Hagi Museum

A museum offering a comprehensive look at Hagi's nature, history, and culture. It stands in the heart of Hagi Castle Town, whose historic streets include component sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution.” Its architecture blends harmoniously with the surrounding landscape.

The museum opened in 2004 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of Hagi. In addition to collecting, preserving, and researching local materials, it showcases the appeal of Hagi Studies through a wide range of exhibitions and educational programs. As the core facility of the Hagi Machiju Museum initiative, which views the entire city of Hagi as a museum, it also encourages visitors to venture beyond its exhibits and explore the castle town.

The permanent exhibitions cover a broad range of topics, including the area's rich natural environment and natural history, the history of Hagi Castle Town, and materials related to Takasugi Shinsaku. Together, they offer a multifaceted understanding of the region's development through the final years of the Tokugawa shogunate and the Meiji Restoration.

The museum also offers special and temporary exhibitions, hands-on events, and free study spaces, creating an engaging learning environment for children and adults alike. It is valued not only as a starting point for sightseeing in Hagi, but also as a place to deepen one's understanding of the region's nature, history, and culture.