Watanabe Art Museum
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Tottori, Japan
- Also known as: “Watanabe bijutsukan” and “Watanabe Museum of Art”
- 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
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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 Art Museum.
Tottori Castle
Castle
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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 Art Museum.
Tottori Prefectural Central Hospital
Hospital
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Tottori Prefectural Central Hospital is situated 1½ km west of Watanabe Art Museum.
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 Art Museum.
Watanabe Art Museum
- Categories: art museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Tottori, Tottori, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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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 Art Museum” 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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