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Taiji Whale Museum（太地町立くじらの博物館）

たいじちょうりつくじらのはくぶつかん Taiji Whale Museum

Taiji Whale Museum（太地町立くじらの博物館）

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Records of old-style whaling; the painted fleet formations read as working diagrams for collective labour.

Type	Museum
Genre	Mingei folk crafts / Nihonga painting
Area in the prefecture	Kinan

FAQ

Where is Taiji Whale Museum?: It is in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. It is a museum.
What can I see at Taiji Whale Museum?: Records of old-style whaling; the painted fleet formations read as working diagrams for collective labour. The focus is mingei folk crafts, Nihonga.
When was Taiji Whale Museum established?: It dates from 1969.

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https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/太地町立くじらの博物館

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