Seto Inland Sea Folk History Museum

Building in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

34°22′41″N 133°55′52″E / 34.378111°N 133.931058°E / 34.378111; 133.931058Opened3 November 1973^[1]Design and constructionArchitect(s)Tadashi Yamamoto^[2]WebsiteOfficial website (ja)

The Seto Inland Sea Folk History Museum (瀬戸内海歴史民俗資料館, Seto Naikai Rekishi Minzoku Shiryōkan) is a prefectural museum in Takamatsu, Japan, dedicated to the history and culture of the Seto Inland Sea and Setouchi region.^[1] It was established in 1973, and since 2008 has operated as an annex of The Kagawa Museum.^[1] The collection of some 22,000 items includes 5,966 that have been collectively designated as three Important Tangible Folk Cultural Properties.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] The museum building, located on the Goshikidai Plateau [ja] within the Setonaikai National Park, and designed by athlete-architect Tadashi Yamamoto, won an AIJ Prize.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 館の紹介 [Introduction to the Museum] (in Japanese). Kagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b 建物紹介 [Introduction to the Building] (in Japanese). Kagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ 主な収蔵品 [Main Items in the Collection] (in Japanese). Kagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ 瀬戸内海及び周辺地域の漁撈用具 [Fishing Equipment from the Seto Inland Sea and Surrounding Regions] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ 瀬戸内海の船図及び船大工用具 [Shipwrights' Tools and Diagrams of Boats of the Seto Inland Sea] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ 西日本の背負運搬具コレクション [Collection of Carrying Implements from Western Japan] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 27 November 2023.