Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum (山口県立山口博物館, Yamaguchi Kenritsu Yamaguchi Hakubutsukan) is a prefectural museum in Yamaguchi, Japan, dedicated to the natural history and history of Yamaguchi Prefecture. It also has displays relating to science, technology, and astronomy.[1] The museum opened as the Bōchō Educational Museum in 1912 and moved to its present location in 1917, reopening as the Yamaguchi Prefectural Educational Museum.[1] The current building dates to 1967.[2] The museum celebrated its one hundredth anniversary in 2012.[3] | ||||||
Location: Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture | ||||||
Opened: 1912 | ||||||