Matsuura Takeshirō Memorial Museum

Matsuura Takeshirō Memorial Museum (松浦武四郎記念館, Matsuura Takeshirō Kinenkan) opened in Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, Japan in 1994. It is dedicated to the life and work of local scion and explorer Matsuura Takeshirō, who travelled to Ezo six times at the end of the Edo period, penning many volumes of diaries and producing many maps.[1][2] The collection includes the Important Cultural Property Materials Relating to Matsuura Takeshirō, an assemblage of some 1,503 items.[3][4]

Matsuura Takeshirō Memorial Museum
松浦武四郎記念館
Hokkai Dōjin Taking a Nap Under the Trees (ICP) (1886), by Kawanabe Kyōsai
(Matsuura Takeshirō Memorial Museum)
General information
Address383 Onoe-chō
Town or cityMatsusaka, Mie Prefecture
CountryJapan
Coordinates34°38′33″N 136°30′33″E
Opened1994
Website
Official website

See also

References

  1. 松浦武四郎記念館 [Matsuura Takeshiro Memorial Museum] (in Japanese). Mie Prefecture. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. 施設紹介 [Introduction to the Facility] (in Japanese). Matsusaka City. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. 松浦武四郎関係資料 [Materials relating to Matsuura Takeshiro] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. 松浦武四郎関係資料 [Materials relating to Matsuura Takeshiro] (in Japanese). Mie Prefecture. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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