Wakayama Prefectural Museum
Wakayama Prefectural Museum (和歌山県立博物館, Wakayama Kenritsu Hakubutsukan) is a museum in Wakayama, Japan. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture.[1]
| Wakayama Prefectural Museum | |
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和歌山県立博物館 | |
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| General information | |
| Address | 4-14 Fukiage |
| Town or city | Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°13′28″N 135°10′18″E |
| Opened | 1971 |
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| homepage (jp) | |
The focus of the museum is the history and culture of Wakayama Prefecture. The museum opened in the ninomaru of Wakayama Castle in 1971; adjacent is the Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama.[2]
References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Museums" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 671-673.
- 和歌山県立博物館の概要 [Overview of Wakayama Prefectural Museum] (in Japanese). Wakayama Prefectural Museum. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
External links
Media related to Wakayama Prefectural Museum at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Japanese) Wakayama Prefectural Museum
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