Museum Meijimura

During the period of Meiji (1867-1912), we have begun to modernized our country by importing the technologies and cultures from other countries. Wooden bridges become steel bridges, telephone, stone walled buildings instead of soil filled or wood. The most significant part of Meiji is the fall of feudalism and we have started to build an empire just like other strong countries worldwide; Britain, Germany, France, and also the U.S. The vision of becoming the one of the world's largest nation resulted in a devastating World War II in about half century later, but different from other countries in Asia, we have quite successfully managed to avoid being annexed during this period.

There are about 60 things you can see. and takes pretty much half to whole day.

  1. Main Gate, Eighth National High School
  2. Ohi Butcher Shop

  3. Mie Prefectural Teachers & Elementary School

  4. Imperial Guard Headquaters Annex, Imperial Palace
  5. Sentry Box of Akasaka Palace
  6. St. John's Church
  7. Gakushuin Principal's Official Residence, Peers School
  8. Reception Hall of Marquis Tsugumichi Saigo's Residence
  9. Residence of Ogai Mori and Soseki Natsume
  10. Entrance Porch, Tokyo School for Blind (Currently not available for exhibition.)
  11. Nijyubashi Lamp, Imperial Palace
  12. Shimbashi Factory of the Japan Railway Bureau and the Imperial Coaches of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken
  13. Mie Prefectual Office
  14. Auditorium, Chikara-Akasaka Primary School
  15. Physics and Chemistry Theater, Fourth National High School
  16. Higashi-Yamanashi District Office
  17. Dr. Shimizu's Office
  18. Tomatsu house
  19. Nakai Sake Brewery
  20. Aizu Branch of Yasuda Bank
  21. Telephone Exchange, Sapporo
  22. Steam Coach
  23. Shichijo Police Box
  24. Kyoto Street Cars
  25. Kitasato Institute
  26. "Kagyu-an" Rohan Koda House
  27. "Zagyo-so" Villa of Prince Kimmochi Saionji
  28. Tea House "Ekiraku-an"
  29. Shinagawa Lighthouse
  30. Official Abode of Sugashima Light House
  31. No.25 Nagasaki Foreign Settlement
  32. A Westerner's House, Kobe Foreign Settlement
  33. Entrance Porch, Religious College
  34. "Musei-do" Gymnasium for Martial Arts, Fourth National High School
  35. Ward, Japan Red Cross Society Central Hospital
  36. Barrack, Sixth Infantry Regiment

    Lunch
    Dinner
    uniform
    barrack
  37. Ward and Administration Office, Nagoya Garrison Hospital
  38. Japanese Evangelical Church
  39. Japanese Immigrant's House, Registro, Brazil
  40. Japanese Immigrant's Assembly Hall, Hilo Hawaii
  41. Rokugogawa Iron Bridge
  42. Steam Locomotive No.1 of the Bisai Railways
  43. Shinbashi Factory of the Japanese National Railways (The Machinery Hall)

    Waterpump
    Ring Type Textyle Machine
    Mule Type Textile Machine
    Steam Powerd motor
    Steam hammer
    printing machine
    electric generator (westing house)
    air compressor
  44. Steam Locomotive No.12, No.9 and Third Class Passenger Coaches



  45. Shinagawa Glass Factory
  46. Uji-Yamada Post Office

    Old looking drop box When I was very small, I used to see the one at the center. I have never seen the wooden one on the right though...
    A cap for the postman and whistle to scare bears...
  47. Barber Shop "Kinokoto"
  48. Summering House of Lafcadio Hearn
  49. Kureha-za Theater
  50. Bathhouse "Azuma-yu"
  51. St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral
  52. Main Gate, Kanazawa Prison
  53. Konasami-jima Lighthouse
  54. Tendo Arch Bridge
  55. Shin-Ohashi Bridge
  56. St. Paul Daimyoji Church
  57. Head Office of Kawasaki Bank
  58. Stone Bridge Lamp, Imperial Palace
  59. Cabinet Library
  60. Tokyo Central Station Police Box
  61. Associated Ward, Maebashi Prison
  62. Central Station and Ward, Kanazawa Prison
  63. Miyazu District Court
  64. "Kikunoyo" Brewery
  65. Oguma Photo Studio
  66. Iwakura Substation of Nagoya Railroad Co.
  67. Main Entrance Hall and Lobby, Imperial Palace

 

Last Updated on 2004/04/03

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