Shikoku Mura Explained

is an open-air architectural park in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It houses over twenty buildings from around Shikoku dating from the Edo period through to the Taishō period, four of which have been designated Important Cultural Properties. The park opened in 1976 and covers an area of approximately fifty thousand square metres.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Important Cultural Properties

• (18th Century)^[4]
• (1781)^[5]
• (1909)^[6]
• (Meiji period)^[7]

Gallery

An exhibition space designed by Tadao Ando opened in 2002.^[8]

See also

• Meiji Mura
• Minka
• Japanese architecture

External links

• Shikoku Mura homepage

34.3456°N 134.1089°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Introduction . Shikoku Mura . 6 April 2011.
2. Web site: Map . Shikoku Mura . 6 April 2011.
3. Web site: Shikoku Mura . . 6 April 2011.
4. Web site: Database of Registered National Cultural Properties . . 6 April 2011 .
5. Web site: Database of Registered National Cultural Properties . . 6 April 2011 .
6. Web site: Database of Registered National Cultural Properties . . 6 April 2011 .
7. Web site: Database of Registered National Cultural Properties . . 6 April 2011 .
8. Web site: Shikoku Mura Gallery . Shikoku Mura . 6 April 2011.