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List of museums in Japan

This is a list of museums in Japan.

As of October 2018, there were 5,738 museums in Japan. This total comprises, in line with the Museum Act, 914 registered museums, 372 designated museum-equivalent facilities, and 4,452 museum-like facilities.[1]

By region and prefecture edit

Hokkaidō edit

 
Hokkaidō Museum

Registered museums edit

As of 1 November 2019, and in line with the Museum Act, there were forty-five registered museums in Hokkaidō:[2]

Designated museum-equivalent facilities edit

As of 10 February 2015, in line with the Museum Act, there were twenty-one designated museum-equivalent facilities in Hokkaidō:[2]

Museum-like facilities, etc. edit

These include:

Former museums edit

Former museums include:

Tōhoku edit

Aomori Prefecture edit

 
Aomori Prefectural Museum
Registered museums edit

As of 31 March 2020, in line with the Museum Act, there were three registered museums in Aomori Prefecture:[3]

Designated museum-equivalent facilities edit

As of 31 March 2020, in line with the Museum Act, there was one designated museum-equivalent facility in Aomori Prefecture:[3]

Museum-like facilities edit

As of 31 March 2020, and as listed by the Aomori Prefectural Government, there were eighty-four museum-like facilities in Aomori Prefecture, including:[3]

Other related facilities edit
Former museums edit
  • Hachinohe City Museum of Art

Iwate Prefecture edit

 
Iwate Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities edit
Museum-like facilities, etc edit

Miyagi Prefecture edit

 
Tōhoku History Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities edit
Museum-like facilities, etc edit

Akita Prefecture edit

 
Akita Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities edit
Museum-like facilities, etc edit

Yamagata edit

Fukushima edit

Kantō edit

Ibaraki edit

Tochigi edit

Gunma edit

Saitama edit

Chiba edit

Tokyo edit

Main article: List of museums in Tokyo

Kanagawa edit

Chūbu edit

Niigata edit

Toyama edit

Ishikawa edit

Fukui edit

Yamanashi edit

Nagano edit

Gifu edit

Shizuoka edit

Former museums edit

Aichi edit

Kansai edit

Mie edit

Shiga edit

Kyoto edit

Osaka edit

Former museums edit

Hyōgo edit

Nara edit

Registered museums edit

There are fourteen registered museums:[4]

Museum-equivalent facilities edit

There are six museum-equivalent facilities:[4]

Other museums and museum-like facilities edit

Wakayama edit

Chūgoku edit

Tottori Prefecture edit

 
Tottori Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities edit
Museum-like facilities, etc edit

Shimane edit

 
Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities edit
Museum-like facilities, etc edit

Okayama edit

Hiroshima Prefecture edit

 
Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History
Registered museums edit

As of 31 January 2019, and in line with the Museum Act, there were twenty-eight registered museums in Hiroshima Prefecture:[5]

Designated museum-equivalent facilities edit

As of 31 January 2019, and in line with the Museum Act, there were five designated museum-equivalent facilities in Hiroshima Prefecture:[5]

Museum-like facilities, etc edit
Former museums edit

Yamaguchi Prefecture edit

 
Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities edit
Museum-like facilities, etc edit

Shikoku edit

Tokushima Prefecture edit

 
Tokushima Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities edit
Museum-like facilities, etc edit

Kagawa Prefecture edit

 
The Kagawa Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities edit
Museum-like facilities, etc edit

In addition to the above, the following are member museums of the Kagawa Museum Association (香川県資料館協議会):[6]

Other related facilities include:

Ehime Prefecture edit

 
Museum of Ehime History and Culture
Registered museums edit

As of 1 April 2020, and in line with the Museum Act, there were eighteen registered museums in Ehime Prefecture:[7]

Designated museum-equivalent facilities edit

As of 1 April 2020, and in line with the Museum Act, there were six designated museum-equivalent facilities in Ehime Prefecture:[7]

Museum-like facilities, etc edit

Kōchi Prefecture edit

 
Kōchi Prefectural Museum of History
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities edit
Museum-like facilities, etc edit

Kyushu edit

Fukuoka edit

Saga Prefecture edit

 
Saga Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities edit
Museum-like facilities, etc edit

Nagasaki Prefecture edit

 
Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities edit
Museum-like facilities, etc edit
Former facilities edit

Kumamoto Prefecture edit

 
Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities edit
Museum-like facilities, etc edit

Ōita Prefecture edit

 
Ōita Prefectural Museum of History
Registered museums edit

As of 1 April 2020, and in line with the Museum Act, there were five registered museums in Ōita Prefecture:[8]

Designated museum-equivalent facilities edit

As of 1 April 2020, and in line with the Museum Act, there were ten designated museum-equivalent facilities in Ōita Prefecture:[8]

Museum-like facilities, etc. edit

In addition to the above, the following facilities are member museums of the Ōita Prefectural Museum Council (大分県博物館協議会):[9]

Other facilities include:

Miyazaki Prefecture edit

 
Miyazaki Prefectural Museum of Nature and History
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities edit
Museum-like facilities, etc edit
Former museums edit

Kagoshima Prefecture edit

 
Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities edit
Museum-like facilities, etc edit

As of 20 June 2019, other than the above, the following were members of the Kagoshima Prefecture Museum Association (鹿児島県博物館協会):[10][11]

In addition to the above, the following facilities are in Kagoshima Prefecture:

Okinawa Prefecture edit

 
Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum

Registered museums edit

As of 1 May 2018, and in line with the Museum Act, there were eleven registered museums in Okinawa Prefecture:[13]

Designated museum-equivalent facilities edit

As of 1 May 2018, and in line with the Museum Act, there were six designated museum-equivalent facilities in Okinawa Prefecture:[13]

Museum-like facilities, etc. edit

In addition to the above, and as of 1 May 2018, the Okinawa Prefectural Government lists the following facilities:[13]

In addition to the above, the following appear on the list of member museums of the Okinawa Prefecture Museum Society (沖縄県博物館協会):[12]

References edit

  1. ^ 博物館数，入館者数，学芸員数の推移 [Change in the Number of Museums, Visitors, and Curators] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b 道内の登録博物館・博物館相当施設 [Registered Museums and Museum-Equivalent Facilities in Hokkaidō] (PDF) (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government Board of Education. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c 青森県内博物館等施設一覧 [List of Museum Facilities in Aomori Prefecture] (in Japanese). Aomori Prefecture. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b 博物館 [Museums]. Nara Prefecture. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b 県内の登録博物館及び博物館に相当する施設の一覧 [List of Registered Museums and Designated Museum-Equivalent Facilities in Hiroshima Prefecture] (in Japanese). Hiroshima Prefecture. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  6. ^ 香川県資料館協議会 [Kagawa Museum Association] (in Japanese). Kagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b 愛媛県内の登録博物館・博物館相当施設 [Registered Museums and Museum-Equivalent Facilities in Ehime Prefecture] (in Japanese). Ehime Prefectural Board of Education. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  8. ^ a b 登録博物館・博物館相当施設一覧 [List of Registered Museums and Museum-Equivalent Facilities] (in Japanese). Ōita Prefecture. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  9. ^ 博物館を探す [Find a Museum] (in Japanese). Ōita Prefectural Museum Council. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  10. ^ 鹿児島県博物館協会加入館一覧 [List of Member Museums of the Kagoshima Prefecture Museum Association] (in Japanese). Kagoshima Prefecture. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Kagoshima Museum Guide" (PDF). Kagoshima Prefecture Museum Association. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d e 加盟博物館一覧 [List of Member Museums] (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture Museum Society. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  13. ^ a b c 博物館に関すること [Matters Relating to Museums] (PDF) (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2020.

See also edit

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