Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museum

Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museum
Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museum
大阪府立近つ飛鳥博物館
General information
Address	299 Higashiyama
Town or city	Kanan, Ōsaka Prefecture
Country	Japan
Coordinates	34°30′11″N 135°38′37″E / 34.50306°N 135.64361°E
Opened	1994
Website
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Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museum (大阪府立近つ飛鳥博物館, Ōsaka Furitsu Chikatsu Asuka Hakubutsukan) is a prefectural museum in Kanan, Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan dedicated to the area of Chikatsu Asuka during the Kofun and Asuka periods.^[1] The region is first documented in the Kojiki.^[2] The Chikatsu Asuka Fudoki-No-Oka Historical Park contains over two hundred burial mounds including four imperial tombs and those of Shōtoku Taishi and Ono no Imoko.^[3] The exhibition hall is divided into three sections: (1) Foreign influence during the Kofun and Asuka periods; (2) Kofun and the origins of the ancient realm; and (3) The application of science to cultural heritage.^[4] The museum was designed by Tadao Ando and opened in 1994.^[5]

References

^ 大阪府立近つ飛鳥博物館 [Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museum] (in Japanese). Osaka Prefecture. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
^ "About the Museum". Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museum. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
^ "Chikatsu Asuka Fudoki-No-Oka". Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museum. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
^ "Exhibition Room". Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museum. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
^ "Tadao Ando - Works". Tadao Ando Architect & Associates. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2012.