Tokyo National Museum

art museum in Tokyo, Japan
Organization national_museum Q653433
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Tokyo National Museum

Summary

Tokyo National Museum is a national museum[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of national_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (850 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tokyo National Museum was a member of Japan Consortium for Open Access Repository[3].
  • Tokyo National Museum is located in Ueno-kōen[4].
  • Tokyo National Museum is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Tokyo National Museum's instance of is recorded as national museum[6].
  • Tokyo National Museum's architect is recorded as Josiah Conder[7].
  • Tokyo National Museum's architect is recorded as Jin Watanabe[8].
  • Tokyo National Museum is operated by National Institutes for Cultural Heritage[9].
  • Tokyo National Museum's architectural style is recorded as Japanese-Western Eclectic Architecture[10].
  • Tokyo National Museum's architectural style is recorded as Imperial Crown Style[11].
  • Tokyo National Museum's headquarters location is recorded as Tokyo[12].
  • The location of Tokyo National Museum was Ueno[13].
  • Tokyo National Museum's postal code is recorded as 110-8712[14].
  • Tokyo National Museum is part of Ueno Imperial Grant Park[15].
  • Tokyo National Museum's Commons category is recorded as Tokyo National Museum[16].
  • Tokyo National Museum's chairperson is recorded as Masami Zeniya[17].
  • Tokyo National Museum comprises Gallery of Hōryū-ji Treasures[18].
  • January 1, 1872 marks the founding of Tokyo National Museum[19].
  • Tokyo National Museum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.71888888888889, 'lon': 139.7763888888889}[20].
  • Tokyo National Museum's location of formation is recorded as Yushima Seidō[21].
  • Tokyo National Museum's parent organization or unit is recorded as National Institutes for Cultural Heritage[22].
  • Tokyo National Museum's official website is recorded as https://www.tnm.jp/[23].
  • Tokyo National Museum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tokyo National Museum[24].
  • Tokyo National Museum's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+2431073'}[25].
  • Tokyo National Museum's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+2684754'}[26].
  • Tokyo National Museum's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+605214'}[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1872 marks the founding of Tokyo National Museum[19]. Its location of formation is recorded as Yushima Seidō[21].

Identity

Tokyo National Museum is part of Ueno Imperial Grant Park[15]. Short names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '東博'}[28] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'TNM'}[29].

Leadership

Tokyo National Museum's chairperson is recorded as Masami Zeniya[17].

Operations

Tokyo National Museum's headquarters location is recorded as Tokyo[12]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as National Institutes for Cultural Heritage[22]. It is operated by National Institutes for Cultural Heritage[9].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Tokyo National Museum include Hakubutsukan-Dōbutsuen Station[30], a former railway station[31], in Japan[32], founded in 1933[33].

Why It Matters

Tokyo National Museum ranks in the top 3% of national_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (850 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for it include Hakubutsukan-Dōbutsuen Station[30], a former railway station[31], in Japan[32], founded in 1933[33].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . kensetsu.metro.tokyo.jp. Retrieved . kensetsu.metro.tokyo.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . jpcoar.repo.nii.ac.jp. Retrieved . jpcoar.repo.nii.ac.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . tnm.jp. tnm.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Art's most popular : Exhibition and museum visitor figures 2018. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Art's most popular : Exhibition and museum visitor figures 2019. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Art's most popular : Exhibition and museum visitor figures 2021. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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