The Ōita Prefectural Museum of History (大分県立歴史博物館, Ōita kenritsu rekishi hakubutsukan) opened in Usa, Ōita Prefecture, Japan in 1998, replacing the Usa Fudoki-no-Oka (宇佐風土記の丘) of 1981.[1] It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture.[2]
The collection is organised around themes including life and ancient Buddhism in Toyo no kuni and the Kunisaki peninsula, and the culture of Usa Hachiman-gū and Fuki-ji.[3]
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References edit
- ^ "Ōita Prefectural Museum of History". Ōita Prefectural Museum of History. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Museums" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 671-673.
- ^ Guide Book of Ōita Prefectural Museum of History. Ōita Prefectural Museum of History. 2000.
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- (in Japanese) Ōita Prefectural Museum of History
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