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

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Hokkaidō Museum

Registered museums

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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

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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.

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These include:

Former museums

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Former museums include:

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

Designated museum-equivalent facilities
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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
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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]

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Former museums
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  • Hachinohe City Museum of Art
 
Iwate Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
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Museum-like facilities, etc
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Tōhoku History Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
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Museum-like facilities, etc
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Akita Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
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Museum-like facilities, etc
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Former museums
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Former museums
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Registered museums
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There are fourteen registered museums:[4]

Museum-equivalent facilities
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There are six museum-equivalent facilities:[4]

Other museums and museum-like facilities
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Tottori Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
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Museum-like facilities, etc
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Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
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Museum-like facilities, etc
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Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History
Registered museums
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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
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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
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Former museums
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Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
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Museum-like facilities, etc
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Tokushima Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
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Museum-like facilities, etc
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The Kagawa Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
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Museum-like facilities, etc
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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:

 
Museum of Ehime History and Culture
Registered museums
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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
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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
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Kōchi Prefectural Museum of History
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
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Museum-like facilities, etc
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Saga Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
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Museum-like facilities, etc
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Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
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Museum-like facilities, etc
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Former facilities
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Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
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Museum-like facilities, etc
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Ōita Prefectural Museum of History
Registered museums
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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
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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.
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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 Prefectural Museum of Nature and History
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
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Museum-like facilities, etc
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Former museums
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Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
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Museum-like facilities, etc
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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 Prefectural Museum & Art Museum

Registered museums

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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

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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.

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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

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  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.

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