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Gather Animals
Nakano Historical Museum
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Since ancient times, animals have been deeply involved with humans in various ways: as food, essential resources for hunting, farming, and transportation, and as beloved pets. Due to their mysterious powers and imagery, wolves and snakes have been worshipped as deities, while crows, foxes, cattle, pigeons, chickens, and centipedes are known as divine messengers.
During the Edo period, Nakano was a falconry ground for the Tokugawa shogunate, and under the policy of the fifth shogun, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, known as the "Edict of Compassion for Living Beings," a vast enclosure was built to house dogs. In the mid-18th century, an elephant that had traveled from Vietnam via Nagasaki to Edo was kept in Nakano Village.
This exhibition showcases local toys, ema (votive plaques), and toy prints from the museum's collection, as well as animal-related items from the collection of Enryo Inoue, the founder of Toyo University, a philosopher, and also known as the "Doctor of Monsters."
During the Edo period, Nakano was a falconry ground for the Tokugawa shogunate, and under the policy of the fifth shogun, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, known as the "Edict of Compassion for Living Beings," a vast enclosure was built to house dogs. In the mid-18th century, an elephant that had traveled from Vietnam via Nagasaki to Edo was kept in Nakano Village.
This exhibition showcases local toys, ema (votive plaques), and toy prints from the museum's collection, as well as animal-related items from the collection of Enryo Inoue, the founder of Toyo University, a philosopher, and also known as the "Doctor of Monsters."
Schedule | Jun 18 (Tue) 2024-Aug 11 (Sun) 2024 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://www.city.tokyo-nakano.lg.jp/kurashi/bunka/manabu/rekishiminzoku/kikakutenji/0686737520240515150742649.html | ||||
| Venue | Nakano Historical Museum https://www.city.tokyo-nakano.lg.jp/kurashi/bunka/manabu/rekishiminzoku/index.html | ||||
| Location | 4-3-4 Egota, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 165-0022 | ||||
| Access | 8 minute walk from the North exit of Numabukuro Station on the Seibu Shinjuku line, 15 minute walk from exit A2 at Shin-egota Station on the Toei Oedo line. | ||||
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