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Tanegashima Homan Shrine（種子島開発総合センター 鉄砲館）

たねがしまてっぽうかん Tanegashima Gun Museum

Tanegashima Homan Shrine（種子島開発総合センター 鉄砲館）

Photo: 元ファイル作者：Lincun、改変：Sakoppi / CC BY-SA 3.0 ／ Source

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

TypeMuseum
GenreMetalwork
Area in the prefectureOuter islands

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Where is Tanegashima Gun Museum?
It is in Nishinoomote, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is a museum.
What can I see at Tanegashima Gun Museum?
The matchlock that arrived in 1543 beside the copies local smiths made - and the record of how the screw thread defeated them. The focus is metalwork.
When was Tanegashima Gun Museum established?
It dates from 1985.

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