Tenri University Sankōkan Museum

is a museum in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

History The museum first opened in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, Japan, in 1930. Initially called the , it was renamed the in 1938, taking its present name in 1950 when it came to be affiliated with Tenri University. The museum reopened in a new building in 2001.

Collection The museum's collection of over 280,000 objects includes ethnographic and archaeological material from Japan and the rest of the world (including Asia, Oceania, Africa, and Mesoamerica), as well as transport-related artefacts. An offshoot, the , opened in the in Chiyoda, Tokyo in 1962. There are also exhibits on the history of Tenrikyo, including historical overseas missionary activities.

References

External links Tenri University Sankōkan Museum Tenri University Sankōkan Museum