Hijiri Museum

Hijiri Museum
聖博物館
	Hijiri Aviation Museum
Established	20 July 1965
Location	Omi, Nagano, Japan

Hijiri Aviation Museum (聖博物館, Hijiri hakubutsukan) is a local history museum located in Omi, Nagano.[1][2] The museum was opened by the village of Omi on July 20, 1965, to contain displays of local natural history (birds, fish, insects, mineral samples and plants) and human history (Buddhist statues, historical documents and records pertaining to Omi Village). It was expanded on November 19, 1971, with the addition of an aviation pavilion and a number of outdoor static exhibits of former Japan Self-Defense Forces aircraft. The museum facilities were renovated in April 2012. The display also includes a JNR Class D51 steam locomotive manufactured in 1943 and a 41 cm/45 3rd Year Type naval gun salvaged from the wreckage of the Japanese battleship Mutsu.

F-86D and T-34A and D51 on display at Hijiri Museum

Aircraft on display

North American F-86D Sabre 94-8146[3][1]
North American F-86F-40 Sabre 82-7865[3][1]
Beechcraft T-34A Mentor 51-0337[3][1]
Lockheed F-104J Starfighter 46-8608[3][1]
Curtiss C-46D Commando 91-1144 (nose section and some other parts only)[3][1]
Sikorsky H-19C Chickasaw 11-4716[1]

References

麻績村立聖（ひじり）博物館 Retrieved February 10, 2016 (in Japanese)
Omi Village Hijiri Museum & Aviation Museum Retrieved September 30, 2016
Thompson, Paul Where are they now? J-HangarSpace Retrieved September 20, 2016

36.4878°N 138.0702°E / 36.4878; 138.0702

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[hijiri-1] 麻績村立聖（ひじり）博物館 Retrieved February 10, 2016 (in Japanese)

[2] Omi Village Hijiri Museum & Aviation Museum Retrieved September 30, 2016

[where-3] Thompson, Paul Where are they now? J-HangarSpace Retrieved September 20, 2016