Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum

Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum
山口県立山口博物館
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Address8-2 Kasuga-chō
Town or cityYamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture
CountryJapan
Coordinates34°10′57″N 131°28′22″E / 34.18250°N 131.47278°E / 34.18250; 131.47278
Opened1912
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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.[1] 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.[1] The current building dates to 1967.[2] The museum celebrated its one hundredth anniversary in 2012.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b "English (digest)". Yamaguchi Prefecture. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  2. ^ 博物館の概要 [Overview of the Museum] (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefecture. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. ^ 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.
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