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List of museums in Japan

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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.

By region and prefecture

Hokkaidō Museum

Registered museums

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

Designated museum-equivalent facilities

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

Museum-like facilities, etc.

These include:

Former museums

Former museums include:

Aomori Prefectural Museum
Registered museums

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

Designated museum-equivalent facilities

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

Museum-like facilities

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

Other related facilities
Former museums
  • Hachinohe City Museum of Art
Iwate Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
Museum-like facilities, etc
Tōhoku History Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
Museum-like facilities, etc
Akita Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
Museum-like facilities, etc
Former museums
Former museums
Registered museums

There are fourteen registered museums:

Museum-equivalent facilities

There are six museum-equivalent facilities:

Other museums and museum-like facilities
Tottori Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
Museum-like facilities, etc
Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
Museum-like facilities, etc
Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History
Registered museums

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

Designated museum-equivalent facilities

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

Museum-like facilities, etc
Former museums
Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
Museum-like facilities, etc
Tokushima Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
Museum-like facilities, etc
The Kagawa Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
Museum-like facilities, etc

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

Other related facilities include:

Museum of Ehime History and Culture
Registered museums

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

Designated museum-equivalent facilities

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

Museum-like facilities, etc
Kōchi Prefectural Museum of History
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
Museum-like facilities, etc
Saga Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
Museum-like facilities, etc
Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
Museum-like facilities, etc
Former facilities
Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
Museum-like facilities, etc
Ōita Prefectural Museum of History
Registered museums

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

Designated museum-equivalent facilities

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

Museum-like facilities, etc.

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):

Other facilities include:

Miyazaki Prefectural Museum of Nature and History
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
Museum-like facilities, etc
Former museums
Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
Museum-like facilities, etc

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):

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

Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum

Registered museums

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

Designated museum-equivalent facilities

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

Museum-like facilities, etc.

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

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):

References

  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. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ 博物館 [Museums]. Nara Prefecture. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ 加盟博物館一覧 [List of Member Museums] (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture Museum Society. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  13. ^ 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.

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