Niigata City History Museum

Niigata City History Museum (MINATOPIA)
新潟市歴史博物館 （みなとぴあ）
General information
Address	2-10 Yanagishimachō
Town or city	Chūō-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture
Country	Japan
Coordinates	37°55′47.4″N 139°3′27.8″E / 37.929833°N 139.057722°ECoordinates: 37°55′47.4″N 139°3′27.8″E / 37.929833°N 139.057722°E
Opened	27 March 2004
Website
www.nchm.jp/contents15_english/15index.html

Niigata City History Museum (新潟市歴史博物館 Niigatashi Rekishi Hakubutsukan) is a museum in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan. It is also called MINATOPIA (みなとぴあ).

Access

Transit bus

There is a Niigata City Loop Bus stop ' Rekishi Hakubutsukan mae (歴史博物館前)' near the museum.^[1][2]

There is another bus stop ' Minatomachi Ninochō (湊町二ノ町)', 8 minutes' walk away from the museum. Transit bus operated by Niigata Kotsu C70 (line: C7) runs from Niigata Station Bandai Exit.^[3]

Water Shuttle

• Shinanogawa Water Shuttle: MINATOPIA

References

1. Niigata City Loop Bus Map (2016.3- ) (PDF). Niigata City. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
2. Niigata City Loop Bus Timetables (2016.3- ) (PDF). Niigata City. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
3. 運行便別時刻表 [Bus Lines and Timetables (2016.3- )] (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

See also

• Northern Culture Museum

External links

• MINATOPIA
• Minatopia - Niigata Pref. Official Travel Guide (multilingual)