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Gaya - The History of a Kingdom
National Museum of Japanese History
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Gaya was a confederacy in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula that cooperated and sometimes competed with each other around the same time as the Kofun period in the Japanese archipelago. They operated maritime trade and iron production as a single entity from the 4th to 6th centuries, and achieved great growth through repeated exchanges with the kingdoms and countries of Shiragi in the east, Baekje in the west, ancient Japan across the sea, and China in the distance. However, between the two powerful kingdoms of Silla and Baekje, its power gradually weakened, and Kaya was destroyed in 562.
This exhibition, with the full cooperation of the National Museum of Korea, presents approximately 220 artifacts excavated from the tombs of Gaya, including gold and silver jewelry, beautiful earthenware, weapons and harnesses that demonstrate military prowess, iron that served as the foundation for their growth, and foreign objects that show their negotiations with foreign countries. The exhibition will reveal the history of the Gaya from its origins, to its rapid growth, to its demise. This is the first time in 30 years that the greatest treasures of the Gaya have been exhibited in one place in Japan.
This exhibition will also consider the transition of exchange between Gaya and Japan. Gaya was one of the societies with which the Yamato interacted most closely. Through exchanges with Gaya, the Yamato acquired advanced information, technology, and tools of the time and established them as part of their own culture. These included hard pottery called Sue ware, iron tools, metalwork, horse breeding, irrigation, cooking tools such as steamers, and new heating and kitchen facilities (kamado). The 5th century, when this movement was most active, is sometimes called the "century of technological innovation."
Through this exhibition, visitors will experience the history of Gaya across the sea, and be reminded of the longstanding exchanges between Japan and Korea that continue today and into the future.
This exhibition, with the full cooperation of the National Museum of Korea, presents approximately 220 artifacts excavated from the tombs of Gaya, including gold and silver jewelry, beautiful earthenware, weapons and harnesses that demonstrate military prowess, iron that served as the foundation for their growth, and foreign objects that show their negotiations with foreign countries. The exhibition will reveal the history of the Gaya from its origins, to its rapid growth, to its demise. This is the first time in 30 years that the greatest treasures of the Gaya have been exhibited in one place in Japan.
This exhibition will also consider the transition of exchange between Gaya and Japan. Gaya was one of the societies with which the Yamato interacted most closely. Through exchanges with Gaya, the Yamato acquired advanced information, technology, and tools of the time and established them as part of their own culture. These included hard pottery called Sue ware, iron tools, metalwork, horse breeding, irrigation, cooking tools such as steamers, and new heating and kitchen facilities (kamado). The 5th century, when this movement was most active, is sometimes called the "century of technological innovation."
Through this exhibition, visitors will experience the history of Gaya across the sea, and be reminded of the longstanding exchanges between Japan and Korea that continue today and into the future.
Schedule | Oct 4 (Tue) 2022-Dec 11 (Sun) 2022 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1000, University Students ¥500, High School Students and Under free | ||||
| Website | https://www.rekihaku.ac.jp/exhibitions/project/index.html | ||||
| Venue | National Museum of Japanese History https://www.rekihaku.ac.jp/english | ||||
| Location | 117 Jonai-cho, Sakura-shi, Chiba 285-8502 | ||||
| Access | 15 minute walk from the South exit of Keisei Sakura Station on the Keisei Main line; From the South exit of JR Sakura Station, take the Chiba Green bus towards Tamachi Shako and get off at National Museum of History and Folklore. The venue is near from there. | ||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) | ||||
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