The Ōita Prefectural Museum of History (大分県立歴史博物館, Ōita kenritsu rekishi hakubutsukan) opened in Usa, Ōita Prefecture, Japan in 1998, replacing the Usa Fudoki-no-Oka (宇佐風土記の丘) of 1981.[1] It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture.[2] The collection is organised around themes including life and ancient Buddhism in Toyo no kuni and the Kunisaki peninsula, and the culture of Usa Hachiman-gū and Fuki-ji.[3] | ||||||