is a
prefectural museum
A prefectural museum is a museum that specializes in collections local to a prefecture of Japan.
Prefectural museums emerged in postwar Japan, and since these institutions are of recent origin their collections tend not to contain older Japan ar ...
in
Saitama, Japan, dedicated to the history and folklore of
Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture ...
. The museum opened in 1971.
See also
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Chichibu Province
was an old province of Japan in the area that is today the western part of Saitama Prefecture.
History
According to text in the ''Sendai Kuji Hongi'' (''Kujiki''), there was an area called Chichibu Province during the reign of Emperor Sujin. ...
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Musashi Province
was a province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo Metropolis, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture. It was sometimes called . The province encompassed Kawasaki and Yokohama. Musashi bordered on Kai, Kōzuke, Sagami, S ...
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List of Historic Sites of Japan (Saitama)
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List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords)
References
External links
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Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and FolkloreSaitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore at Google Cultural Institute
Museums in Saitama Prefecture
Buildings and structures in Saitama (city)
History museums in Japan
Prefectural museums
Museums established in 1971
1971 establishments in Japan
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