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.[1]

By region and prefecture[edit]

Hokkaidō[edit]

Hokkaidō Museum

Registered museums[edit]

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[edit]

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.[edit]

These include:

Former museums[edit]

Former museums include:

Tōhoku[edit]

Aomori Prefecture[edit]

Aomori Prefectural Museum
Registered museums[edit]

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

Designated museum-equivalent facilities[edit]

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[edit]

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]

Other related facilities[edit]
Former museums[edit]
  • Hachinohe City Museum of Art

Iwate Prefecture[edit]

Iwate Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities[edit]
Museum-like facilities, etc[edit]

Miyagi Prefecture[edit]

Tōhoku History Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities[edit]
Museum-like facilities, etc[edit]

Akita Prefecture[edit]

Akita Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities[edit]
Museum-like facilities, etc[edit]

Yamagata[edit]

Fukushima[edit]

Kantō[edit]

Ibaraki[edit]

Tochigi[edit]

Gunma[edit]

Saitama[edit]

Chiba[edit]

Tokyo[edit]

Main article: List of museums in Tokyo

Kanagawa[edit]

Chūbu[edit]

Niigata[edit]

Toyama[edit]

Ishikawa[edit]

Fukui[edit]

Yamanashi[edit]

Nagano[edit]

Gifu[edit]

Shizuoka[edit]

Former museums[edit]

Aichi[edit]

Kansai[edit]

Mie[edit]

Shiga[edit]

Kyoto[edit]

Osaka[edit]

Former museums[edit]

Hyōgo[edit]

Nara[edit]

Registered museums[edit]

There are fourteen registered museums:[4]

Museum-equivalent facilities[edit]

There are six museum-equivalent facilities:[4]

Other museums and museum-like facilities[edit]

Wakayama[edit]

Chūgoku[edit]

Tottori Prefecture[edit]

Tottori Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities[edit]
Museum-like facilities, etc[edit]

Shimane[edit]

Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities[edit]
Museum-like facilities, etc[edit]

Okayama[edit]

Hiroshima Prefecture[edit]

Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History
Registered museums[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]
Former museums[edit]

Yamaguchi Prefecture[edit]

Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities[edit]
Museum-like facilities, etc[edit]

Shikoku[edit]

Tokushima Prefecture[edit]

Tokushima Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities[edit]
Museum-like facilities, etc[edit]

Kagawa Prefecture[edit]

The Kagawa Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities[edit]
Museum-like facilities, etc[edit]

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:

Ehime Prefecture[edit]

Museum of Ehime History and Culture
Registered museums[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Kōchi Prefecture[edit]

Kōchi Prefectural Museum of History
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities[edit]
Museum-like facilities, etc[edit]

Kyushu[edit]

Fukuoka[edit]

Saga Prefecture[edit]

Saga Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities[edit]
Museum-like facilities, etc[edit]

Nagasaki Prefecture[edit]

Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities[edit]
Museum-like facilities, etc[edit]
Former facilities[edit]

Kumamoto Prefecture[edit]

Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities[edit]
Museum-like facilities, etc[edit]

Ōita Prefecture[edit]

Ōita Prefectural Museum of History
Registered museums[edit]

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[edit]

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.[edit]

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 Prefecture[edit]

Miyazaki Prefectural Museum of Nature and History
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities[edit]
Museum-like facilities, etc[edit]
Former museums[edit]

Kagoshima Prefecture[edit]

Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities[edit]
Museum-like facilities, etc[edit]

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 Prefecture[edit]

Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum

Registered museums[edit]

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[edit]

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.[edit]

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[edit]

  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.

See also[edit]

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