Maizuru Repatriation Memorial Hall On the hill of the Repatriation Memorial Park, from where you can look down at the dock, this memorial museum was built as a symbol of peace. It was intended to pass down the important role that the town played as the last repatriation port in the country, as well as tragedy caused by war, generation after generation. Some of the displays are of great importance as valuable evidence of history. Tickets also valid for the World Brick Museum, 400 yen / Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed on Mondays and the days following national holidays, New Years holiday Taira, Maizuru-shi / 0773-68-0836

Maizuru World Brick Museum The theme of this museum is bricks, which is quite original. The facility was built in the Meiji period (1868 - 1912) as a torpedo storage of the old navy. The building is the oldest in Japan as an existing steel-framed brick building. The internationally valuable bricks including those found in the four major civilizationsﾕ ruins, as well as the history of brick buildings and associated episodes are introduced in an entertaining manner. Tickets also valid for the Repatriation Memorial Hall, 400 yen / open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed on Mondays and the days following national holidays, New Years holiday 2011 Hama, Maizuru-shi / 0773-66-1095