Hikaru Memorial Hall
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is an exhibition hall in Takayama
, Gifu Prefecture
, Japan
, comprising exhibition rooms for fine arts, for archaeological research, and for the study of the history of the old Hida Province
of Japan.
The memorial hall was established to pay homage to Yoshikazu Okada, founder of the Mahikari
organization, and also houses exhibits paying homage to his life and missions.
Takayama, Gifu
is a city located in Gifu, Japan. As of July, 2011 the city has an estimated population of 92,369. The total area is .Takayama was settled as far back as the Jōmon period. Takayama is best known for its inhabitants' expertise in carpentry. It is believed carpenters from Takayama worked on the...
, Gifu Prefecture
Gifu Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of central Japan. Its capital is the city of Gifu.Located in the center of Japan, it has long played an important part as the crossroads of Japan, connecting the east to the west through such routes as the Nakasendō...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, comprising exhibition rooms for fine arts, for archaeological research, and for the study of the history of the old Hida Province
Hida Province
is an old province located in the area of Gifu Prefecture. It was sometimes called . The province was in the Tōsandō area of central Honshu.-History:...
of Japan.
The memorial hall was established to pay homage to Yoshikazu Okada, founder of the Mahikari
Mahikari
Mahikari is a Japanese new religious movement , with a number of variants or offshoots, founded in 1963 by Yoshikazu Okada...
organization, and also houses exhibits paying homage to his life and missions.