Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museum
大阪府立近つ飛鳥博物館
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Address299 Higashiyama
Town or cityKanan, Ōsaka Prefecture
CountryJapan
Coordinates34°30′11″N 135°38′37″E / 34.50306°N 135.64361°E / 34.50306; 135.64361
Opened1994
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Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museum (大阪府立近つ飛鳥博物館, Ōsaka Furitsu Chikatsu Asuka Hakubutsukan) is a prefectural museum in Kanan, Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan dedicated to the area of Chikatsu Asuka during the Kofun and Asuka periods.[1] The region is first documented in the Kojiki.[2] The Chikatsu Asuka Fudoki-No-Oka Historical Park contains over two hundred burial mounds including four imperial tombs and those of Shōtoku Taishi and Ono no Imoko.[3] The exhibition hall is divided into three sections: (1) Foreign influence during the Kofun and Asuka periods; (2) Kofun and the origins of the ancient realm; and (3) The application of science to cultural heritage.[4] The museum was designed by Tadao Ando and opened in 1994.[5]

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References

  1. ^ 大阪府立近つ飛鳥博物館 [Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museum] (in Japanese). Osaka Prefecture. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  2. ^ "About the Museum". Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museum. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Chikatsu Asuka Fudoki-No-Oka". Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museum. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Exhibition Room". Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museum. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Tadao Ando - Works". Tadao Ando Architect & Associates. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2012.

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