Another building situated in the park is Taiho Museum. This white western style building with a red roof was built in commemoration of the accession of the Emperor Taisho and creates a beautiful landscape harmonized with the former Nishitagawa District Office in Chido Museum. Tsuruoka, having a cultured atmosphere, brought many remarkable literary eminences, including the Akutagawa Prize winning writer Saichi Maruya, flourishing critical writer Shoichi Watanabe, the Naoki Prize winning writer Ken’ichi Sato. Taiho Museum houses exhibits on famous local personages, celebrating the accomplishments of historical figures and pioneers: the great literary figure of the Meiji Era, Chogyu Takayama; the sad-fated female writer, Inafune Tazawa; Shuhei Fujisawa; the authority on Goethe study, Morio Sagara.

4-7 Baba-cho, Tsuruoka City TEL 0235-24-3266 [Open hours] 9.00-16.30 except Mondays and 29/Dec – 3/Jan [Entry Fees/ ￥] Free