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Inaba Manyō Historical Museum

Coordinates: 35°28′23″N 134°16′29″E / 35.472933°N 134.274715°E / 35.472933; 134.274715
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Inaba Manyō Historical Museum
因幡万葉歴史館
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General information
Address726 Machiya, Kokufu-chō
Town or cityTottori, Tottori Prefecture
CountryJapan
Coordinates35°28′23″N 134°16′29″E / 35.472933°N 134.274715°E / 35.472933; 134.274715
Opened30 October 1994[1]
Website
Official website (ja)

Inaba Manyō Historical Museum (因幡万葉歴史館, Inaba Manyō Rekishi-kan) opened in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan in 1994.[1] Poet and presumed Man'yōshū compiler Ōtomo no Yakamochi was appointed Governor of Inaba Province, now the eastern half of the prefecture of Tottori, in 758 and composed the latest-dated and final poem in the anthology the following New Year's Day;[2] the museum is located close to the site of the ancient Inaba Provincial Capital.[2][3] The permanent exhibition, featuring replicas as well as historic materials, has displays relating to Ōtomo no Yakamochi and the poets of the Man'yōshū; Man'yō culture, including dyeing and weaving, music and dance, and cuisine; Inaba Province, Inaba Kokubun-ji [ja], and Kajiyama Kofun; Ifukibe no Tokotari-hime; and the local Kirin lion dance [ja].[2][3] There is also a stroll garden [ja] with fifty different plants that feature in the anthology.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "Special Exhibition" 特別展 (in Japanese). Tottori Foundation. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d 常設展 [Permanent Exhibition] (in Japanese). Tottori Foundation. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b 鳥取市因幡万葉歴史館 [Inaba Manyō Historical Museum, Tottori City] (in Japanese). Tottori City. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2025.