(7/9-9/25) Soma Nomaoi Collection Exhibit／南相馬市公式ウェブサイト -Minamisoma City-

The museum will be introducing the various materials related to Soma Nomaoi that are housed here. We will be displaying a set of armor thought to have belonged to the Soma family that was only discovered in spring this year, as well as arms and armor (armor sets, horse gear, etc.) stored at the museum, Nomaoi posters from the Showa period (1926-1988) all the way up to the Heisei period (1989-2018), and more.

Special Exhibit Poster (Japanese) (PDFファイル: 1.7MB)

In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we ask for your cooperation in wearing a mask. This exhibition may be changed or cancelled due to COVID-19 countermeasures.

Exhibition Period

Saturday, July 9 ~ Sunday, September 25, 2022

*Open on July 18 (Mon), July 25 (Mon), and September 19 (Mon).

*Closed on July 19 (Tues), July 26 (Tues), and September 20 (Tues).

Museum Closed Days

Every Monday

Entrance Fee

General: 400 yen (350 yen)
High school student: 200 yen (150 yen)
ES/JHS student: 100 yen (80 yen)

Note: The entrance fee for permanent exhibits is included.
Prices in parentheses () are for groups of 20 people or more. For more information on fees, please see the Guide to Visiting the Museum.

Guide to Visiting the Museum

Free Entrance Days

Fukushima Citizen’s Day: Saturday-Sunday, August 20-21

Respect the Elderly Day: Monday, September 19

Related Events

Museum Lecture (Sunday, July 17): “Symbol of the Feudal Lord and His Family”
(application required)

Armor Connected to the Soma Clan, Feudal Lords of the Nakamura Province

The museum will be displaying sets of armor, including a "chestnut-color-coated vertically fletched two-piece full-body armor" (left photo) which was only discovered in the spring of this year and is thought to have belonged to the Soma Clan.

Chestnut-color-coated vertically fletched two-piece full-body armor

Black lacquered vertically fletched five-piece full-body armor

Historical Nomaoi Posters

Poster from 1957

Poster from 1960

Poster from 1968

Poster from 1978