Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture opens

Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture opens

NAGASAKI, Japan - Visitors enter the Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture, which opened Nov. 3 in Nagasaki. The museum, established jointly by the Nagasaki prefectural and city governments, has about 48,000 historical, arts and crafts items.

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