National Museum of Nature and Science

Summary

National Museum of Nature and Science is a national museum^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• National Museum of Nature and Science was a member of Association of Science and Technology Centers^[3].
• National Museum of Nature and Science was a member of Japanese Council of University Museums^[4].
• National Museum of Nature and Science is located in Ueno-kōen^[5].
• National Museum of Nature and Science is in the country of Japan^[6].
• National Museum of Nature and Science's instance of is recorded as national museum^[7].
• National Museum of Nature and Science's instance of is recorded as science museum^[8].
• National Museum of Nature and Science's item operated is recorded as Q11421294^[9].
• National Museum of Nature and Science's item operated is recorded as Theater 36◯^[10].
• National Museum of Nature and Science's postal code is recorded as 110-8718^[11].
• National Museum of Nature and Science's child organization or unit is recorded as Tsukuba Botanical Garden^[12].
• National Museum of Nature and Science's child organization or unit is recorded as Showa Memorial Institute^[13].
• National Museum of Nature and Science's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute for Nature Study^[14].
• National Museum of Nature and Science is part of Ueno Imperial Grant Park^[15].
• National Museum of Nature and Science's Commons category is recorded as National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo^[16].
• January 1877 marks the founding of National Museum of Nature and Science^[17].
• National Museum of Nature and Science's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.716319, 'lon': 139.776544}^[18].
• National Museum of Nature and Science's official website is recorded as http://www.kahaku.go.jp/^[19].
• National Museum of Nature and Science's official website is recorded as https://www.kahaku.go.jp/english/^[20].
• National Museum of Nature and Science's official website is recorded as https://www.kahaku.go.jp/chinese/^[21].
• National Museum of Nature and Science's official website is recorded as https://www.kahaku.go.jp/chinese_trad/^[22].
• National Museum of Nature and Science's official website is recorded as https://www.kahaku.go.jp/korean/^[23].
• National Museum of Nature and Science's topic's main category is recorded as Category:National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo^[24].
• National Museum of Nature and Science's director / manager is recorded as Yoshihiro Hayashi^[25].
• National Museum of Nature and Science's heritage designation is recorded as Important Cultural Property of Japan^[26].
• National Museum of Nature and Science's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '国立科学博物館'}^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1877 marks the founding of National Museum of Nature and Science^[17].

Identity

National Museum of Nature and Science's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '国立科学博物館'}^[27]. It is part of Ueno Imperial Grant Park^[15]. Short names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '科博'}^[28] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NMNS'}^[29].

Leadership

National Museum of Nature and Science's director / manager is recorded as Yoshihiro Hayashi^[25].

Operations

Subsidiaries include Tsukuba Botanical Garden^[12], a botanical garden^[30], in Japan^[31], founded in 1976^[32]; Showa Memorial Institute^[13], a museum^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1993^[35]; and Institute for Nature Study^[14], a science museum^[36], in Japan^[37], founded in 1949^[38].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for National Museum of Nature and Science include Gobiopsis namnas^[39], a taxon^[40] and Hakubutsukan-Dōbutsuen Station^[41], a former railway station^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1933^[44].

Why It Matters

National Museum of Nature and Science has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for it include Gobiopsis namnas^[39], a taxon^[40] and Hakubutsukan-Dōbutsuen Station^[41], a former railway station^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1933^[44].