Miyoshi Mononoke Museum

Miyoshi Mononoke Museum
Yumoto Koichi Memorial Japan Yōkai Museum
Miyoshi Mononoke Museum is located in Japan
Miyoshi Mononoke Museum
Location within Japan
Coordinates33°48′55.3″N 132°50′42.6″E / 33.815361°N 132.845167°E / 33.815361; 132.845167
Collectionsart and objects representing Yōkai
Collection size5,000+ objects
FounderYumoto Koichi
Websitemiyoshi-mononoke.jp

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

  • Shunkosai Hokuei Obake (haunted lantern)
    Shunkosai Hokuei Obake (haunted lantern)
  • Yōkai without a head
    Yōkai without a head
  • Nurikabe a haunted plaster wall Yōkai
    Nurikabe a haunted plaster wall Yōkai
  • Yōkai supernatural creatures
    Yōkai supernatural creatures

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Miyoshi Mononoke Museum". Miyoshi Mononoke Museum. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ^ "First museum dedicated to Japanese folklore monsters opens near Hiroshima". The Japan Times. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. ^ Evans, Judy (14 October 2021). "Yōkai Researcher Yumoto Koichi: The Fascinating World of Yōkai". Meguri Japan. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ umoto, Yumoto (2020). Museo yokai: la colección Yumoto Koichi. Satori Ediciones. ISBN 9788417419394. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "「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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