The opened in
Usa
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,
Ōita Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Ōita Prefecture has a population of 1,081,646 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 6,340 km2 (2,448 sq mi). Ōita Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northwest, K ...
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Japan
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in 1998, replacing the of 1981. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture.
The collection is organised around themes including life and ancient Buddhism in
Toyo no kuni
was an ancient province of Japan, in the area of Buzen and Bungo Provinces. The ancient entity was located in modern Ōita Prefecture and northeastern Fukuoka Prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Buzen''" in , "''Bugo''" at . It w ...
and the
Kunisaki peninsula
The Kunisaki Peninsula (国東半島, ''Kunisaki Hantō'') is a peninsula in northern Ōita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan that juts out into the Seto Inland Sea. The peninsula is almost circular. There is Mount Futago ( 両子山, ''Futago-san'') in t ...
, and the culture of
Usa Hachiman-gū
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and
Fuki-ji
is Buddhist temple located in the city of Bungotakada, Ōita Prefecture Japan. it is a temple of the Tendai sect, and its '' honzon'' is a statue of Amida Nyorai. Claimed to have been founded in 718 AD, the temple was also called "Amida-ji". ...
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See also
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Usa Hachiman-gū
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Fuki-ji
is Buddhist temple located in the city of Bungotakada, Ōita Prefecture Japan. it is a temple of the Tendai sect, and its '' honzon'' is a statue of Amida Nyorai. Claimed to have been founded in 718 AD, the temple was also called "Amida-ji". ...
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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 a ...
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Ōita Prefectural Museum of History
Museums in Ōita Prefecture
History museums in Japan
Prefectural museums
Museums established in 1998
1998 establishments in Japan
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