Murakami Kaizoku Museum

Murakami Kaizoku Museum
今治市村上海賊ミュージアム
General information
Address	1285 Miyakubo, Miyakubo-chō
Town or city	Imabari, Ehime Prefecture
Country	Japan
Coordinates	34°10′08″N 133°05′16″E
Opened	October 2004[1]
Website
Official website (ja)

The Murakami Kaizoku Museum (今治市村上海賊ミュージアム, Imabari-shi Murakami Kaizoku Myūjiamu) is a museum on the island of Ōshima in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, dedicated to the Murakami Kaizoku [ja], the Murakami Clan "pirates" or "feudal navies" (suigun).[2] The museum opened as the Imabari City Murakami Suigun Museum (今治市村上水軍博物館) in 2004,[1] replacing the nearby Museum of Noshima Murakami Suigun (能島村上水軍資料館),[3] and changed to its current name on 1 April 2020.[4] The collection and displays include arms and armour, historic documents, and scale model boats.[2]

See also

• Noshima Murakami
• Japan Heritage #036
• Noshima
• Kurushima
• Innoshima

References

1. 施設について [About the Facility] (in Japanese). Imabari City. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
2. "The Murakami Kaizoku of the Seto Inland Sea". Cabinet Office. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
3. 能島村上水軍資料館 [Museum of Noshima Murakami Suigun] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
4. 「今治市村上水軍博物館」から「今治市村上海賊ミュージアム」へ館名が変更されます [Museum name change: from Imabari City Murakami Suigun Museum to Imabari City Murakami Kaizoku Museum] (in Japanese). Imabari City. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

External links

• (in Japanese) Murakami Kaizoku Museum