Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History

Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History is a prefectural museum in Fukuyama, Japan, dedicated to the history and culture of the Setouchi region. It has a particular focus upon the medieval settlement of Kusado Sengen.

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Type: Museum
Description: museum in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan
Also known as: “Fukuyama Kusado Sengen Museum”, “Museu Prefectural d’Història d’Hiroshima”, and “ふくやま草戸千軒ミュージアム”
Address: 1, 二丁目, 福山市, 広島県

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fukuyama Castle and Fukuyama Station.

Fukuyama Castle

Castle

Fukuyama Castle

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Fukuyama Castle, sometimes called Hisamatsu Castle… Fukuyama Castle is situated 250 metres northeast of Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History.

Fukuyama Station

Railway station

Fukuyama Station

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Fukuyama Station is a passenger railway station… Fukuyama Station is situated 280 metres east of Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History.

Fukuyama Museum of Art

Museum

Fukuyama Museum of Art

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Fukuyama Museum of Art is situated 140 metres north of Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History.

Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History

Categories: prefectural museum, history museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.4897° or 34° 29′ 23″ north

Longitude

133.3589° or 133° 21′ 32″ east

Elevation

4 metres (13 feet)

Height

15 metres (48 feet)

Open location code

8Q6MF9Q5+VH

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Thai—“Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Museu Prefectural d’Història de Hiroshima”
Esperanto: “Hiroŝima Gubernia Historia Muzeo”
French: “musée préfectoral d’histoire de Hiroshima”
French: “Musée préfectoral d’histoire de Hiroshima”
Fulah: “Hiroshima Prefectural Museum of History”
German: “Museum für Geschichte der Präfektur Hiroshima”
Japanese: “広島県立歴史博物館”
Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์ประวัติศาสตร์ประจำจังหวัดฮิโรชิมะ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: 福山城公園 and Fukuyama Museum of Calligraphy.

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