…
Listen in the app5Mapping the Feudal Grid1:13
Inside the museum, one of the most impressive artifacts is a massive map of Sendai, a reconstruction of a 1645 original that spans several tatami mats in size. This map is an analytical treasure, detailing not only the streets of…
Listen in the app6Closing1:14
Our tour of the Sendai City Museum concludes, but the history it documents continues to live in the streets outside. From the strategic brilliance of Date Masamune to the unexpected history of skating on a castle moat, we have…
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What is Sendai City Museum?
Sendai City Museum is a place in Miyagi Prefecture · Japan with 6 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Miyagi Prefecture · Japan |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 6 |
| Total length | 7 min 56 s in all |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 38.2561, 140.8576 |
| Last updated |
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