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.

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~1220 ftSE
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Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art, Yamaguchi
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34°10'11"N • 131°28'1"E
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1.5 miSW
34°9'53"N • 131°27'29"E
Zhong yuan zhong ye ji nian guan, Yamaguchi
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