Japan Coast Guard Museum Yokohama
Japan Coast Guard Museum Yokohama, July 2008
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| Established | 10 December 2004 |
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| Location | 1-2-1 Shinkō, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan |
| Public transit access | Sakuragichō Station |
| Website | www |
The Japan Coast Guard Museum Yokohama (海上保安資料館 横浜館 Kaijō hoan shiryōkan Yokohama-kan?) is a museum in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, dedicated to maritime security and the Japan Coast Guard. It opened on 10 December 2004.
The centrepiece of the museum is a North Korean spy vessel, which was sunk by the Japan Coast Guard in December 2001 following a firefight in the East China Sea near the island of Amami-Ōshima. (See Battle of Amami-Ōshima).
North Korean spy vessel housed inside the museum
Coordinates: 35°27′15.5″N 139°38′39.5″E / 35.454306°N 139.644306°E
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