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1 By region and prefecture  



1.1  Hokkaidō  



1.1.1  Registered museums  





1.1.2  Designated museum-equivalent facilities  





1.1.3  Museum-like facilities, etc.  





1.1.4  Former museums  







1.2  Tōhoku  



1.2.1  Aomori Prefecture  



1.2.1.1  Registered museums  





1.2.1.2  Designated museum-equivalent facilities  





1.2.1.3  Museum-like facilities  





1.2.1.4  Other related facilities  





1.2.1.5  Former museums  







1.2.2  Iwate Prefecture  



1.2.2.1  Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities  





1.2.2.2  Museum-like facilities, etc  







1.2.3  Miyagi Prefecture  



1.2.3.1  Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities  





1.2.3.2  Museum-like facilities, etc  







1.2.4  Akita Prefecture  



1.2.4.1  Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities  





1.2.4.2  Museum-like facilities, etc  







1.2.5  Yamagata  





1.2.6  Fukushima  







1.3  Kantō  



1.3.1  Ibaraki  





1.3.2  Tochigi  





1.3.3  Gunma  





1.3.4  Saitama  





1.3.5  Chiba  





1.3.6  Tokyo  





1.3.7  Kanagawa  







1.4  Chūbu  



1.4.1  Niigata  





1.4.2  Toyama  





1.4.3  Ishikawa  





1.4.4  Fukui  





1.4.5  Yamanashi  





1.4.6  Nagano  





1.4.7  Gifu  





1.4.8  Shizuoka  



1.4.8.1  Former museums  







1.4.9  Aichi  







1.5  Kansai  



1.5.1  Mie  





1.5.2  Shiga  





1.5.3  Kyoto  





1.5.4  Osaka  



1.5.4.1  Former museums  







1.5.5  Hyōgo  





1.5.6  Nara  



1.5.6.1  Registered museums  





1.5.6.2  Museum-equivalent facilities  





1.5.6.3  Other museums and museum-like facilities  







1.5.7  Wakayama  







1.6  Chūgoku  



1.6.1  Tottori Prefecture  



1.6.1.1  Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities  





1.6.1.2  Museum-like facilities, etc  







1.6.2  Shimane  



1.6.2.1  Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities  





1.6.2.2  Museum-like facilities, etc  







1.6.3  Okayama  





1.6.4  Hiroshima Prefecture  



1.6.4.1  Registered museums  





1.6.4.2  Designated museum-equivalent facilities  





1.6.4.3  Museum-like facilities, etc  





1.6.4.4  Former museums  







1.6.5  Yamaguchi Prefecture  



1.6.5.1  Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities  





1.6.5.2  Museum-like facilities, etc  









1.7  Shikoku  



1.7.1  Tokushima Prefecture  



1.7.1.1  Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities  





1.7.1.2  Museum-like facilities, etc  







1.7.2  Kagawa Prefecture  



1.7.2.1  Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities  





1.7.2.2  Museum-like facilities, etc  







1.7.3  Ehime Prefecture  



1.7.3.1  Registered museums  





1.7.3.2  Designated museum-equivalent facilities  





1.7.3.3  Museum-like facilities, etc  







1.7.4  Kōchi Prefecture  



1.7.4.1  Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities  





1.7.4.2  Museum-like facilities, etc  









1.8  Kyushu  



1.8.1  Fukuoka  





1.8.2  Saga Prefecture  



1.8.2.1  Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities  





1.8.2.2  Museum-like facilities, etc  







1.8.3  Nagasaki Prefecture  



1.8.3.1  Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities  





1.8.3.2  Museum-like facilities, etc  





1.8.3.3  Former facilities  







1.8.4  Kumamoto Prefecture  



1.8.4.1  Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities  





1.8.4.2  Museum-like facilities, etc  







1.8.5  Ōita Prefecture  



1.8.5.1  Registered museums  





1.8.5.2  Designated museum-equivalent facilities  





1.8.5.3  Museum-like facilities, etc.  







1.8.6  Miyazaki Prefecture  



1.8.6.1  Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities  





1.8.6.2  Museum-like facilities, etc  





1.8.6.3  Former museums  







1.8.7  Kagoshima Prefecture  



1.8.7.1  Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities  





1.8.7.2  Museum-like facilities, etc  









1.9  Okinawa Prefecture  



1.9.1  Registered museums  





1.9.2  Designated museum-equivalent facilities  





1.9.3  Museum-like facilities, etc.  









2 References  





3 See also  














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This is a list of museumsinJapan.

As of October 2018, there were 5,738 museums in Japan. This total comprises, in line with the Museum Act, 914 registered museums, 372 designated museum-equivalent facilities, and 4,452 museum-like facilities.[1]

By region and prefecture

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Hokkaidō Museum

Registered museums

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As of 1 November 2019, and in line with the Museum Act, there were forty-five registered museums in Hokkaidō:[2]

Designated museum-equivalent facilities

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As of 10 February 2015, in line with the Museum Act, there were twenty-one designated museum-equivalent facilities in Hokkaidō:[2]

Museum-like facilities, etc.

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These include:

Former museums

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Former museums include:

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Aomori Prefectural Museum
Registered museums
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As of 31 March 2020, in line with the Museum Act, there were three registered museums in Aomori Prefecture:[3]

Designated museum-equivalent facilities
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As of 31 March 2020, in line with the Museum Act, there was one designated museum-equivalent facility in Aomori Prefecture:[3]

Museum-like facilities
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As of 31 March 2020, and as listed by the Aomori Prefectural Government, there were eighty-four museum-like facilities in Aomori Prefecture, including:[3]

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Former museums
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Iwate Prefectural Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
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Museum-like facilities, etc
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Tōhoku History Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
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Akita Prefectural Museum
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Former museums
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Former museums
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Registered museums
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There are fourteen registered museums:[4]

Museum-equivalent facilities
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There are six museum-equivalent facilities:[4]

Other museums and museum-like facilities
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Tottori Prefectural Museum
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Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo
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Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History
Registered museums
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As of 31 January 2019, and in line with the Museum Act, there were twenty-eight registered museums in Hiroshima Prefecture:[5]

Designated museum-equivalent facilities
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As of 31 January 2019, and in line with the Museum Act, there were five designated museum-equivalent facilities in Hiroshima Prefecture:[5]

Museum-like facilities, etc
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Former museums
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Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum
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Tokushima Prefectural Museum
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The Kagawa Museum
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
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In addition to the above, the following are member museums of the Kagawa Museum Association (香川県資料館協議会):[6]

Other related facilities include:

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Museum of Ehime History and Culture
Registered museums
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As of 1 April 2020, and in line with the Museum Act, there were eighteen registered museums in Ehime Prefecture:[7]

Designated museum-equivalent facilities
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As of 1 April 2020, and in line with the Museum Act, there were six designated museum-equivalent facilities in Ehime Prefecture:[7]

Museum-like facilities, etc
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Kōchi Prefectural Museum of History
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Saga Prefectural Museum
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Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture
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Former facilities
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Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum
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Ōita Prefectural Museum of History
Registered museums
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As of 1 April 2020, and in line with the Museum Act, there were five registered museums in Ōita Prefecture:[8]

Designated museum-equivalent facilities
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As of 1 April 2020, and in line with the Museum Act, there were ten designated museum-equivalent facilities in Ōita Prefecture:[8]

Museum-like facilities, etc.
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In addition to the above, the following facilities are member museums of the Ōita Prefectural Museum Council (大分県博物館協議会):[9]

Other facilities include:

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Miyazaki Prefectural Museum of Nature and History
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
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Museum-like facilities, etc
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Former museums
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Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material
Registered museums and designated museum-equivalent facilities
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Museum-like facilities, etc
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As of 20 June 2019, other than the above, the following were members of the Kagoshima Prefecture Museum Association (鹿児島県博物館協会):[10][11]

In addition to the above, the following facilities are in Kagoshima Prefecture:

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Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum

Registered museums

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As of 1 May 2018, and in line with the Museum Act, there were eleven registered museums in Okinawa Prefecture:[13]

Designated museum-equivalent facilities

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As of 1 May 2018, and in line with the Museum Act, there were six designated museum-equivalent facilities in Okinawa Prefecture:[13]

Museum-like facilities, etc.

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In addition to the above, and as of 1 May 2018, the Okinawa Prefectural Government lists the following facilities:[13]

In addition to the above, the following appear on the list of member museums of the Okinawa Prefecture Museum Society (沖縄県博物館協会):[12]

References

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  1. ^ 博物館数,入館者数,学芸員数の推移 [Change in the Number of Museums, Visitors, and Curators] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  • ^ a b 道内の登録博物館・博物館相当施設 [Registered Museums and Museum-Equivalent Facilities in Hokkaidō] (PDF) (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government Board of Education. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  • ^ a b c 青森県内博物館等施設一覧 [List of Museum Facilities in Aomori Prefecture] (in Japanese). Aomori Prefecture. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  • ^ a b 博物館 [Museums]. Nara Prefecture. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  • ^ a b 県内の登録博物館及び博物館に相当する施設の一覧 [List of Registered Museums and Designated Museum-Equivalent Facilities in Hiroshima Prefecture] (in Japanese). Hiroshima Prefecture. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  • ^ 香川県資料館協議会 [Kagawa Museum Association] (in Japanese). Kagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  • ^ a b 愛媛県内の登録博物館・博物館相当施設 [Registered Museums and Museum-Equivalent Facilities in Ehime Prefecture] (in Japanese). Ehime Prefectural Board of Education. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  • ^ a b 登録博物館・博物館相当施設一覧 [List of Registered Museums and Museum-Equivalent Facilities] (in Japanese). Ōita Prefecture. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  • ^ 博物館を探す [Find a Museum] (in Japanese). Ōita Prefectural Museum Council. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  • ^ 鹿児島県博物館協会加入館一覧 [List of Member Museums of the Kagoshima Prefecture Museum Association] (in Japanese). Kagoshima Prefecture. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  • ^ "Kagoshima Museum Guide" (PDF). Kagoshima Prefecture Museum Association. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  • ^ a b c d e 加盟博物館一覧 [List of Member Museums] (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture Museum Society. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  • ^ a b c 博物館に関すること [Matters Relating to Museums] (PDF) (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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