Saga Prefectural Museum
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Location1-15-23, Jōnai, Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan
Opened1970
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佐賀県立博物館 | |
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| Location | 1-15-23, Jōnai, Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°14′42″N 130°18′2″E / 33.24500°N 130.30056°E |
| Opened | 1970 |
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Saga Prefectural Museum (佐賀県立博物館, Saga Kenritsu Hakubutsukan) opened in 1970 on the sannomaru site of Saga Castle in the city of Saga, Japan, in 1970.[1] It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture.[2]
The museum displays materials relating to the natural history, archaeology, history, art, craft, and folklore of Saga Prefecture.[3][4] Adjacent is the Saga Prefectural Art Museum (佐賀県立美術館), which opened in 1983 as part of the centennial celebrations of the establishment of Saga Prefecture.[3] A Tyrannosaurus rex model displayed at the museum, donated from the National Museum of Nature and Science in the 1970s, is said to have inspired the design of the original Godzilla.[5]
