Museus e galerias em Okinawa

Okinawa Museums & Galleries

Okinawa’s cultural landscape ranges from the massive Kuroshio Sea tank at the Churaumi Aquarium to the Gusuku-style architecture of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum. This collection features the Ishigakijima Astronomical Observatory's 105cm telescope, the vibrant Shisa statues of Yoneko-yaki Pottery, and the historical archives of the Peace Memorial Museum. Regional museums on Miyako, Kume, and Ishigaki islands provide insights into local folklore, traditional crafts like Yuzen dyeing, and the unique natural history of the Ryukyu archipelago.

Okinawa Museums & Galleries — Mapa

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Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, formerly known as the Okinawa Ocean Expo Aquarium, is a public aquarium located within the Ocean Expo Park…

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Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum

Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum opened in 1972 in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Ishigakijima Astronomical Observatory

Features the 105cm Murikabushi reflecting telescope, a planetarium, and a 4D2U theater that uses astronomical data to provide three-dimensional simulations of the universe.

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Nei Museum of Art

Regularly displayed artwork that comes from the area and is also sold here.

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Yoneko-yaki Pottery

A workshop and museum of some sorts which exhibits colorful statues of shishas - local guardians of half-dog and half-lion nature.

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Okinawa Prefectural Museum

The Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum, or Okimu for short, is a museum in the most southern prefecture of Japan.

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Okinawa Prefectural Art Museum (Okimyu)

The Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum is a museum in the most southern prefecture of Japan.

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Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum

Located on Mabuni Hill, this museum documents the 1945 Battle of Okinawa through photographs and survivor testimonies. Exhibits focus on the civilian experience of the conflict and the island's post-war reconstruction.

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Miyakojima City Museum

Miyakojima City Museum opened as the Hirara City Museum of History and Folklore in Hirara, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan in 1989.

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Kumejima Museum

Kumejima Museum, formerly the Kumejima Centre for Nature and Culture, opened in 2000 in Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.