National Museum of Japanese History
The National Museum of Japanese History ( Japanese 国立 歴 史 民俗 博物館 , Kokuritsu Rekishi Minzoku Hakubutsukan ) was founded in April 1981 and opened in 1983. Its task is to promote interdisciplinary research on Japanese history in connection with universities . The museum is part of the Inter-University Research Institute Corporation . The museum has its own collection, which is the basis for the permanent exhibition. It is located in the city of Sakura ( Chiba Prefecture ), the usual short form of the museum is Rekihaku ( 歴 博 ).
The museum
In the course of the decentralization of national institutions, the museum was not built in one of the metropolitan areas such as Tokyo, Osaka or Kyōto, but in a smaller city that had a suitable area. The museum is located on a hill that was previously occupied by Sakura Castle , where the Hotta clan last resided. The fortifications were completely removed, and the remains of the trenches are still visible.
The collection
- Gallery 1 shows the beginning of Japanese civilization, the rice culture of the Japanese, explains the kofun (large graves in the shape of a keyhole) and the Japanese state founded on the Ritsuryō code.
- Gallery 2 shows the court culture, the division into an east ( Kamakura ) and a west ( Kyōto ) culture, the emerging feudalism and the religiously motivated uprisings ( Ikkō-ikki ), the life of the common people, seafaring and history of pressure.
- Gallery 3 shows the rural and urban world, transport, the emergence and further development of techniques, including western ones, the production of documents and maps.
- Gallery 4 shows the refined urban, rural and mountain life, fishermen's life, life on the subtropical islands ( Okinawa ), life after death.
- Another gallery is reserved for special exhibitions.
literature
- Little Museum Guide (English), 20 pages (1985).
Web links
Coordinates: 35 ° 43 '28.2 " N , 140 ° 13' 8.7" E