Kashiwabara Museum
Kashiwabara Museum is a museum of traditional Japanese art in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The museum opened in 1963. The collection includes a National Treasure sword and Important Cultural Property armour.Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours:
March 1st—November 30th: Wednesday—Monday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
December 1st—February 29th: Wednesday—Monday 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
Tuesday: closed - Email: info@kashiwabara-museum.jp
- Type: Museum
- Description: art museum in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan
- Also known as: “Iwakuni Art Museum” and “Kashiwabara Art Museum”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iwakuni Chōkokan and Iwakuni Castle.
Iwakuni Chōkokan
Museum
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Iwakuni Chōkokan is a public museum in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Constructed between 1942 and March 1945 for the storage and display of the works of art and craft and historical materials donated by the Kikkawa family, former lords of Iwakuni Domain, the facility first opened in April 1944, operating fully as a museum from the beginning of the 1950s. Iwakuni Chōkokan is situated 220 metres east of Kashiwabara Museum.
Iwakuni Castle
Castle
Photo: Jakubhal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Iwakuni Castle is a replica castle in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan. The nearby Kintai Bridge was originally a footbridge over the Nishiki River to the main gate of the castle. Iwakuni Castle is situated 430 metres north of Kashiwabara Museum.
Kikkawa Historical Museum
Museum
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kikkawa Historical Museum is a private museum of artefacts handed down by the Kikkawa clan, daimyō of Iwakuni Domain, in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Kikkawa Historical Museum is situated 280 metres east of Kashiwabara Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waki.
Waki
Town
Waki is a town in Kuga District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2023, the town had an estimated population of 5,927 in 2684 households and a population density of 560 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 10.58 square kilometres. Waki is situated 5 km northeast of Kashiwabara Museum.
Kashiwabara Museum
- Categories: art museum, building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.17136° or 34° 10′ 17″ northLongitude
132.17484° or 132° 10′ 29″ eastInception
October 15th, 1963Levels
3Open location code
8Q6J55CF+GWOpenStreetMap ID
way 436641220OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q28690114
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Kashiwabara Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “柏原美術館”
- French: “musée d’art d’Iwakuni”
- French: “musée d’art Kashiwabara”
- French: “Musée d’art Kashiwabara”
- Japanese: “Kashiwabara-bijutsukan”
- Japanese: “かしわばらびじゅつかん”
- Japanese: “岩国歴史美術館”
- Japanese: “岩国美術館”
- Japanese: “柏原美術館”
- Korean: “가시와바라 미술관”
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