is a public museum that opened in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, in 2016.

History In 1933 the , inspired by the in Kyōto, was completed in the grounds of Kōzan-ji, in reinforced concrete dressed with stone and with a double tile roof reminiscent of the nearby temple hall; the twentieth-century building is now a registered Tangible Cultural Property. This subsequently became the private , then from 1 April 1980, with the donation of both the facilities and the collection, the , before reopening nearby in new buildings in 2016 under its current name.

Collection The collection focuses on the history and folkways of Shimonoseki and its environs, and includes the Kofun period Prefectural Tangible Cultural Property Excavated Artefacts from Shinkōji Kofun, Nara period Important Cultural Property Nagato Province Coin Remains, roof tiles from Nagato Kokubun-ji, the and Ōuchi clan administrative documents known as , both Prefectural Tangible Cultural Properties, and materials relating to the Joseon missions to Japan, Tagami Kikusha, Sakamoto Ryōma, Takasugi Shinsaku, the Kiheitai, and the Shimonoseki campaign and Chōshū expeditions.

See also

List of Historic Sites of Japan (Yamaguchi) Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum Shimonoseki City Archaeological Museum Shimonoseki City Art Museum

References

External links Shimonoseki City Museum of History