Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum Explained

Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum
Native Name:	山口県立山口博物館
Address:	8-2 Kasuga-chō
Location Town:	Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture
Location Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	34.1825°N 131.4728°W
Opened Date:	1912
Website:	homepage

is a prefectural museum in Yamaguchi, Japan, dedicated to the natural history and history of Yamaguchi Prefecture. It also has displays relating to science, technology, and astronomy.^[1] The museum opened as the Bōchō Educational Museum in 1912 and moved to its present location in 1917, reopening as the Yamaguchi Prefectural Educational Museum.^[1] The current building dates to 1967.^[2] The museum celebrated its one hundredth anniversary in 2012.^[3]

See also

• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Yamaguchi)
• Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum
• Suō Province
• Nagato Province

External links

• Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum
• Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum

Notes and References

1. Web site: English (digest) . . 12 July 2012.
2. Web site: http://www.yamahaku.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/gaiyo.html . ja:博物館の概要 . Overview of the Museum . ja . . 12 July 2012.
3. Web site: http://www.yamahaku.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/imgtop/pdf/2012event.pdf . ja:山口博物館 開館100周年記念イベント . Events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Yamaguchi Museum . ja . . 12 July 2012.