| Miyoshi Mononoke Museum | |
| Native Name: | Yumoto Koichi Memorial Japan Yōkai Museum |
| Map Type: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 33.8154°N 132.8452°W |
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| Collections: | art and objects representing Yōkai |
| Collection Size: | 5,000+ objects |
| Founder: | Yumoto Koichi |
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The Miyoshi Mononoke Museum, also known as the Yumoto Koichi Memorial Japan Yōkai Museum, or shortened to the Yōkai Museum, is located in Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.[1] The museum collection holds over 5,000 artworks and objects that represent yōkai, supernatural beings in Japanese folklore.[2]
The museum was founded in 2019 by Yumoto Kōichi,[3] a scholar of yōkai who has also written numerous books on the subject of Japanese monsters and supernatural entities and mythological creatures.[4] [5]
The museum is located at 1691-4 Miyoshimachi, in Miyoshi City. The two-story museum building is constructed in steel, and was designed by K Structural Research Institute.[6] The ground floor of the museum features an entrance hall, reception area, museum shop and an exhibition hall that houses the permanent collection as well as changing special exhibitions and a "hands-on" gallery. The second floor of the museum includes a conference room, work and training room and collection storage.[7]