07,Manzai Association,Aozora Kyuji-Koji/ Obon-Kobon/ Knights/ U-shaped construction etc.!,2-11-9 Kaminarimon Taito-ku 4th floor Kigurashi Building,03-5828-5030

「概要」The Manzai Association, a general incorporated association, conducts human resource development and public relations activities, including performances of Manzai, in order to promote the spread, succession and promotion of Manzai-centered performing arts. From the 1st to the 19th of every month, we perform “Manzai Dai March” at Toyokan.

「公式ウェブサイト」http://www.manzaikyokai.org

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08,Nihon Rokyoku Association,We will tell you the in-law and humanity in the present world with clause/ caustic words(啖呵)/ shamisen!,1-10-4 Kaminarimon Taito-ku (office),03-3844-1611

「概要」For the development and popularization of traditional culture Rōkyoku, we hold performances every Tuesday night at the Rōkyoku Association Hall, once a month at Ueno Hirokojitei and Nihonbashi-tei, for 7 days every month at Mokubatei, the only Rōkyoku in Japan. We are doing it.

「公式ウェブサイト」https://rokyoku.or.jp

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09,Rakugo Association,You can enjoy various performances at the vaudeville.,1-9-5 Ueno Taito-ku,03-3833-8565

「概要」With the aim of increasing the spread of vaudeville performing arts centered on classical performing arts, we perform a wide range of performing arts such as Daikagura, Kamikiri, and Manzai at vaudeville, as well as rakugo.

「公式ウェブサイト」http://rakugo-kyokai.jp

「交通アクセス」5 minutes walk from JR “Okachimachi Station” 3 minutes walk from Tokyo Metro “Ueno Hirokoji Station” and “Yushima Station”

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10,Rakugo Geijyutsu Association,There are many attractions in Taito City! Please come to the yose and performances!,6-12-30 Nishi-Shinjuku Shinjuku-ku 2nd floor (office),03-5909-3080

「概要」We received public interest certification on April 1, 2011, and as a public interest corporation, we will contribute to the spread of Yose performing arts rakugo and participate in new initiatives. One of them is “Souyu / Raku Ochiraibu”, a collaboration with music at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. This year, we also hold regular workshops to introduce yose performing arts at the Tokyo National Museum.

「公式ウェブサイト」http://www.geikyo.com

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11,Asakusa Mokubakan Taishu Gekijo,A play of swords/ laughter and tears/ a gorgeous dance picture scroll.,2-7-5 Asakusa Taito-ku,03-3842-0709

「概要」A theater that specializes in popular theater. The theatrical troupe that performs every month changes, and the performances of the plays and the contents of the dance song show are performed on a daily basis. Please come and enjoy the gorgeous dance show with swords, laughter and tears, which is fascinated by the leading theater companies in Japan!

「営業時間」Daytime 12:00 to 15:30 Nighttime 17:00 to 20:30

「入場・入園料」/ adults
 1,800 yen on the day
 Advance ticket 1,700 yen, children (up to elementary school students) 1,000 yen * Reserved seat phone 03-3845-6421 (Reception hours: 13: 00-14: 30/17: 00-19: 00)

「公式ウェブサイト」http://www.shinohara-engeki.jp/mokubakan.html

「交通アクセス」Tokyo Metro Ginza Line “Asakusa Station” Exit 3 10 minutes walk Tsukuba Express “Asakusa Station” Exit A1 1 minute walk Tobu Sky Tree Line “Asakusa Station” 10 minutes walk Toei Asakusa Line “Asakusa” 12 minutes walk from the A5 exit of the station

「備考」There is no parking lot, so please use a nearby parking lot.

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12,STAS OG TOKYO REVUE,Tokyo revue revived in Asakusa! STAS OG TOKYO REVUE!,-,050-1809-5221

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「概要」STAS is a revue group founded by former members of the Shochiku Opera Company (SKD). In 2024, we will restart as STAS OG Tokyo Revue. SKD Revue, which has been loved by many people, allows you to see all genres of dance, including line dancing. Please come and enjoy this powerful revue show in Asakusa.

「公式ウェブサイト」https://www.instagram.com/skdogstas?igsh=MTZjdHRsZDZvdnVlaw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

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13,Tokyo Asakusa Union,I do not want to forget! The spirit of Asakusa geisha!,3-33-5 Asakusa Taito-ku,03-3874-3131

「概要」Asakusa Hanamachi is one of the best Hanayanagi worlds in Tokyo, which is located on the north side of Sensoji Temple and boasts tradition and prestige. Putting the spirit of hospitality first, we play a role in the restaurant culture that provides the best Japanese cuisine, and we are active every day as a flower of a tatami room.

「営業時間」Business Days: Monday-Friday 10: 00-20: 00 Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays

「公式ウェブサイト」http://asakusakenban.com

「交通アクセス」About 10 minutes on foot from “Asakusa Station” on the Tobu Sky Tree Line About 10 minutes on foot from Exit 1 of “Asakusa Station” on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line About 15 minutes on foot from Exit A4 of “Asakusa Station” on the Toei Asakusa Line Tsukuba Express ” About 10 minutes on foot from Exit 1 of Asakusa Station

「備考」There is no parking lot at the hotel, so please use the nearby hourly parking lot.

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A story of nature and people spun by masters of Western art.
[National Museum of Western Art] “Dialogue of Nature and People” Preview Report (~ 9/11)

National Museum of Western Art
From left: Claude Monet "On the Boat" (1887), Gerhard Richter "Clouds" (1970)

The National Museum of Western Art was reopened in April this year after being closed for about a year and a half.

This exhibition, which commemorates the reopening, will be a joint project with the Volkwang Museum in Germany, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary.

It is an attempt to trace the development of art born from dialogue between nature and people through more than 100 masterpieces that both museums are proud of.

This time, I will tell you about the state of the press preview held the day before the event.

Venue entrance. The color gradation that expresses the changing nature is beautiful

This exhibition "National Museum of Western Art Reopening Memorial Nature and People's Dialogue Friedrich, Monet, Van Gogh, Richter" will be held with the cooperation of the Volkwang Museum in Germany.

The Volkwang Museum is centered around works of art collected from the 19th century by Karl Ernst Osthaus (1874-1921), who was born in a banker's house in Hagen, Germany, while the National Museum of Western Art is also Kojiro Matsukata (1874-1921). 1866-1950) is a museum based on Western art collected in Europe.

In other words, both buildings have in common that they are based on a collection of individuals who lived at about the same time.
The Osthouse opened the collection to the people of the local Ruhr region, known for its coal mining areas, and Kojiro Matsukata also conceived the "Kyoraku Museum" to provide the common people with the opportunity to enjoy Western culture.

It can be said that the ambitions of the two businessmen met at this exhibition after a long time.

Nature and people resonate through dialogue

Exhibition hall scenery
In the foreground is Gustave Doré "Pine Trees" (1850)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir "Olive Garden" (left) "Three people in the landscape" (right). The text (upper right) arranged in the exhibition space adds a touch of taste.
On the right is Carl Gustav Carus << High Mountains (Reproduction based on Caspar David Friedrich >> (around 1824))
In the center is Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot "Reminiscence of the Beach in Naples" (1870-1872)

The theme of this exhibition is "Nature and People".
Various landscapes and natural motifs cut out in the frame of the collections of the two museums resonate with each other in the composition of all four chapters. Van Gogh, Signac, Courbet … The painters of these works are unmistakable "masters" of Western art.

Regarding the contents of the exhibition, Megumi Jingaoka, a researcher in charge of this exhibition (Senior Researcher of the National Museum of Western Art), says, "This exhibition is not in chronological order, but in a structure that repeatedly adds variations to nature." ..

For example, Chapter 1 "Time Flowing in the Sky" shows the constantly changing aspects of nature, and Chapter 2 "Journey to <Beyond>" exhibits an invisible mental landscape linked to the artist's own five senses. In the following Chapter 3, "Architecture of Light," we extract permanent elements in nature such as order and law, and in the final chapter, "Circular Time Between Heaven and Earth," we link the permanent cycle of nature with human life. You can find a work that seems to have made you.

The gaze toward nature, which begins with the expression of "sky," descends into the depths of our own spirit as we move forward at the venue, and eventually changes into the expression of light and the universe. It's like a magnificent journey around nature itself.

Introducing natural expressions in Europe with over 100 works

Vincent van Gogh 《Pruning (Wheat field behind Saint-Paul Hospital with reapers)》 (1889)

This exhibition introduces European natural expressions with more than 100 works, from German Romanticism to Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and 20th century paintings.
In addition to being able to enjoy the various expressions of nature through the competition of Western painting masters such as Van Gogh, Manet, Monet, Cezanne, Gauguin, Signac, Nolde, Hodler, and Ernst, the works of the same painter in each of the two buildings. It is also a point that you can compare them.

Among such works, the one that can be said to be the white eye is the landscape painting "Pruning (the wheat field behind Saint-Paul Hospital where there are people who cut)" that Vincent van Gogh worked on in his later years. This is one of the representative landscape paintings in which Van Gogh, who was suffering from mental illness in his later years, portrayed "the image of death told by the great book of nature", and this is his first visit to Japan.

From the exhibition scenery, from the left, Gustave Courbet "Waves" (1870) and "Waves" (around 1870)

Gustave Courbet's Wave , exhibited in Chapter 2, also shows us the harsh nature of nature, which goes beyond mere objective events.
The sea, which has long been an unknown world for Courbet, who grew up in the mountains of France. He is said to have been working on this magnificent motif in earnest since the late 1860s. The color contrast between the black turquoise sea and the grayish madder sky, and the distinction of the texture with a paintbrush and a painting knife … It is a work that shows the writer's excellent skill in a simple composition.

From the exhibition scenery, from the left, Claude Monet "Waterlilies, Reflections of Willows" "Waterlilies" (both 1916)

In the final chapter, Claude Monet 's "Waterlilies, Reflections of Willows" and "Waterlilies" , as well as photographs taken by German female photographer Enne Biaman, are exhibited at the same time. Is.

Monet's "Waterlilies and Reflections of Willows" (1916), which was discovered in France in recent years and was first released in 2019 after restoration work, and the famous "Waterlilies" resonate in the same space, and it is a mysterious impression to our hearts. To evoke. The nature presented here is from a very close, micro-perspective, giving the impression that this journey, which began with a magnificent "sky" exhibition, is nearing its end.

In this exhibition, which Mr. Chenoka says, "the work was the starting point," each work must be the main character, but the walls are studded with the words of poets and artists who lived in the same era. In addition, it is said that various parts of the exhibition space were also adventurous.
At the opening of the exhibition, Mr. Chenoka

"I tried to create a structure in which each work interacts with each other. The work, the text, and the space. I hope you can enjoy the exhibition in the overall resonance."

I summarized the highlights of this exhibition.
I hope you will come to the venue and feel the sound of nature and people.

Outline of the event

Legislative session June 4th (Sat) -September 11th (Sun), 2022
venue National Museum of Western Art
Opening hours 9: 30-17: 30
Every Friday and Saturday from 9:30 to 20:00
* Admission is 30 minutes before closing
closing day Monday, July 19th (Tuesday) (However, July 18th (Monday / holiday) and August 15th (Monday) are open)
Admission fee General 2,000 yen, university students 1,200 yen, high school students 800 yen
To alleviate congestion, this exhibition will introduce a designated date and time.
For details on tickets and how to purchase them, please check the ticket information on the official exhibition website.
* Free for junior high school students and younger.
* Persons with physical and mental disabilities and one attendant are free of charge (please show your disability certificate when entering the museum).
Exhibition official website https://nature2022.jp/

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Finally, the National Museum Tour Finale “Noritake Kinashi Exhibition Timing-The Light of the Moment-” opens on June 4th at the Ueno Royal Museum in Tokyo.

Ueno Royal Museum

"Noritake Kinashi Exhibition Timing-Momentary Light-" sponsored by Sankei Shimbun and others will be held at the Ueno Royal Museum (Taito-ku, Tokyo) from June 4th (Sat) to 26th (Sun). Starting with the Osaka venue in July 2018, we are finally coming to Tokyo as the final venue for an art exhibition tour of 20 museums nationwide. [URL] https://www.kinashiten.com/

Noritake Kinashi, who is highly regarded both at home and abroad as an artist while playing an active role as a talent. This is the second national museum tour since the "Noritake Kinashi Exhibition x 20 years", which visited eight venues from 2014 to 2016, and has mobilized more than 1.15 million people so far. Mr. Kinashi himself decides the exhibited works and how to show them for each venue, and it is an exhibition that both those who have seen it before and those who see it for the first time can enjoy it.

Approximately 200 paintings, drawings, videos and objects, including the popular series that was shown at overseas solo exhibitions, will be exhibited. Please enjoy the enhanced "Kinashi World" with the addition of new works created for the Tokyo venue.

Photo: Yuichi Sugita / © NORITAKE

■ Profile
Noritake Kinashi
Born in Tokyo in 1962. While playing an active part as a tunnels, he also has an atelier and is also active as a painter. From the first solo exhibition "Taiyo Niconica Exhibition" held in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture under the name of "Kintaro Kinashi" in 1994, he has held nine solo exhibitions in Japan this time. The venue will be the 35th venue in total. He has also succeeded in two overseas solo exhibitions in New York, USA (2015) and London, England (2018).
Message : The Ueno Royal Museum in Tokyo will be the final event of the "Noritake Kinashi Exhibition Timing" that started in 2018. I also added a new work. Aiming for a PEACE exhibition! Please come and visit us.

■ Audio guide
LiLiCo will guide you to Kinashi World with a fun talk with Kinashi! We will also approach the source of inspiration for Mr. Kinashi and the creative process. Please enjoy the audio guide with lots of laughter and accompany the exhibition.
Time required: Approximately 40 minutes / Rental price: 600 yen (tax included)

■ Ticket sales
・ Electronic ticket "Asoview!" * Advance reservation (date and time specified)
https://www.asoview.com/channel/ticket/8X4S8pBQkR/ticket0000013211
* Purchase is possible from 30 days before the day of arrival

·Play guide
<Reserved-seat ticket>
Phase 1: June 4th (Sat) -June 10th (Fri) * On sale
Phase 2: June 11th (Sat) -June 17th (Fri) * On sale
Phase 3: June 18th (Sat) -June 26th (Sun) * May 25th (Wed) 10am

Lawson Ticket https://l-tike.com/kinashiten-tokyo/
[L code] 1st term: 38301, 2nd term: 38302, 3rd term: 38303
[Over-the-counter sales] Loppi in Lawson Ministop store

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Ticket Pia https://w.pia.jp/t/kinashiten-tokyo/
[P code] Phase 1: 562-267, Phase 2: 562-268, Phase 3: 562-269
[Over-the-counter sales] Seven-Eleven store multi-copy machine (Ticket Pia)

* System usage fees and ticketing fees may apply.

■ Outline of "Noritake Kinashi Exhibition Timing-The Light of the Moment-"
Session : June 4th (Sat) -June 26th (Sun), 2022 * Open all year round
Venue : Ueno Royal Museum (1-2 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo)
Opening hours : 9:30 to 17:30 * Admission is 30 minutes before closing (until 19:00 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays)

Official HP : https://www.kinashiten.com/
Official SNS : @kinashiten (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook)

Organizer : Sankei Shimbun, Fuji Television, Imra Art Gallery, Ueno Royal Museum
Special cooperation : Kinashi Kokka
Sponsor : Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Marketing, Nozaki Insatsu Shigyo

Admission : General 2200 yen (2400 yen on Saturdays and Sundays), 1500 yen for university / high school students (1600 yen on Saturdays and Sundays), 700 yen for junior high and elementary school students (800 yen on Saturdays and Sundays)
* All admission fees include tax
* Reservation required by date and time
* Free for preschoolers, those with a disability certificate and one caregiver (certification required)

Inquiries : 050-5541-8600 (Hello dial, all day / 9: 00-20: 00)

Article provided by: Kokoshiru Ueno


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[Press Release Report] Special Exhibition “All about the Tokyo National Museum, a National Treasure” A memorial exhibition that reveals all 89 national treasures in its possession!

Tokyo National Museum
From the press release commentary slide

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Tokyo National Museum (Higashi Expo) in Ueno, Tokyo, all 89 national treasures held by the museum will be released from October 18 to December 11, 2022. A special exhibition “All about the Tokyo National Museum, a national treasure” will be held to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo National Museum.

A press release was held on May 20th, and Mr. Hirosuke Sato, General Manager of the Registration Office of the Tokyo National Museum’s Column Management Division, explained the highlights of the special exhibition, so I would like to introduce it in detail!

Highlights of the special exhibition “All about the National Treasure Tokyo National Museum”

1. First in history! All 89 national treasures in the collection have been released!
2. 19 national treasure swords are gathered! “National Treasure Sword Room” appears!
3. Relive the 150-year history of Tokyo National Museum from the Meiji era to Reiwa!

Press release

First in history! All 89 national treasures in the collection are open to the public!

Since its inception in 1872, the Tokyo National Museum has played a role in conveying Japanese culture to the future and the world as a museum with the longest history in Japan. The special exhibition “All about the Tokyo National Museum, a national treasure,” is a masterpiece that includes all 89 national treasures from the huge collection of about 120,000, and 150 from the Meiji era to Reiwa, in order to introduce the whole picture of the Tokyo National Museum. This is an exhibition of related materials that tell the story of the year.

This exhibition consists of two parts , “Part 1 National Treasure of the Tokyo National Museum” and “Part 2 150 Years of the Tokyo National Museum” .

As the name suggests, “Part 1 Tokyo National Museum’s National Treasure” is the first time in history that Tohoku, which boasts Japan’s largest national treasure collection, will unveil 89 national treasures in one exhibition (*) . It’s the perfect spirit for a memorial year!

(*) Some works will be changed during the exhibition period. Please note that you cannot see all the items just by visiting once.

From the distributed press release materials. 89 national treasures displayed on large-sized paper are lined up in a row and are spectacular! Originally, each piece is a work that will be the centerpiece of the exhibition.
List of distributed national treasures (1) The circle on the right is the exhibition period. Paintings and calligraphy will be replaced in the first half (October 18-30, November 1-13) and the second half (November 15-27, November 29-December 11). is.
List of distributed national treasures (2) Tremors tremble in the brilliant faces.

You can also check the list of national treasures on the official website ⇒ https://tohaku150th.jp/

By the way, 89 cases are about 10% of the 902 arts and crafts currently designated as national treasures. It’s so amazing that you can meet one tenth of a national treasure just by visiting this exhibition …!

It seems that Mr. Sato and other researchers at Tokyo National Museum have never seen a scene in which all 89 national treasures were lined up. I will talk about the reason as follows.

“Usually, we limit the exhibition period in order to balance the preservation and disclosure of cultural properties, and we systematically publish several items in each field in a cycle of one to several years. In order to publish them all together, it was necessary to adjust the exhibition plan in anticipation of a few years ago to a few years later. This was the most difficult thing, but with the understanding and cooperation of researchers in each field. It is now possible.

A truly miraculous thing that was possible because it was founded 150 years ago. Maybe it will be 200 or 50 years after the company was founded. ”

Hmmmm … In other words, this exhibition is a big event that moves the history of Tokyo National Museum. As Mr. Sato says, it may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Expectations will rise from now on!

From the press release commentary slide

The breakdown of 89 national treasures is 21 paintings, 14 handwritings, 4 oriental paintings, 10 oriental writings, 11 treasures dedicated to Horyuji Temple, 6 archaeological works, 4 lacquering works, and 19 swords .

Mr. Sato stated his enthusiasm for the event, “We want to pursue the optimum exhibition design and lighting for each work, and provide an ideal exhibition space and the best environmental experience .”

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From the press release commentary slide
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From the press release commentary slide

Among the introductions of national treasures in each field, the one that caught the eye was the field of painting, which has the largest number of 21 cases.

From the press release commentary slide

From Heian Buddhist paintings such as “Mahamayuri Statue” to Muromachi ink paintings such as Sesshu and Yang “Autumn and Winter Landscapes”, Momoyama paintings such as Eitoku Kano “Cypress Trees”, Watanabe Kazan “Takami Izumiishi Statue” Even Edo portraits like … It’s a gorgeous lineup just like a Japanese art textbook that everyone will be familiar with.

Among them, Mr. Sato wants you to pay attention to “Heiji Monogatari Emaki Rokuhara Yukiyuki Maki”.

From the press release commentary slide

“This is the oldest surviving battle picture scroll drawn in the Kamakura period, and the highlight is the realistic depiction of the armor and swords worn by the samurai. This exhibition has a limited exhibition period of two weeks, but that’s it. We will expand all the scenes with a total length of 9m50cm. “

It seems that works that can only be seen in part due to space constraints in the usual exhibition will be exhibited with a large service because it is a memorial year.

19 national treasure swords are gathered! “National Treasure Sword Room” appears!

From the press release commentary slide
From the press release commentary slide

The number of national treasure swords in the Tokyo National Museum is 19, which is the second largest after paintings, and it is said that the number of swords in one museum is the largest in Japan. This time, 19 of them will be collected in an exhibition room named “National Treasure Sword Room” and will be exhibited throughout the entire period (happy!).

“By the way, out of the 19 national treasure swords, we have a lineup of 6 national treasure swords that have become male characters in a certain game with the theme of swords, and we are waiting for fans,” says Mr. Sato.

Of course, a certain game is the popular game “Touken Ranbu”. Mikazuki Munechika, Ohokanehira, Atsuto Shiro, Kameko Sadamune, Dai Hannya Nagamitsu, Koryu Kagemitsu … It seems to be a coveted space for fans.

From the press release commentary slide

Mr. Sato specializes in researching weapons and armor, mainly swords and armor, and he talked about the appeal of swords with particular enthusiasm.

“” Tachi Mei Sanjo (famous Mikazuki Munechika) “and” Tachi Mei Yasutsuna (famous Dojigiri Yasutsuna) “, these two are famous as famous swords in the early days of the establishment of Japanese swords, but in fact the dimensions of the blade of the blade Is exactly the same. “

From the press release commentary slide

“The blade is 80 cm long and has a warp of 2.7 cm. However, did you notice that the silhouette of the blade is quite different?

Mikazuki Munechika has a slender blade, and the part at hand is strongly along and tapered. It gives an overall graceful impression. On the other hand, the Dojigiri Yasutsuna has a curved blade as a whole, and has a solid strength. I think this is a reflection of the local culture of the author’s residence, Yasutsuna, based in Hoki no Kuni (now Tottori Prefecture), as opposed to Munechika, who is based in the capital of Kyoto. increase”

It is said that differences that cannot be easily conveyed by photographs and words can be understood sensuously by comparing the real thing with the “National Treasure Sword Room”.

“In these 19 exhibitions, we are particular about the shape and lighting of the case so that you can see the highlights of the sword, such as the blade pattern and the bullion, more beautifully. You can appreciate it and think about the story of each sword. I hope you can fully immerse yourself in the charm of Japanese swords among these national treasure swords. “

Relive the 150-year history of Tokyo National Museum from the Meiji era to Reiwa!

In “Part 2 150 Years of the Tokyo National Museum” , the 150 years of Tohaku, which can be said to be the history of Japanese museums, is divided into three eras, and the collections and related materials of each era are introduced. The exhibition will be structured so that you can “relive” the steps from the Meiji era to Reiwa.

From the press release commentary slide

Tokyo National Museum has its roots in the “Museum of the Ministry of Education”, which was born in the wake of the exposition held at the former Yushima Seido Taiseiden in 1872, and is based in Ueno 10 years later in 1882. There is a history of moving to full-scale activities.

“Chapter 1 The Birth of the Museum” introduces some of the actual works exhibited at the Yushima Seido Exposition, which is the beginning of the Tokyo National Museum, along with the collection of the early Tokyo National Museum. A full-scale replica of the golden shachihoko of Nagoya Castle, which was the most popular at the exposition, will also be exhibited to recreate the atmosphere of the time.

From the press release commentary slide

In 1886, the museum came under the jurisdiction of the former Imperial Household Ministry, and three years later it was renamed the “Imperial Museum” and 11 years later it was renamed the “Tokyo Imperial Household Museum”.

Originally, the museum aimed to be a comprehensive museum with functions such as a botanical garden, a zoo, and a library, but it was gradually positioned as a national cultural symbol and a tradition of imperial beauty, and became a museum of history and art. It seems that it has strengthened.

In “Chapter 2 Imperial Household and Museum”, we will introduce works that tell the story of the connection with the imperial family and the Tokyo National Museum collection during the “Imperial Household” and “Imperial Household” era. Especially unique is the stuffed giraffe specimen that was exhibited as a natural history document during the “Imperial Household Museum” era.

From the press release commentary slide

This giraffe was the first giraffe to come to Japan alive in 1907, and was a popular person at Ueno Zoo. After the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, it became a collection of the National Museum of Nature and Science next door. This exhibition is the first time in about 100 years to return to the museum.

From the press release commentary slide

It seems that there are many points to be noted other than the work, as it reproduces the retro exhibition space at that time by utilizing the exhibition case of about 100 years ago.

In “Chapter 3 Toward a New Museum,” Tokyo National Museum has taken a new step as an open museum for the people after the end of the war, and has been working on various museums in response to changes in the times and the demands of society. Introducing activities with representative postwar collections.

From the press release commentary slide
From the press release commentary slide

At the end of the exhibition, the “Kongo Rikishi Statue”, which was newly owned by the Tokyo National Museum last year, will be unveiled for the first time as the “Reiwa Tohaku Collection”. It is one of the few statues of Kongorikishi in the 12th century at the end of the Heian period, which was once enshrined in a temple in Shiga prefecture. Both of them are close to 2m80cm in height, and are said to be the largest Buddhist statues in the collection of Tokyo National Museum. The highlight is the strong body and the expression of anger.

Finally, Mr. Sato sent the following message.

“In this way, this exhibition introduces all of Tokyo National Museum through 89 national treasures and 150 years of history, and is suitable for a memorial year realized because it is the 150th anniversary of its founding. See the national treasures and history of Tokyo National Museum together. It is perfect for those who are new to Tokyo National Museum to make their debut, and I think there will be new discoveries and rediscoveries for repeaters who have visited many times.

The concrete preparations for the exhibition are about to begin. We will endeavor to make the exhibition more fulfilling and to make the exhibition full of festivals like an exhibition poster. Please look forward to it! “

Exhibition poster

From October 18, 2022, the special exhibition “All about the Tokyo National Museum,” which welcomes visitors with a total of 150 items, including not only 89 national treasures but also 24 important cultural properties, and a lot of content related to the 150th anniversary. Scheduled to open. Let’s look forward to it!

Outline of the special exhibition “All about the Tokyo National Museum, a national treasure” commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Tokyo National Museum

Legislative session October 18th (Tuesday) -December 11th (Sunday), 2022
venue Tokyo National Museum Heiseikan 2nd floor special exhibition room
Organizer Tokyo National Museum, Mainichi Newspapers, NHK, NHK Promotion, Japan Arts Council, Agency for Cultural Affairs
inquiry 050-5541-8600 (Hello dial)
Official site https://tohaku150th.jp/
Notes * Some works will be changed during the exhibition period.
* Please check the official website for opening hours, closed days, admission methods, viewing fees, and other latest information.
* Exhibited works, exhibition period, exhibition period, etc. are subject to change due to future circumstances.

* The content of the article is as of the date of the interview (2022/5/20). Please check the official website for the latest information.

 

Article provided by: Kokoshiru Ueno