This year marks the 150th anniversary of the first year of the Meiji era (1868-1912), and commemorative events are being held in various places. Momosuke Fukuzawa, known for building the Oi Dam, is also celebrating the 150th anniversary of his birth, and an exhibition and symposium will be held at the Gifu Prefectural Museum in Seki City.
The exhibition has already opened on June 9, while the symposium will be held on July 7 and registration is required.
It is also very valuable that the original sculptures on the north wall of the main hall of Teishoji Temple will be on display.
We invite you to feel the breath of Japanese modernization from the exhibition and symposium.
*The following is based on Gifu Prefecture's press release.
My Museum Gallery 2nd Exhibition 《Memorial of the 150th Anniversary of the Meiji Era and the 150th Anniversary of Momosuke Fukuzawa's Birth》 "From Yukichi to Momosuke - Trajectory of Japanese Modernization" will be held.
The "My Museum Gallery" of the Gifu Prefectural Museum hosts exhibitions organized by prefectural residents and people related to the prefecture themselves. The second exhibition in fiscal year 2008 will be "From Yukichi to Momosuke: Trajectories of Japanese Modernization" by the Japan Line of the UNESCO Club in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Meiji era and the 150th anniversary of the birth of Momosuke Fukuzawa.
This year marks exactly 150 years since the first year of the Meiji era. Momosuke Iwasaki was born in the very year that Japan was about to be reborn as a modern nation. Momosuke Iwasaki was recognized by Yukichi Fukuzawa for his talent, and after being adopted by him, he went to the U.S. to study, returning to Japan and becoming the first private individual to issue foreign bonds.
He became a master of the market, amassed a fortune, and launched a succession of heavy and chemical industries, earning him the reputation as a genius of management. Among Momosuke's achievements was the successful construction of Japan's first dam for power generation, the Oi Dam, on the rapids of the Kiso River, which quickly raised Japan's industrial level to that of Europe and the United States.
This exhibition will explore the "Meiji spirit" of Yukichi and Momosuke, two generations of father and son who devoted themselves to the modernization of their country, through approximately 100 exhibits, including materials related to the construction of the Oi Dam.
Examples of exhibits
▲Academic Nos.
▲Western Affairs (Collection of Koichi Sakamoto)
The original sculpture on the north wall of the main hall of Teishoji Temple (Okada NyotakeconstructionSadayakko Enkikan (Sadayakko Hall of Fame)(warehouse)
Holding period
Saturday, June 9, 2008 - Monday, July 16, 2008 9:00 - 16:30 *entry until 16:00
venue
Gifu Prefectural Museum
My Museum Gallery, 2F, My Museum Building
Location: 1989 Koyana, Seki-shi, Gifu
TEL: 0575-28-3111 (switchboard)
admission fee
free
*Admission fee is required to view the exhibits in the museum's main building.
closed day
Every Monday (or the following weekday if Monday is a national holiday)
*The museum will be open on Monday, July 16 (national holiday) and closed on Tuesday, July 17.
Symposium commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Meiji era and the 150th anniversary of Momosuke Fukuzawa's birth "Inherited Things: From Yukichi to Momosuke and to the Present Day
Date: Saturday, July 7, 2008, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Venue: Kenpaku Hall, 3F, My Museum Building, Gifu Prefectural Museum (1989 Koyana, Seki-shi, Gifu)
Capacity: 120 people (first-come-first-served basis, junior high school students and older)
Participation fee: Free
How to apply: Call 0575-28-3111 orReservation form on the museum websiteApplication from
support
Gifu Prefectural Board of Education, Kakamigahara City Board of Education, Ena City Board of Education, Nagiso Town Board of Education
cooperation
Corporationtranslator's studioKawagoe City Museum, Kawagoeice riverShrine, Kansai Electric Power Company, Gifu Prefectural Library, the laterushing to one's first audienceMrKoichi SakamotoMr., Daido Steel Co., Chubu Electric Power Company, Denki no Kagakukan (Electricity Museum), NaritasanJoushouji TempleFutabakan, Guest House Yoshidaya, Momosuke Fukuzawa Memorial Museum (in alphabetical order)
organizing
UNESCO Club Japan Line
Introduction: A private UNESCO organization in Gifu Prefecture, certified by the National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan on September 14, 2013. Nagano PrefectureUematsu-chofrom (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity)Nagiso TownThe Kiso River Basin Association has about 70 members scattered mainly along the Kiso River from Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture to Tajimi, Kani, Kakamigahara, Seki, Gifu, and Inuyama, Kasugai, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. They are interested in the history, culture, and academics of the Kiso River basin, and are particularly interested inpeach festivalIt has accumulated research, exhibitions, lectures, and symposiums on Sadayakko. Its predecessor was the Sadayakko Forum based at Naritasan Sadateruji Temple in Kakamigahara City.
(editorial) supervision
Naoko Fujimoto
Introduction: Born in 1948. Graduated from Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Department of German. He is a member of the Sadayakko Forum's official journal, "pickled leavesHe is the lead author of the "Sadayakko Forum" and the head of the Sadayakko Forum. She is a member of the Japan Poets' Association. In 1982, he published the literary magazinestorm petrel (any bird of family Hydrobatidae)After making his debut as a writer in "The Tale of Laozi," he has published a wide range of critiques on Laozi and other subjects in fanzines and other publications. He has also written a series of novels for overseas Japanese-language newspapers and "Dry Diagnosis" for the Chunichi Shimbun. His main publications are "Duel of the Mongoose Tribe" and "Momosuke Fukuzawa's Essays: Tenma Gyoku Datong ni Tatei" (Momosuke Fukuzawa's essays are published in Japanese only).
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