The is dedicated to the literary scene in
Kobe,
Hyōgo Prefecture,
Japan in the
Meiji,
Taishō,
Shōwa, and
Heisei
The is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Emeritus Akihito from 8 January 1989 until his abdication on 30 April 2019. The Heisei era started on 8 January 1989, the day after the death of the Emperor Hirohito, ...
periods. The museum opened in 2006 in the former Branch Memorial Chapel of
Kwansei Gakuin University
, colloquially known as , is a private, non-denominational Christian coeducational university in Japan. The university offers Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees to around 25,000 students in almost 40 different disciplines across 11 ...
, a
Meiji period
The is an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868 to July 30, 1912.
The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonization ...
building largely funded by
John Kerr Branch, a scion and financier from
Richmond, Virginia.
It is next to
Ōji Zoo
, or simply Kobe Zoo or , is a municipal zoo in Kobe, Japan.
Attractions
;: Giant pandas since 2000.
; : An indoor educational center featuring skeletal specimens and a reading room.
; : tigers, lions, leopards, snow leopards, and jaguars. ...
and across the street from a contemporary art gallery dedicated to the illustrator
Yokoo Tadanori.
See also
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Branch House
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Japanese museums
References
External links
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Museums in Kobe
Literary museums in Japan
Buildings of the Meiji period
Museums established in 2006
2006 establishments in Japan
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