opened in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan in 1994.
Poet and presumed ''
Man'yōshū
The is the oldest extant collection of Japanese (poetry in Classical Japanese), compiled sometime after AD 759 during the Nara period. The anthology is one of the most revered of Japan's poetic compilations. The compiler, or the last in ...
'' compiler
Ōtomo no Yakamochi
was a Japanese people, Japanese statesman and ''waka (poetry), waka'' poet in the Nara period. He was one of the ''Man'yō no Go-taika,'' the five great poets of his time, and was part of Fujiwara no Kintō's .
Yakamochi was a member of the pr ...
was appointed
Governor
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of
Inaba Province
was a Provinces of Japan, former province in the area that is today the eastern half of Tottori Prefecture in the San'in region of Japan. Inaba was bordered by Hōki Province, Hōki, Mimasaka Province, Mimasaka, Harima Province, Harima and Tajim ...
, now the eastern half of the
prefecture
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of Tottori, in 758 and composed the latest-dated and final poem in the anthology the following
New Year's Day
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;
the museum is located close to the site of the ancient
Inaba Provincial Capital.
The permanent exhibition, featuring replicas as well as historic materials, has displays relating to Ōtomo no Yakamochi and the poets of the ''Man'yōshū''; ''Man'yō'' culture, including dyeing and weaving, music and dance, and cuisine; Inaba Province,
Inaba Kokubun-ji, and
Kajiyama Kofun
270px, Kajiyama Kofun mural
The is a Kofun period burial mound located in the Okamasu, Kokufucho, neighborhood of the city of Tottori, Tottori Prefecture in the San'in region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Jap ...
;
Ifukibe no Tokotari-hime; and the local .
There is also a with fifty different plants that feature in the anthology.
See also
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Nara Prefecture Complex of Man'yo Culture
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Takaoka Manyō Historical Museum
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Shimane Prefectural Manyō Park
is a park in Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The park takes its name from the ''Man'yōshū'', drawing on the historic connections between Kakinomoto no Hitomaro and Iwami Province
was an old province of Japan in the area that is today the ...
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Tottori City Historical Museum
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Hōki Province
was a former province in the area that is today the western half of Tottori Prefecture in the San'in region of Japan. Hōki was bordered by Inaba, Mimasaka, Izumo, Bitchū, and Bingo Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was . In terms of ...
External links
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Homepage
References
Museums in Tottori (city)
Man'yōshū
Literary museums in Japan
Museums established in 1994
1994 establishments in Japan
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