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  2. List of National Treasures of Japan (paintings) - Wikipedia

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    Beginning in the mid-6th century, as Buddhism was brought to Japan from Baekje, religious art was introduced from the mainland. The earliest religious paintings in Japan were copied using mainland styles and techniques, and are similar to the art of the Chinese Sui dynasty (581–618) or the late Sixteen Kingdoms around the early 5th century ...

  3. Kyushu National Museum - Wikipedia

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    Unlike most museums in Japan, which contract out conservation work, the Kyushu National Museum has an extensive on-site suite of conservation labs and associated staff, serving as the major conservation center for all of western Japan. [3] The museum was designed by Kiyonori Kikutake. [4]

  4. Kyushu Historical Museum - Wikipedia

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    Kyushu Historical Museum. The Kyushu Historical Museum (九州歴史資料館, Kyushu-rekishi-shiryokan) is a history museum in Ogōri, Fukuoka, Japan. The museum first opened in Dazaifu in 1973, but moved to its present location in 2010. The site of the new museum is twice as large as the original location.

  5. List of World Heritage Sites in Japan - Wikipedia

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    This made Japan the first example of a successful transfer of Western industrialization to a non-Western nation and turned Japan into a world-level industrial power, as well as profoundly changing its society. This site comprises 23 components in eight areas, six of which are in the south-eastern part of the country. Miike coal mine is pictured ...

  6. Kyushu Railway History Museum - Wikipedia

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    The museum's main building was the former head office of Kyushu Railway [2] which was constructed doing 1891. In 2003 the Kyushu Railway Company opened the museum with many trains from all around Kyushu. In 2014 the main building was inscribed as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan [3].

  7. Category:Featured pictures of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Media in category "Featured pictures of Japan" The following 52 files are in this category, out of 52 total. Asahi Breweries headquarters building with the Asahi Flame and Skytree at blue hour with full moon, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg 4,735 × 3,788; 5.21 MB

  8. Kyushu Ceramic Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Kyushu Ceramics Museum (九州陶磁文化館, Kyūshū Toji Bunkakan) is a museum located in Arita town, Saga Prefecture, Japan. [1] It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture.

  9. List of national parks of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Itsukushima in Setonaikai National Park, the first of Japan's national parks (established 1934). National parks (国立公園, Kokuritsu Kōen) and quasi-national parks (国定公園, Kokutei Kōen) of Japan are places of scenic beauty that are designated for protection and sustainable use by the Minister of the Environment under the Natural Parks Law (自然公園法) of 1957. [1]