{"id":20240,"date":"2021-02-03T10:16:33","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T01:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/archives\/20240"},"modified":"2021-02-03T10:59:29","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T01:59:29","slug":"%e3%80%90%e5%9b%bd%e7%ab%8b%e7%a7%91%e5%ad%a6%e5%8d%9a%e7%89%a9%e9%a4%a8%e3%80%91%e4%bc%81%e7%94%bb%e5%b1%95%e3%80%8c%e3%83%a1%e3%82%bf%e3%82%bb%e3%82%b3%e3%82%a4%e3%82%a2-%ef%bc%8d%e7%94%9f%e3%81%8d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/archives\/20240","title":{"rendered":"[National Museum of Nature and Science] Notice of the special exhibition &#8220;Metasequoia-Living fossils talk&#8221; \u226aFrom January 26th to April 4th, 2021\u226b"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/ja\/facilities\/00001c00000000000002000000540045\">National Science Museum<\/a><\/h6>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20228\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20228\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/main.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/main.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/main-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/main-768x1084.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/main-725x1024.jpg 725w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Metasequoia talks about living fossils&#8221; poster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The National Museum of Nature and Science (Director: Yoshihiro Hayashi) will hold a special exhibition &#8220;Metasequoia-Living Fossils Talk&#8221; from January 26, 2021 (Tuesday) to April 4, 2021 (Sunday). We will hold it.<br \/>\n[Detailed URL: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kahaku.go.jp\/event\/2021\/01metasequoia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">https:\/\/www.kahaku.go.jp\/event\/2021\/01metasequoia\/<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Outline of the special exhibition &#8220;Metasequoia-Living fossils talk&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2021 marks the 80th anniversary of the name of the Cupressaceae coniferous metasequoia, called &#8220;living fossil,&#8221; by Dr. Shigeru Miki (1901-1974).<br \/>\nIn this exhibition, we will introduce the efforts of researchers in the discovery and protection of metasequoia, and explain the relationship between plants and changes in the global environment. In addition, through the introduction of these conservation activities, we will also face issues such as the environmental problems facing us today.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20183\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20183\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub1.jpg 2570w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub1-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub1-768x628.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub1-1024x837.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metasequoia Trunk Fossil Photo courtesy of University of Tsukuba Life and Environment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20188\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20188\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20188\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub2.jpg 3949w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub2-1024x681.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metasequoia Fossil Collection: National Science Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>[Venue] National Museum of Nature and Science Japan Pavilion 1st Floor Special Exhibition Room (7-20 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo)<\/p>\n<p>[Date] January 26th (Tuesday) -April 4th (Sunday), 2021 (Reiwa 3)<\/p>\n<p>[Opening hours] 9:00 am to 5:00 pm<\/p>\n<p>[Closed] Every Monday (However, the museum is open on Monday, March 29)<br \/>\n* The session is subject to change.<\/p>\n<p>[Admission fee] You can see it only with the admission fee for the permanent exhibition.<br \/>\n(General \/ university students: 630 yen including tax, free for high school students and younger and 65 years old and over)<\/p>\n<p>[How to enter] We are implementing measures to prevent the spread of new coronavirus infection.<br \/>\n* Advance reservations are required on the museum&#8217;s website to enter the museum.<br \/>\n* Before entering the museum, we will check the temperature and physical condition, and if you have a fever, we will refuse to enter the museum.<br \/>\n* For details on how to enter the museum, please see the reservation site on our website.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kahaku.go.jp\/news\/2020\/reservation\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">https:\/\/www.kahaku.go.jp\/news\/2020\/reservation\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[Host] National Science Museum<\/p>\n<p>[Cooperation] Axima Ensis (Akishima City Education and Welfare Center), Japan Greenery Center, Osaka City Museum of Natural History, Osaka City University Faculty of Science Botanical Garden, Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Life and Earth, Miyauchi Office, Shiga Prefectural Lake Biwa Museum, University of Tsukuba Life and Environment, Botanical Garden, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Fukushima Prefectural Museum<\/p>\n<p>[Detailed URL] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kahaku.go.jp\/event\/2021\/01metasequoia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">https:\/\/www.kahaku.go.jp\/event\/2021\/01metasequoia\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Exhibit contents<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u25a0 What kind of plant is Metasequoia?<\/strong><br \/>\nMetasequoia is a deciduous tree that can be found in familiar places such as schoolyards and tree-lined roads. We will introduce its characteristics and why it is called a &#8220;living fossil&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20193\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20193\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20193\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub3.jpg 2074w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub3-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metasequoia tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>\u25a0 Discovery of Metasequoia that surprised the world<\/strong> &lt;br \/&gt; The fossil Metasequoia named by Dr. Miki and the extant species discovered after that. Introducing the story of two &#8220;discoveries&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20198\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20198\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20198\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub4.jpg 2896w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub4-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub4-768x1044.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub4-753x1024.jpg 753w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Shigeru Miki Photo courtesy of Osaka Museum of Natural History<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>\u25a0 What was the time when Metasequoia lived? -From fossil producing areas in Japan-<\/strong><br \/>\nBased on the results of Metasequoia fossil forest research discovered in Tokyo and Kinki, we will introduce the environment and the flora and fauna that lived there millions of years ago.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20203\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20203\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20203\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub5.jpg 3780w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub5-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub5-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub5-1024x427.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Landscape map around Lake Biwa Drawing: Brian William Collection: Shiga Prefectural Lake Biwa Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>\u25a0 Why did Metasequoia become extinct from Japan?<\/strong><br \/>\nWe will approach the mystery of why Metasequoia, which had spread to the Arctic Circle, remained only in some parts of Asia and disappeared from Japan.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20208\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20208\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20208\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub6.jpg 4928w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub6-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub6-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub6-1024x678.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Japan&#8217;s oldest metasequoia fossil collection: Fukushima Prefectural Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>\u25a0 Present and future of Metasequoia<\/strong> &lt;br \/&gt; After discovering the extant species, Metasequoia has spread to the world again with the efforts of researchers. Introducing your own fabric and conservation activities in Japan.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20213\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20213\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20213\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub7.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub7-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metasequoia native fabric (Hubei Province, China) Photo courtesy of Minoru Tsukakoshi, Satoshi Atsui<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>\u25a0 What do you learn from Metasequoia?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe extinct Metasequoia is now facing environmental problems again. What should we learn through &#8220;living fossils&#8221;?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20223\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20223\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20223\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub9.jpg 2358w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub9-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub9-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sub9-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metasequoia specimens studied by Dr. Miki Collection: Osaka Museum of Natural History<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>National Science Museum<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>* Currently, advance reservation is required for admission. Please be sure to visit the official website before visiting.<\/strong><br \/>\n[Opening hours] 9:00 to 17:00<br \/>\n[Closed] Every Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a national holiday)<br \/>\n[Admission fee] General \/ university students 630 yen including tax, high school students (including college students) and younger and 65 years old and over Free [Location] 7-20 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8718<br \/>\n[Inquiries] 050-5541-8600 (Hello dial)<br \/>\n[Official homepage] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kahaku.go.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">https:\/\/www.kahaku.go.jp\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Article provided by: <a href=\"https:\/\/home.ueno.kokosil.net\/ja\/\">Kokoshiru Ueno<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/ja\/news\">See other exhibition information<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Science Museum &nbsp; The National Museum of Nature and Science (Director: Yoshihiro Hayashi) will hold a special exhibition &#8220;Metasequoia-Living Fossils Talk&#8221; from January 26, 2021 (Tuesday) to April 4, 2021 (Sunday). We will hold it. [Detailed URL: https:\/\/www.kahaku.go.jp\/event\/2021\/01metasequoia\/ ] &nbsp; Outline of the special exhibition &#8220;Metasequoia-Living fossils talk&#8221; 2021 marks the 80th anniversary of the name of the Cupressaceae coniferous metasequoia, called &#8220;living fossil,&#8221; by Dr. Shigeru Miki (1901-1974). In this exhibition, we will introduce the efforts of researchers in the discovery and protection of metasequoia, and explain the relationship between plants and changes in the global environment. In addition, through the introduction of these conservation activities, we will &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/archives\/20240\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;[National Museum of Nature and Science] Notice of the special exhibition &#8220;Metasequoia-Living fossils talk&#8221; \u226aFrom January 26th to April 4th, 2021\u226b&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":20231,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"saved","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20240"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20240"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20279,"href":"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20240\/revisions\/20279"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}