Yumoto Koichi Memorial Japan Yōkai Museum | |
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Coordinates | 33°48′55.3″N 132°50′42.6″E / 33.815361°N 132.845167°E |
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Collections | art and objects representing Yōkai |
Collection size | 5,000+ objects |
Founder | Yumoto Koichi |
Website |
miyoshi-mononoke |
The Miyoshi Mononoke Museum, also known as the Yumoto Koichi Memorial Japan Yōkai Museum, or shortened to the Yōkai Museum, is located in Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. [1] The museum collection holds over 5,000 artworks and objects that represent yōkai, supernatural beings in Japanese folklore. [2]
The museum was founded in 2019 by Yumoto Kōichi, [3] a scholar of yōkai who has also written numerous books on the subject of Japanese monsters and supernatural entities and mythological creatures. [4] [5]
The museum is located at 1691-4 Miyoshimachi, in Miyoshi City. The two-story museum building is constructed in steel, and was designed by K Structural Research Institute. [1] [6] The ground floor of the museum features an entrance hall, reception area, museum shop and an exhibition hall that houses the permanent collection as well as changing special exhibitions and a "hands-on" gallery. The second floor of the museum includes a conference room, work and training room and collection storage. [7]
Yumoto Koichi Memorial Japan Yōkai Museum | |
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Coordinates | 33°48′55.3″N 132°50′42.6″E / 33.815361°N 132.845167°E |
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Collections | art and objects representing Yōkai |
Collection size | 5,000+ objects |
Founder | Yumoto Koichi |
Website |
miyoshi-mononoke |
The Miyoshi Mononoke Museum, also known as the Yumoto Koichi Memorial Japan Yōkai Museum, or shortened to the Yōkai Museum, is located in Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. [1] The museum collection holds over 5,000 artworks and objects that represent yōkai, supernatural beings in Japanese folklore. [2]
The museum was founded in 2019 by Yumoto Kōichi, [3] a scholar of yōkai who has also written numerous books on the subject of Japanese monsters and supernatural entities and mythological creatures. [4] [5]
The museum is located at 1691-4 Miyoshimachi, in Miyoshi City. The two-story museum building is constructed in steel, and was designed by K Structural Research Institute. [1] [6] The ground floor of the museum features an entrance hall, reception area, museum shop and an exhibition hall that houses the permanent collection as well as changing special exhibitions and a "hands-on" gallery. The second floor of the museum includes a conference room, work and training room and collection storage. [7]