Building in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
| Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum | |
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| 山口県立山口博物館 | |
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| General information | |
| Address | 8-2 Kasuga-chō |
| Town or city | Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°10′57″N 131°28′22″E / 34.18250°N 131.47278°E / 34.18250; 131.47278 |
| Opened | 1912 |
| Website | |
| homepage | |
Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum (山口県立山口博物館, Yamaguchi Kenritsu Yamaguchi Hakubutsukan) is a prefectural museum in Yamaguchi, Japan, dedicated to the natural history and history of Yamaguchi Prefecture. It also has displays relating to science, technology, and astronomy. The museum opened as the Bōchō Educational Museum in 1912 and moved to its present location in 1917, reopening as the Yamaguchi Prefectural Educational Museum. The current building dates to 1967. The museum celebrated its one hundredth anniversary in 2012.
See also
- List of Historic Sites of Japan (Yamaguchi)
- Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum
- Suō Province
- Nagato Province
References
- ^ "English (digest)". Yamaguchi Prefecture. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- 博物館の概要 [Overview of the Museum] (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefecture. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- 山口博物館 開館100周年記念イベント [Events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Yamaguchi Museum] (PDF) (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefecture. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
External links
- Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum
- (in Japanese) Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum
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