Overview
A Taisho garden for a former daimyo house, its stones and water placed for the view from the reception rooms.
About this place
Mōri Museum (毛利博物館, Mōri Hakubutsukan) opened in Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, in 1966. It occupies part of the Former Mōri Clan Main Residence, dating from the Meiji and Taishō periods, of which twelve component structures have been jointly designated an Important Cultural Property and the gardens a Place of Scenic Beauty. The collection of some twenty thousand objects includes four National Treasures, nine Important Cultural Properties, and nine Prefectural Cultural Properties.
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Founded / opened:1916 Highlights / collection:National Place of Scenic Beauty, Strolling pond garden integrated with the residence Genre:Architecture, Outdoor art and land art
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