郷土博物館

English translation: Okinawa Folk Museum

01:51 Jan 9, 2014
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
Japanese term or phrase: 郷土博物館
This is part of a list of destinations which were part of a tour package to Okinawa in 1937.

According to the followinf link, this museum opened in 1936.
Does anyone know the official English name for this museum?
Yo Mizuno
Japan
Local time: 19:53
English translation:Okinawa Folk Museum
Explanation:
This is what appears on the official site.
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Lincoln Hui
Hong Kong
Local time: 18:53
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Thanks, Lincoln! I did not see this.
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Summary of answers provided
5Okinawa Folk Museum
Lincoln Hui
5local/provincial museum
Cezar GRINEA
3Art museum
japan4ever


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Art museum


Explanation:
I think the below reference link has similar information in English....
And they are calling it as Art museum in the English site....
If you refer History section, it has same information as in the 概要section of your link.


    Reference: http://placeandsee.com/s?as=wiki&n=okinawa-prefectural-museu...
japan4ever
India
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Okinawa Folk Museum


Explanation:
This is what appears on the official site.


    Reference: http://www.museums.pref.okinawa.jp/english/museum/history/in...
Lincoln Hui
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local/provincial museum


Explanation:
The link you provide directs indeed to the Wikipedia-Japan site for "Ryukyu Governmental Museum" the old name for "Okinawa Prefectural Museum"

For the word 郷土 in itself, I would rather use "local" or "provincial".
沖縄郷土博物館 would then be "Okinawa Provincial Museum / Museum of Okinawa Province", the same way 沖縄市立郷土博物館 is "Okinawa Municipal Museum".

Fyr: http://www.city.okinawa.okinawa.jp/site/view/contview.jsp?ca...


I hope it helps.

Cezar GRINEA
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