Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museum

Building in Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

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 / 34.50306; 135.64361
Opened| 1994
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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]

## See also

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* List of Historic Sites of Japan (Ōsaka)

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ "About the Museum". Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museum. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
3. ^ "Chikatsu Asuka Fudoki-No-Oka". Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museum. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
4. ^ "Exhibition Room". Osaka Prefectural Chikatsu Asuka Museum. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
5. ^ "Tadao Ando - Works". Tadao Ando Architect & Associates. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2012.

## External links

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* Chikatsu Asuka Museum
* (in Japanese) Chikatsu Asuka Museum

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