Miyoshi Mononoke Museum
Yumoto Koichi Memorial Japan Yōkai Museum | |
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  Location within Japan | |
| Coordinates | 33°48′55.3″N 132°50′42.6″E / 33.815361°N 132.845167°E |
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| Collections | art and objects representing Yōkai |
| Collection size | 5,000+ objects |
| Founder | Yumoto Koichi |
| Website | miyoshi-mononoke |
The Miyoshi Mononoke Museum, also known as the Yumoto Koichi Memorial Japan Yōkai Museum, or shortened to the Yōkai Museum, is located in Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.[1] The museum collection holds over 5,000 artworks and objects that represent yōkai, supernatural beings in Japanese folklore.[2]
The museum was founded in 2019 by Yumoto Kōichi,[3] a scholar of yōkai who has also written numerous books on the subject of Japanese monsters and supernatural entities and mythological creatures.[4][5]
The museum is located at 1691-4 Miyoshimachi, in Miyoshi City. The two-story museum building is constructed in steel, and was designed by K Structural Research Institute.[1][6] The ground floor of the museum features an entrance hall, reception area, museum shop and an exhibition hall that houses the permanent collection as well as changing special exhibitions and a "hands-on" gallery. The second floor of the museum includes a conference room, work and training room and collection storage.[7]
Examples of Yōkai
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Shunkosai Hokuei Obake (haunted lantern) -
Yōkai without a head -
Nurikabe a haunted plaster wall Yōkai -
Yōkai supernatural creatures
See also
[edit]- Ayakashi (yōkai)
- Japanese folklore
- List of legendary creatures from Japan
- Shodoshima Yokai Art Museum
- Mononoke
- Yōkai
- Yōsei
- Yūrei
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Miyoshi Mononoke Museum". Miyoshi Mononoke Museum. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "First museum dedicated to Japanese folklore monsters opens near Hiroshima". The Japan Times. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Evans, Judy (14 October 2021). "Yōkai Researcher Yumoto Koichi: The Fascinating World of Yōkai". Meguri Japan. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Welcome to the World of Yōkai: The Yumoto Koichi Collection: Vol. 1: Night Parade of One Hundred Demons". Meguri Japan: Exploring Japanese Culture. 31 August 2021.
- ^ umoto, Yumoto (2020). Museo yokai: la colección Yumoto Koichi. Satori Ediciones. ISBN 9788417419394. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "般社団法人 広島県建築士事務所協会" (PDF). Journal of the Hiroshima Association of Architectural Firms. 444 (7). July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "「湯本豪一記念日本妖怪博物館 (三次もののけミュージアム)」が開館します!! みよし し 平成 31 年 4 月 26 日(金)、広島県三次市に日本初となる" (PDF). City Miyoshi, Hiroshima. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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