Tamba-Sasayama History Museum
About This Destination
The museum is in the Sasayama courthouse, built in 1891 and used as a court until 1981; the city describes it as the oldest wooden courthouse building in Japan. It opened as a museum in 1982. One courtroom is kept with its benches, bar and judges' desks. The galleries show armour, helmets, swords and firearms connected with the Sasayama domain and the Aoyama lords, among them a carbine imported from the Netherlands at the end of the Edo period and a sabre that belonged to Aoyama Tadashige, the last lord of Sasayama. The building itself, with its tiled roof, deep porch and long verandas, is worth the visit. Special exhibitions change through the year and can cost more than the usual ticket. The museum is on the east side of the castle town, about 10 minutes on foot from the castle; the nearest bus stop is Kasuga-jinja-mae.
Location
Prefecture: Hyogo
Address: Tamba-Sasayama, Hyogo, Japan
Nearest Station: Sasayamaguchi Station (bus to Kasuga-jinja-mae)
Opening hours: Tue–Sun 09:00–17:00
Closed: Closed on Mondays (on Tuesday when Monday is a public holiday) and from 25 December to 1 January.
Hours note: 9:00 to 17:00, last entry 16:30.
Hours and fees checked against the official site on 5 November 2026.
Visitor Information
Payment: Unknown
Phone: 079-552-0601
Entry Fees
Adult: ¥500
Child: ¥300
Adults ¥500, high-school age and under ¥300, under-6s free; special exhibitions can cost more. Also covered by the ¥1,000 four-site ticket and the ¥800 two-site ticket with the Ōshoin, the Anma samurai house and Aoyama Rekishi-mura.
Access
53 Gofukumachi, Tamba-Sasayama, Hyogo 669-2322
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