Asahikawa Museum Of Sculpture
Asahikawa Museum of Sculpture in Honor of Teijiro Nakahara (中原悌二郎記念旭川市彫刻美術館, Nakahara Teijirō Kinen Asahikawashi Chōkoku Bijutsukan?) is a sculpture museum located in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. The building has been used for the army officer's social clubhouse as the Asahikawa Kaikōsha (旭川偕行社?) of the Imperial Japanese Army 7th Division since 1902, and the Asahikawa Museum of Local History (旭川市立旭川郷土博物館, Asahikawashiritsu Asahikawa Kyōdo Hakubutsukan?) since 1968. The building is designated as one of the Important Cultural Properties of Japan.
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