page_title: Motoori Norinaga
section_title: Motoori Norinaga Commemorative Museum
hierarchical_section_title: Motoori Norinaga / Motoori Norinaga Commemorative Museum
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 本居宣長旧宅 外観
context_page_description: Motoori Norinaga was a Japanese scholar of Kokugaku active during the Edo period. He is probably the best known and most prominent of all scholars in this tradition.
context_section_description: Within the grounds of Matsusaka Castle in the city of Matsusaka, the house Motoori Norinaga kyu-taku (本居宣長旧宅) where Motoori Norinaga lived from age 12 to age 72 is preserved as a memorial museum Motoori Norinaga Commemoraive Museum (本居宣長記念館, Motoori Norinaga kinenkan). The building, which was originally built as a retirement home for Norinaga's grandfather in 1693, was moved to its present location in 1909. It was proclaimed a Special National Monument by the Japanese government in 1953. An effort has been made to preserve the interior as closely as possible to the time when it was used by Norinaga, and his writing studio on the second floor contains some examples of original manuscripts. The museum houses many artifacts that are protected as Important Cultural Properties of Japan, of which only a small portion is on display at any time.
caption: Motoori Norinaga's home, preserved as a museum
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