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Hachimantai City Museum

Iwate · Hachimantai · Museums

Japanese name: 八幡平市博物館

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Hachimantai City Museum
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WHAT TO DOHachimantai City Museum

On mountain worship around Hachimantai and the tools of those who lived by the peaks.

WHEREIwate

Central · Hachimantai

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On mountain worship around Hachimantai and the tools of those who lived by the peaks.

About this place

The Hachimantai City Museum is a museum in Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture. It exhibits materials on lacquerware, the city's speciality, as well as archaeological and folklore materials. Its branch is the Hachimantai City Nishine History and Folklore Museum. About 3 minutes by car from Ashiro IC on the Tohoku Expressway About 10 minutes on foot from Araya-Shinmachi Station on the JR Hanawa Line Kamaishi Stone Circle - holds excavated items. Iwate Prefecture Hachimantai City Museum staff diary

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Founded / opened:1980 Highlights / collection:Materials on mountain worship, Matagi culture Genre:Antique art and Buddhist art

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