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Museum in Imabari, Ehime

Museum in Imabari, Ehime

1．Toyo Ito Museum of Architecture, Imabari ・Imabari, Ehime, Japan

The Toyo Ito Museum of Architecture, Imabari (今治市伊東豊雄建築ミュージアム, Imabari-Shi Ito Toyo Kenchiku Museum) is a museum of contemporary architecture and design located in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture. The two small museum buildings, named Steel Hut and Silver Hut, both designed by Pritzker Prize winning architect Toyo Ito, are located on a promontory on Ōmishima, a small island in the middle of the Seto Inland Sea.[1] Opened in 2011, the museum hosts exhibits and educational programs relating both to the work of Toyo Ito, regional development and other themes in Japanese contemporary architecture.

2．Murakami Kaizoku Museum ・Imabari, Ehime Prefecture

The Murakami Kaizoku Museum (今治市村上海賊ミュージアム, Imabari-shi Murakami Kaizoku Myūjiamu) is a museum on the island of Ōshima in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, dedicated to the Murakami Kaizoku [ja], the Murakami Clan "pirates" or "feudal navies" (suigun).[2] The museum opened as the Imabari City Murakami Suigun Museum (今治市村上水軍博物館) in 2004,[1] replacing the nearby Museum of Noshima Murakami Suigun (能島村上水軍資料館),[3] and changed to its current name on 1 April 2020.[4] The collection and displays include arms and armour, historic documents, and scale model boats.[2]