{"id":9023,"date":"2018-12-12T15:24:52","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T06:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp?p=9023"},"modified":"2018-12-17T10:13:11","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T01:13:11","slug":"wandering-into-the-rabbit-hole-former-hakubutsukan-dobutsuen-station-press-tour-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/archives\/9023","title":{"rendered":"Wandering into the Rabbit Hole \u2013Former Hakubutsukan-D\u014dbutsuen Station Press Tour Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This building is standing side by side with the Tokyo National Museum, across from Ueno Park. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1ef3ddeff6b0d1d2f8bdb1fb58087827.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8910\" \/><\/p>\n<p> It used to be the Keisei Electric Railway Former Hakubutsukan-D\u014dbutsuen Station  which has been used as the nearest station of the Tokyo Imperial Museum (now the Tokyo National Museum) and the Imperial Ueno Zoo. <\/p>\n<p> Along with the decrease in users,  it had been suspended business in 1997. In April 2018, as a building with a historically important landscape value, it was the first railway facility which is selected as Tokyo Metropolitan Selected History Building.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p> Renovation work was carried out on this machine, furthermore, Tokyo National University of the Arts, Department of Art Department manager, <span style=\"color: #ff1493;\">UENOYES<\/span> * A comprehensive producer, Mr. Katsuhiko Hibino, designed the door. <\/p>\n<h5> * Art project with the theme of social inclusion. With the aim of new social participation of people from the beginning of culture, regardless of disability, with various people from races and countries, from children to adults, develop various programs throughout the year, from Ueno We are disseminating it to the world. <\/h5>\n<p> On November 23, 2018, a part of Keisei Electric Railway old museum zoo station building will be opened to the public. At the same time, within the station building, a limited-time installation work <span style=\"color: #ff1493;\">Wandering into the Rabbit Hole<\/span> will be displayed as a Historical Cultural Resource Utilization Program that is part of the <span style=\"color: #ff1493;\">UENOYES<\/span> project. <\/p>\n<p> I participated in a press tour that was held prior to that, so I will tell you the situation. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Let&#8217;s open the new door and go inside. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/45377f0891bc9228d021415d5bfcbe0b.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8926\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8931\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/a951f6ad1649fc08aa34b9553969c55f.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8931\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Design of the door by Mr. Katsuhiko Hibino<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> When you open the door, there is a huge rabbit! <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/661b83b2cf15bf7fd2d07db35b62d3da.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8916\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/a39c01428c21ae9ea3ea11f3dcf12385.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8921\" \/><\/p>\n<p> Because the ticket gate of the old museum zoo station is in the basement, this work have a motif of a rabbit who has habits of digging soil and creating a nest. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8946\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8946\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_1100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8946\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Station building ceiling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8956\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_1165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8956\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This station was loved by many people. Graffiti at the time of the active duty is left on the wall of the station building. <br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8951\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8951\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_1116.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8951\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old museum zoo station public release commemoration admission ticket<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8961\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8961\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_1094.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8961\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An announcer who brought the face of a rabbit invites us to the basement.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8971\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8971\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/cb30a915f22aad3047a60742ca402e63.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8971\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8971\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I have my tickets cut and I will get down to the basement.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8976\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8976\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_1068.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8976\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the basement is a book written about the &quot;reproduction of what was lost&quot;. The viewer can also sit on the chair and repeat the page.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8981\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8981\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_1063.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8981\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unique display of animal skull reproduced with 3D printer. You can also touch here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8986\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8986\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_1073.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8986\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the center is the actual skull of Huang Huang of the giant panda who died in 1997 when the station building stopped operating. Standing by is a doctorate in science at National Science Museum \/ Department of Animal Studies, Mr. Ken Mori of technical cooperation of this work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8991\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8991\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_1199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8991\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Huang Huang&#39;s skull has replicas, so please do touch it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8996\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8996\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_1075.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8996\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A replica of the human skull displayed before the toilet display. It is somehow surreal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9001\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9001\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_1077.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9001\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As a hommage to many graffiti remaining in the station building, you can do graffiti with a pen in a glass door leading to the basement. It is planned to archive when graffiti becomes full.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9006\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9006\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_1083.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9006\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Underground ticket gates, and stairs leading to home. I can not move forward from here, but I can surpass the figure at that time through the glass door.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr>\n<p> The story that Ms.Shiratama Hitsujiya written down on Ueno&#39;s research was written by Ms. Akiko Sakata of art and was supported by the technical scientist of Mr. Kento Mori, a scientific museum \u00b7 support researcher at the National Science Museum \u00b7 Animal Research Division Exhibition. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9011\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9011\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_1135.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9011\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ms.Shiratama Hitsujiya director from the left, Mr. Kento Mori of technical cooperation, MS.Sakata Akiko of art.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> Both Ms.Hitsujiya and Ms.Sakata say that this station building is a &quot;space inspired by artists&quot;. <\/p>\n<p> Mr. Mori says that he usually creates skeletal specimens by 3D scan and printer and has thought that it would be great if he chould show his works to the public. When Ms.Hitsujiya talkes about this project, he accepted immediately. It was in 1997 that the old museum zoo station stopped operating, but due to the idea of \u200b\u200bMr. Mori, the genuine exhibition of the skull of Huang Huan of the giant panda who died the same year came true. <\/p>\n<p> In this way the installation work <span style=\"color: #ff1493;\">&#8220;Wandering into the Rabbit Hole&#8221;<\/span> . There is a unique world view that draws in what you see from the moment you open the door. <\/p>\n<p> You can actually touch the entrance rabbit or book, the skull replica, and you can do graffiti on the glass. <\/p>\n<p> Even those who have never used the old museum zoo station, you will be able to enjoy the work with a thought on the history of the station building. <\/p>\n<p> Since it will be a limited-time exhibition until February 24, 2019, how about going to the old museum zoo station on this occasion? <\/p>\n<h3> Publication and exhibition of Former Hakubutsukan-D\u014dbutsuen Station &#8220;Wandering into the Rabbit Hole&#8221; Summary <\/h3>\n<table class=\"datatable\" style=\"height: 50px;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody valign=\"top\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; text-valign: top;\" width=\"100px\"> A session <\/td>\n<td> Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from November 23, 2018 (Friday, congratulation) to February 24 (Sun) in 2019<br \/>\n \u203b 39 days in total excluding December 28 to 30 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"> time <\/td>\n<td> 11: 00 ~ 16: 00<br \/>\n \u203b The final admission is until 15:30 (Capacity system \u00b7 Replacement system when crowded) <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"> place <\/td>\n<td>Former Hakubutsukan-D\u014dbutsuen Station\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"> Admission fee <\/td>\n<td> free <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Related events will also be held. Please check the <a href=\"https:\/\/uenoyes.ueno-bunka.jp\/en\/events\/rabbit-hole\/\">official website<\/a> for details.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThis article provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/home.ueno.kokosil.net\/en\/\">kokosil Ueno<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/reports\">View other reports<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This building is standing side by side with the Tokyo National Museum, across from Ueno Park. It used to be the Keisei Electric Railway Former Hakubutsukan-D\u014dbutsuen Station which has been used as the nearest station of the Tokyo Imperial Museum (now the Tokyo National Museum) and the Imperial Ueno Zoo. Along with the decrease in users, it had been suspended business in 1997. In April 2018, as a building with a historically important landscape value, it was the first railway facility which is selected as Tokyo Metropolitan Selected History Building. Renovation work was carried out on this machine, furthermore, Tokyo National University of the Arts, Department of Art Department manager, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/archives\/9023\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Wandering into the Rabbit Hole \u2013Former Hakubutsukan-D\u014dbutsuen Station Press Tour Report&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8919,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9023"}],"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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9023"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9062,"href":"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9023\/revisions\/9062"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms.culture.city.taito.lg.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}