Shiroishi Castle History Museum
History & Culture
探索、了解白石历史Learn the history of Shiroishi
The first floor is the center of history tourism of Shiroishi Castle, with information about Shiroishi Castle, a shop and a restaurant. The second floor is an exhibition room (free of charge), displaying armor, swords and matchlock guns used by Samurai as well as diorama reproducing the castle town. There is a 3D high vision theater on the 3rd floor (with admission fee), where you can watch the history drama of Shiroishi.
On the first floor, there are a ticket booth, a shop selling mainly Shiroishi local products and Shiroishi Castle souvenirs, and a restaurant. There is an exhibition room on the second floor. It introduces the history of Shiroishi Castle from a range of peraspectives by displaying a diorama of Castle and the surrounding area, the armor, swords, matchlock guns related to the Katakura family. The third floor offers a 3D high vision theater with a 200-inch high brightness screen, currently showing 3 movies.
- Postal Code
- 989-0251
- Address
- 1-16 Masuoka Chou, Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture
- Phone number
- 0224-24-3030
(Shiroishi Castle Management Office
- Business hour
- 9:00~17:00
Last entry is until 30 minutes before the closing time
- Regular Holiday
- From 28th December to 31st December
- Homepage
- www.shiro-f.jp/shiroishijo/
- Access Method
- ・5 minutes by car from Tohoku Shinkansen Shiroishi Zao Station
・10 minutes walk from Shiroishi Station on Tohoku Main Line
・10 minutes by car from Shiroishi IC on the Tohoku Expressway
- Budget reference
- Adult 400 yen Children 200 yen (children preschool age and younger: Free) Common Pass for Shiroishi Castle, Museum and Samurai Residence; Adult 800 yen, Children 400 yen
- Parking area
- Yes (There is no parking lot dedicated to Shiroishi Castle. Please use the parking lot of the Castle Park, Masuoka Park and others in the surrounding area. )