National Showa Memorial Museum

The National Showa Memorial Museum (昭和館 Shōwakan) is a national museum in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, managed by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The museum is commonly referred to as the “Showakan” and primarily displays items illustrating the lifestyles of the Japanese people during and after World War II (the Shōwa period in the Japanese calendar).

Originally to be named The War Victims Peace Commemoration Prayer Hall, the museum opened on 27 March 1999, partly in response to strong lobbying by the Japan War-Bereaved Families Association, whose headquarters are in the adjacent Kudan Hall.

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Name : National Showa Memorial Museum

Category : Culture/History

Website : http://www.showakan.go.jp/pdf/showakan_en.pdf

TEL : 03-3222-2577

Area : Tokyo (Kanto)

Address : Kudanminami 1-6-1 Chiyoda-ku 102-0074
〒102-0074 東京都千代田区九段南1-6-1
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