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Tanegashima Gun Museum

Kagoshima · Nishinoomote · Museums

Japanese name: 種子島開発総合センター 鉄砲館

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Tanegashima Gun Museum
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WHAT TO DOTanegashima Gun Museum

The matchlock that arrived in 1543 beside the copies local smiths made - and the record of how the screw thread defeated them.

WHEREKagoshima

Remote Islands · Nishinoomote

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Overview

The matchlock that arrived in 1543 beside the copies local smiths made - and the record of how the screw thread defeated them.

About this place

Tanegashima (種子島; Japanese pronunciation: [ta.ne.ɡaꜜ.ɕi.ma, -ne.ŋaꜜ-]) is one of the Ōsumi Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, 444.99 km2 (171.81 sq mi) in area, is the second largest of the Ōsumi Islands, and has a population of 33,000 people. Access to the island is by ferry, or by air to New Tanegashima Airport. Administratively, the island is divided into the city, Nishinoomote, and the two towns, Nakatane and Minamitane. The towns belong to Kumage District.

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Key facts

Founded / opened：1985 Highlights / collection：Introduced matchlock gun, First domestically made gun Genre：Metalwork

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