Akita Prefectural Museum, Prefectural museum in Akita, Japan.
The Akita Prefectural Museum is a regional museum in the city of Akita that presents diverse objects related to local history across six exhibition halls. Its collections include archaeological finds, local history documents, folk artifacts, and traditional crafts from the region.
The museum opened on 5 May 1975 with Fumio Satō as its first director. The Sugae Masumi Reference Centre and the Akita Pioneers Memorial Room were added on 2 April 1996, and the building reopened after renovation on 29 April 2004. In July 2017 Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako visited and watched students of Kanano Agricultural High School make straw footwear.
The museum displays works by local artists and presents craft traditions that have been maintained in the region for generations. Visitors can see how these artistic practices have shaped daily life and community identity in Akita.
The museum is located within a park with lagoons and a Japanese garden, making it easy to combine a visit with a walk through the surrounding grounds. It is helpful to check opening hours beforehand, as they vary depending on the season.
The museum's collection includes a clay pot with a human face on a ring-shaped spout from the Komori site in Katagami, and four polished stone axes from the Uwahaba site in Higashinaruse, all designated National Important Cultural Properties. A branch 1 km north across Menoko Lagoon is the former Nara family house, whose main building dates from 1751–1763 and has been a National Important Cultural Property since 1965.
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