Okayama Prefectural Museum
Okayama Prefectural Museum is a museum in Kita-ku, Okayama, Japan. It was built to house important artifacts from the prefecture dating from prehistory through modern times.Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Okayama, Okayama, Japan
- Also known as: “Okayama Kenritsu Hakubutsukan”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kōraku-en and Crow Castle.
Kōraku-en
Park
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kōraku-en is a Japanese garden located in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture. It is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan, along with Kenroku-en and Kairaku-en.
Crow Castle
Castle
Photo: Reggaeman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Okayama Castle is a Japanese castle in the city of Okayama in Okayama Prefecture in Japan. The main tower was completed in 1597, destroyed in 1945 and replicated in concrete in 1966. Crow Castle is situated 420 metres southeast of Okayama Prefectural Museum.
Tsurumi Bridge
Bridge
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Tsurumi Bridge is situated 140 metres northwest of Okayama Prefectural Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Naka-ku and Minami-ku.
Naka-ku
Suburb
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Naka-ku is one of four wards of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 51.24 km2 and a population of 138,949. The population density is 2,711 inhabitants per square kilometer.
Minami-ku
Suburb
Photo: Nakanic2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Minami-ku is one of four wards of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 127.36 km2 and a population of 165,193. The population density is 1,297 per km2. Minami-ku is situated 8 km south of Okayama Prefectural Museum.
Okayama Prefectural Museum
- Categories: history museum, prefectural museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.66848° or 34° 40′ 7″ northLongitude
133.93381° or 133° 56′ 2″ eastOpen location code
8Q6MMW9M+9GOpenStreetMap ID
way 388229814OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3247162
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Okayama Prefectural Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “岡山縣立博物館”
- French: “musée préfectoral d’Okayama”
- French: “Musée préfectoral d’Okayama”
- Italian: “Museo prefetturale di Okayama”
- Italian: “Okayama kenritsu hakubutsukan”
- Japanese: “岡山県立博物館”
- Spanish: “Museo de Okayama”
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Highlights include Kayō Pond and 岡山中央警察署後楽園交番.
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