The Inoh Tadataka Museum

Inoh Tadataka (1745-1821), a great man born in Sawara, walked around Japan for surveying after age 50, making “Dainihon Enkai Yochi Zenzu,” the first surveyed map of Japan.

Tadataka’s achievements are shown chronologically at the museum. In addition to many surveying instruments that are important cultural assets, “Inoh Zu” that can be called the fruit of his achievements with correctness and artistic beauty is displayed.

Closed: Mondays and year-end and New Year holidays,in principle.
Open hours: 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Admission: Adult … 500 yen; Primary school children and junior high school students … 250 yen
Phone: 0478-54-1118
Address: 1722-1, District A, Sawara, Katori

Foreign languages	English, Korean, and Chinese (traditional) * Notation in the hall. Contact Sawara Machinami Koryu Kan for a human guide.
Access	Car: 10 minutes from Sawara Katori IC on Higashi-Kanto Expressway Train: 15 minutes on foot from Sawara Stn. on JR Narita Line