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Moon Desert Memorial Museum

Chiba · · Nature & Scenery

Japanese name: 月の沙漠記念館

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Moon Desert Memorial Museum
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WHAT TO DOMoon Desert Memorial Museum

A memorial hall in Onjuku gathering material on Masao Kato, who wrote the children's song The Moon Desert.

WHEREChiba

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A memorial hall in Onjuku gathering material on Masao Kato, who wrote the children's song The Moon Desert.

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A memorial museum in Onjuku, Chiba Prefecture. The children's song Tsuki no Sabaku, the masterpiece of the lyrical painter and poet Kato Masao, is set on Onjuku Beach and was also chosen among NHK's 100 Songs of the Hometown. The museum displays works and materials of Kato Masao, as well as works by writers and painters associated with Onjuku. The building is designed to evoke a royal palace; the first floor has a special exhibition room and a shop, and the second floor has the Kato Masao exhibition room.

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