Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo
The Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo opened in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan in 2007. The design, by architect Fumihiko Maki, references the locally-important tatara steel; construction was completed in March 2006.Photo: Micra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Izumo, Shimane, Japan
- Also known as: “Shimane kenritsu kodai Izumo rekishi hakubutsukan”
- Address: 大社町杵築東, 出雲市, 島根県
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Izumo Grand Shrine and Izumo Taisha-mae.
Izumo Grand Shrine
Shinto shrine
Izumo-taisha, officially Izumo Ōyashiro, is one of the most ancient and important Shinto shrines in Japan. No record gives the date of establishment. Located in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, it hosts two major festivals. Izumo Grand Shrine is situated 300 metres west of Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo.
Izumo Taisha-mae
Railway station
Izumo Taisha-mae Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Ichibata Electric Railway and is the closest train station to the Izumo Taisha Shrine. Izumo Taisha-mae is situated 600 metres south of Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo.
Main Shrine
Shinto shrine
Main Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 460 metres northwest of Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taisha and Izumo.
Taisha
Suburb
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Taisha was a town located in Hikawa District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
Izumo
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Izumo is a city in Shimane Prefecture with a population of around 150,000 people and a land area of 543.43km². It's located near Matsue.
Koryō
Suburb
Koryō was a town located in Hikawa District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,843 and a density of 262.49 persons per km2. Koryō is situated 9 km south of Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo.
Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo
- Categories: history museum, prefectural museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Izumo Shi, Shimane, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.39876° or 35° 23′ 56″ northLongitude
132.68859° or 132° 41′ 19″ eastInception
March 10th, 2007Open location code
8Q7J9MXQ+GCOpenStreetMap ID
way 413140682OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q4802099
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “島根縣立古代出雲歴史博物館”
- French: “Musée de l’ancien Izumo”
- French: “musée Shimane de l’histoire ancienne d’Izumo”
- French: “Musée Shimane de l’histoire ancienne d’Izumo”
- Fulah: “Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo”
- Japanese: “Shimane kenritsu kodai Izumo rekishi hakubtsukan”
- Japanese: “しまねけんりつこだいいずもれきしはくぶつかん”
- Japanese: “古代出雲歴史博物館”
- Japanese: “島根県立古代出雲歴史博物館”
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