Watanabe Museum of Art
Watanabe Museum Of Art opened in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan in 1978. It houses the 30,000-piece collection of Tottori resident Dr. Hajime Watanabe. It holds the largest collection of Samurai armour and weapons in any museum in Japan.Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Museum
- Description: art museum in Tottori, Tottori, Japan
- Also known as: “Watanabe Art Museum” and “Watanabe bijutsukan”
- Address: 覚寺堤下, 鳥取市, 鳥取県
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tottori Prefectural Museum and Tottori Castle.
Tottori Prefectural Museum
Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
The Tottori Prefectural Museum is a museum in Tottori, Japan, dedicated to the nature, history, folklore, and art of Tottori Prefecture. Its permanent collection includes over three thousand items, and the museum also hosts temporary exhibitions. Tottori Prefectural Museum is situated 1½ km southeast of Watanabe Museum of Art.
Tottori Castle
Castle
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Tottori Castle was a Japanese castle located in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture in the San'in Region of western Japan. It has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1957 with the area under protection expanded in 1987. Tottori Castle is situated 1½ km southeast of Watanabe Museum of Art.
鳥取砂丘こどもの国
Theme park
Photo: 三菱善次郎, CC BY-SA 4.0.
鳥取砂丘こどもの国 is a theme park, which is situated 1¼ km north of Watanabe Museum of Art.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kokufu.
Kokufu
Suburb
Kokufu was a town located in Iwami District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,629 and a density of 92.39 persons per km2. Kokufu is situated 6 km southeast of Watanabe Museum of Art.
Watanabe Museum of Art
- Categories: art museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Tottori, Tottori, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.52097° or 35° 31′ 16″ northLongitude
134.22731° or 134° 13′ 38″ eastOpen location code
8Q7PG6CG+9WOpenStreetMap ID
way 428924769OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q11562497
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Japanese—“Watanabe Museum of Art” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف واتانابى”
- French: “musée d’art Watanabe”
- French: “Musée d’Art Watanabe”
- French: “Watanabe bijutsukan”
- Fulah: “Watanabe Art Museum”
- Japanese: “渡辺美術館”
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Highlights include 光明山 弘法寺 and グランデ公園.
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