Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum, Yamaguchi

Name: Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum
Address: Yamaguchi, Japan
Telephone: +81 83-922-0294

#2 among attractions in Yamaguchi

Top attraction, Museum, Specialty museum, History museum

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Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum 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. 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. The current building dates to 1967. The museum celebrated its one hundredth anniversary in 2012. ()

Local name: 山口県立山口博物館 Opened: 1912 (112 years ago)Coordinates: 34°10'57"N, 131°28'23"E

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Yamaguchi Japan

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+81 83-922-0294

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Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kōnomine Castle, Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art, Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media, Zhong yuan zhong ye ji nian guan.

0.7 miW
Forts and castles
Kōnomine Castle, Yamaguchi
17 min walk • Kōnomine Castle is a castle structure in Yamaguchi, Japan. It is located on a 338 meter mountain.
~1220 ftSE
Museum, Art museum
Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art, Yamaguchi
6 min walk • Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art, in Yamaguchi City is the main art gallery of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Opened in 1979, the gallery has a permanent collection, part of which is exhibited at any one time, and also hosts special exhibitions.
0.9 miS
34°10'11"N • 131°28'1"E
Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media, Yamaguchi
25 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Cinema
1.5 miSW
34°9'53"N • 131°27'29"E
Zhong yuan zhong ye ji nian guan, Yamaguchi
39 min walk • Museum