Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore
Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore is a prefectural museum in Saitama, Japan, dedicated to the history and folklore of Saitama Prefecture. The museum opened in 1971.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Saitama, Japan
- Also known as: “Saitama Kenritsu Rekishi to Minzoku no Hakubutsukan” and “saitama-kenritsu rekishi to minzoku no hakubutsukan”
- Address: 高鼻町4－219, 大宮区
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Omiya Park Station and Ōmiya Velodrome.
Omiya Park Station
Railway station
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Ōmiya-kōen Station is a passenger railway station on the Tōbu Urban Park Line located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. Omiya Park Station is situated 370 metres northeast of Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore.
Ōmiya Velodrome
Stadium
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Ōmiya Velodrome is a velodrome located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama that conducts pari-mutuel Keirin racing - one of Japan's four authorized "Public Sports" where gambling is permitted. Ōmiya Velodrome is situated 420 metres southeast of Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore.
Omiya Park Small Zoo
Zoo
Omiya Park Small Zoo is situated 370 metres southeast of Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kita-ku and Nisshincho 2-chome.
Kita-ku
Suburb
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Kita-ku is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northwestern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 148,935 and a population density of 8800 persons per km².
Minuma-ku
Suburb
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Minuma-ku is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 163,869 and a population density of 5300 persons per km². Minuma-ku is situated 2½ km northeast of Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore.
Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore
- Categories: local museum, prefectural museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Omiya-Ku, Saitama, Saitama, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.92133° or 35° 55′ 17″ northLongitude
139.63° or 139° 37′ 48″ eastInception
November 1st, 1971Operator
埼玉県Open location code
8Q7XWJCH+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 292288984OpenStreetMap feature
building=museumOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flatWikidata ID
Q11248611
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “埼玉县立历史和民俗博物馆”
- Chinese: “埼玉縣立歷史與民俗博物館”
- French: “musée de l’histoire et du folklore de la préfecture de Saitama”
- French: “Musée de l’histoire et du folklore de la préfecture de Saitama”
- French: “saitama-kenritsu rekishi to minzoku no hakubutsukan”
- Fulah: “Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore”
- Japanese: “Saitama kenritsu rekishi to minzoku no hakubutsukan”
- Japanese: “さいたま けんりつ れきし と みんぞく の はくぶつかん”
- Japanese: “埼玉県立歴史と民俗の博物館”
- Korean: “사이타마 현립 역사민속박물관”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 埼玉県大宮公園弓道場 and Boating Pond.
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