Miyakojima City Museum
| Miyakojima City Museum | |
|---|---|
宮古島市総合博物館 | |
 Exhibits relating to Paantu; the annual festival is an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property[1] | |
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| General information | |
| Address | 1166-287 Higashinakasonezoe, Hirara |
| Town or city | Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
| Coordinates | 24°47′47″N 125°19′04″E / 24.796468°N 125.317717°ECoordinates: 24°47′47″N 125°19′04″E / 24.796468°N 125.317717°E |
| Opened | November 1989 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Miyakojima City Museum (宮古島市総合博物館, Miyakojima-shi Sōgō Hakubutsukan) opened as the Hirara City Museum of History and Folklore (平良市歴史民俗資料館) in Hirara, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan in 1989. Upon the merger of Hirara into Miyakojima in 2005, the museum reopened as the Miyakojima City Museum. It is dedicated to the area's natural history, history, folkways, and culture.[2][3][4]
See also[]
- Okinawa Prefectural Museum
- List of Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties
- List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Okinawa)
- List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Okinawa)
References[]
- ^ 宮古島のパーントゥ [Paantu on Miyakojima] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ 宮古島市総合博物館 [Miyakojima City Museum] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ 宮古島市総合博物館 [Miyakojima City Museum] (in Japanese). Miyakojima City. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "宮古島市総合博物館収蔵資料目録 歴史資料編" [Inventory of the Collection of Miyakojima City Museum: historical materials] (PDF) (in Japanese). Miyakojima City. 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
External links[]
- (in Japanese) Miyakojima City Museum
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