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The Yokohama Maritime Museum is a major historical museum of Tokyo. Located in the Yokohama district of the city, this museum attracts a large number of tourist's every year. The Yokohama Maritime Museum is located on the bay area of Yokohama. The museum was set up in the year 1989 to mark the 130th anniversary of the opening of the Yokohama Port. The grand museum is located in the Minato Mirai complex of the port area. The Yokohama Maritime Museum is a history museum of the city. The artifacts that are displayed in this museum clearly highlight the city's contribution towards the economic development of the country of Japan. The museum gives one a complete idea about Yokohama's history as a major port town. You can get to know about the ancient past of this port city, right from the time of the arrival of Perry's 'Black Ships'. In fact, the museum provides all sorts of information on Japan's marine and water transportation system with a primary focus on the other port cities of Japan. Visitors coming over here can take a look at the numerous charts and pictures that trace the evolution of ships of the country from 419th century onwards. The museum also provides information on the evolution of ships in the world. One can take a look at the beautiful models of the numerous olden day as well as the modern day ships of the country as well as of the world. Visitors can check out the models of passenger ships and luxury liners, oil tankers, army ships and others. You can come to the Yokohama Maritime Museum with your children, in order to get them acquainted with Japan's maritime past. The children can enjoy the view from the three telescopes connected to cameras located close to the museum. They can also check out the steering wheel on the captain's bridge. If you like to sail, then you can go for ride on the four-masted Nippon-Maru ship, which is docked close by. This ship was built in 1930 as a training ship for the students of the merchant marines. This ship is 96 meters or rather 320 feet long and is indeed one of the biggest attractions of the museum. The Yokohama Maritime Museum is open on all days and is closed on the fourth Monday. The Maru is however closed fully on Mondays. The museum is pretty huge and hence takes nearly one hour to see the entire museum. The visiting hours of the museum are form 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. One has to purchase a ticket in order ton gain entry into the museum. The rates for adults are 600 Yen or $5 and for children it is 300 Yen or $2.50. Getting to the Yokohama maritime Museum is easy. You can take a train to the Minatomirai station and walk from there. It just takes five minutes to reach this place. You can also take a train to the Sakuragicho Station and then walk for a few minutes before arriving at this place. The Yokohama Maritime Museum with its numerous displays, charts and models are worth paying a visit when on a vacation to this place.
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