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Shibayama Haniwa Museum

Chiba · Shibayama · Museums

Japanese name: 芝山古墳・はにわ博物館

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Shibayama Haniwa Museum
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WHAT TO DOShibayama Haniwa Museum

A district dense in figural haniwa, each with its own face and hairstyle - the Kofun people made specific.

WHEREChiba

Hokuso · Shibayama

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Overview

A district dense in figural haniwa, each with its own face and hairstyle - the Kofun people made specific.

About this place

Shibayama Kofun Haniwa Museum (Japanese: 芝山町立芝山古墳・はにわ博物館, Hepburn: Shibayama Chōritsu Shibayama Kofun・Haniwa Hakubutsukan) opened in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan in 1988. The collection and displays focus on the area's numerous kofun and haniwa, among them Tonozuka Kofun and Himezuka Kofun in the Shibayama Kofun Cluster.

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Key facts

Founded / opened：1988 Highlights / collection：Human-figure haniwa, Statues of a warrior and a shrine maiden Genre：Antique art and Buddhist art, Sculpture

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