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A museum for the frog poet, stretched along a ridge so the view becomes part of the display.
About this place
37 degrees 7 minutes 44.3 seconds N, 140 degrees 49 minutes 59.6 seconds E Iwaki City Kusano Shimpei Memorial Museum of Literature is a municipal literature museum and lifelong learning facility in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, collecting materials on Kusano Shimpei, a recipient of the Order of Culture, member of the Japan Art Academy, and a poet also famous as the "poet of frogs." The facility consists broadly of a permanent exhibition room, a special exhibition room, a literature plaza, a small lecture hall, an art performing space, an atrium lobby and other areas.
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Founded / opened：1998 Highlights / collection：Autograph manuscripts, Hilltop viewing corridor Genre：Calligraphy, Architecture
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