Japan Trip: Oita Prefectural Museum of History, culture, key attractions, Usa City, Oita
【★034★Oita Prefectural Museum of History】
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The Oita Prefectural Museum of History (Ōita Kenritsu Rekishi Hakubutsukan) is an excellent museum to learn Oita’s history, culture and key attractions. It is located in Usa City at the base of the Kunisaki Peninsula, just a few kilometers away from the Usa Shrine.
At the center of the museum stands a must-see life-size reconstruction of Fukiji Temple’s main hall. In stark contrast to the actual hall whose interior and object of worship have faded in color over the centuries, the reconstruction show the splendor of how the hall’s interior looked like when it was first constructed more than 800 years ago. The museum also showcases replicas of the Usuki Stone Buddhas and the Kumano Magaibutsu Stone Buddhas.
Facility Information:
Hours: 9:00 to 17:00 (last entry at 16:30)
Closed: Mondays (or following day if Monday is a national holiday), December 28 to January 4
Admission: 310 yen
Level of English: Moderate (good English pamphlet)
Access Information:
Because of poor public transportation service, it would be better to use taxi or retal car.
A taxi ride takes about 20 minutes and 2000 yen from Usa Station or about 10 minutes and 1500 yen from Yanagigaura Station. Usa Shrine is located about five kilometers south of the museum. A taxi ride between the two attractions costs around 1300 yen.