Historical Records
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Map of Japan (Medium-Scale Map): Northern Kyūshū (detail)
By Inō Tadataka, Edo period, 19th century (Important Cultural Property)Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 15
January 25, 2022 (Tue) - March 21, 2022 (Mon)Tokyo National Museum has more than artworks and archeological artifacts. The collection also includes records, which provide valuable insights into history and the cultures of different ethnic groups. This diversity stems from the Museum’s origins as a comprehensive institution in 1872. It was even home to animal, plant, and mineral specimens, although these were moved to the National Museum of Nature and Science in 1925.
The extensive collection of historical records at Tokyo National Museum now includes maps, diagrams, texts, photographs, ink rubbings, and copies of artworks. These items, dating mainly from the 17th to 20th century, shed light on politics, society, culture, transportation, and scenery in Japan. Here we display a selection of these items under different themes throughout the year.
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
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| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Map of Japan (Medium-Scale Map): Northern Kyūshū | By Inō Tadataka | Edo period, 19th century | P-2906-7 | ||
| Volume 1 of "The Museum's Illustrations of Fish" | Compiled by the Museum Bureau; illustrated by Kurimoto Tanshū and others | Edo period–Meiji era, 19th century | QA-863-1 | ||||
| Volume 2 of "The Museum's Illustrations of Fish" | Compiled by the Museum Bureau; illustrated by Kurimoto Tanshū and others | Edo period–Meiji era, 19th century | QA-863-2 | ||||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Map of the Tōkaidō Road: Hiratsuka, Ōiso, Odawara, Hakone, and Hakone Gongen | Compiled by the Office of Transportation, Formerly preserved at Asakusa Bunko Library | Edo period, 1806 | P-582-2 | ||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Main Keep of Nagoya Castle | Photographed by Yokoyama Matsusaburō | Meiji era, 1872 | R-1449 | On exhibit through February 20, 2022 | |
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Five-Story Pagoda at Tōji Temple | Photographed by Yokoyama Matsusaburō | Meiji era, 1872 | R-1383 | On exhibit from February 22, 2022 |