Ōita Prefectural Museum of History

Ōita Prefectural Museum of History

The Ōita Prefectural Museum of History (大分県立歴史博物館 Ōita kenritsu rekishi hakubutsukan) opened in Usa, Ōita Prefecture, Japan in 1998, replacing the Usa Fudoki-no-Oka (宇佐風土記の丘) of 1981.[1] It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture.[2]

The collection is organised around themes including life and ancient Buddhism in Toyo no kuni and the Kunisaki peninsula, and the culture of Usa Hachiman-gū and Fuki-ji.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ōita Prefectural Museum of History". Ōita Prefectural Museum of History. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Museums" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 671-673.
  3. ↑ Guide Book of Ōita Prefectural Museum of History. Ōita Prefectural Museum of History. 2000.

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Coordinates: 33°32′33″N 131°21′55.6″E / 33.54250°N 131.365444°E / 33.54250; 131.365444

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