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- Mizuna Okamoto
Historical Backgrounds
Historical Backgrounds
Bunsyokan is the former Yamagata Prefectural Office, which construction started soon after the current Yamagata prefecture got established in 1877. However, with the Great Yamagata City Northern Fire occurred in May 1911, the whole buildings were destroyed, but got the immediate repair by June 1916. The building is known for its retro English & Renaissance style with the beautiful brickworks, and functioned as the Prefectural Office until 1975.
Characteristics
Characteristics
After Bunsyokan finished its duty as the Prefectural Office in 1975, Yamagata prefecture decided to preserve the building as a cultural asset. In December 1984, Bunsyokan was officially designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan.
With the wish of Yamagata prefecture, wanting to pass down its valuable cultural heritage aligned with deepening the Yamagata citizens' understand of their hometown and promoting the prefecture's culture, the former prefectural office got revitalized as "Yamagata Prefectural Museum of Local History" on October 1, 1995, which nicknamed as "Bunsyokan".
Today, Bunsyokan is open for the public, where people can freely explore the beautiful structure of the building, while learn about the history of Yamaga prefecture and Bunsyokan itself.
To know more
To know more
Vlog in Yamagata, 3:30~ showing around Bunsyokan.
[Japanese subtitle only]
3-minute quick guide of Bunsyokan in English
[with Japanese subtitle]
English description of the facilities of the Cultural Museum in Bunsyokan.
[English subtitle]
How to access
How to access
Address:
3-4-51 Hatagomachi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-0047 Japan
Open:
9:00 ~ 16:30
・Free entry (no need to pay for entrance)
Access:
・Yamagata Airport ==> Yamagata Station [Yamagata Airport shuttle bus: 30 min]
・Yamagata Station ==> 市役所南口(City Hall South Exit) [べにちゃんバス(local bus): 8 min] ==> Bunsyokan [walk: 1 min]
Direct Voice from Mizuna Okamoto
Direct Voice from Mizuna Okamoto
I went to Yamagata prefecture with my mother in March 2024, and it was our first time visiting there. We rented a car to drive around Yamagata, where we were really looking forward to visiting Bunsyokan. When we first saw Bunsyokan from the car window, we were amazed by its scale, a very big and beautiful structure with brickwork! I felt like I was somewhere in Europe! For people who like to take photos, you will love it for sure, because there were so many places with beautiful scenery, and I also took my camera with me and couldn't stop releasing the shutter! I really recommend you visit Bunsyokan if you have any chance of visiting Yamagata prefecture, where you get to walk around the beautiful retro building, learning about the history of the prefecture and its buildings.
Reference
Reference
Yamagata Prefecture Lifelong Learning and Culture Foundation. (2020). Yamagata-ken Kyodokan "Bunshokan" [Yamagata Prefectural Museum "Bunshokan"]. https://www.gakushubunka.jp/bunsyokan/
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