Miyakojima City Museum (宮古島市総合博物館, Miyakojima-shi Sōgō Hakubutsukan) opened as the Hirara City Museum of History and Folklore (平良市歴史民俗資料館) in Hirara, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan in 1989. Upon the merger of Hirara into Miyakojima in 2005, the museum reopened as the Miyakojima City Museum. It is dedicated to the area's natural history, history, folkways, and culture.[2][3][4]
Miyakojima City Museum | |
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宮古島市総合博物館 | |
General information | |
Address | 1166-287 Higashinakasonezoe, Hirara |
Town or city | Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture |
Country | Japan |
Coordinates | 24°47′47″N 125°19′04″E / 24.796468°N 125.317717°E |
Opened | November 1989 |
Website | |
Official website |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 宮古島のパーントゥ [Paantu on Miyakojima] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ 宮古島市総合博物館 [Miyakojima City Museum] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ 宮古島市総合博物館 [Miyakojima City Museum] (in Japanese). Miyakojima City. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "宮古島市総合博物館収蔵資料目録 歴史資料編" [Inventory of the Collection of Miyakojima City Museum: historical materials] (PDF) (in Japanese). Miyakojima City. 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
External links
edit- (in Japanese) Miyakojima City Museum