刀剣博物館
The Japanese have been renowned blade makers for centuries, with these products having been exported by Japan to Korea and China since the Middle Ages.
The Society for Preservation of Japanese Art Swords (Nihon Bijutsu Touken Hozon Kyokai 公益財団法人日本美術刀剣保存協会) was founded in 1948, partly in response to the Allied Occupation administration's confiscation of weapons, including swords, with the aim of preserving this aspect of Japanese culture.
The Japanese Sword Museum was then founded in 1978 to share this heritage with the general public. Among its numerous exhibits was the sword used by Japan's legendary "God of War," the 16th century daimyo, Uesugi Kenshin.
The museum closed in March 2017 for the purpose of moving from its old premises in Yoyogi, Shinjuku ward, to new, much bigger premises, in the Yokoami district of Sumida ward, just north of Ryogoku, which is famous as the heart of sumo wrestling in Japan. The new site is part of the Kyu-Yasuda Teien Garden.
The new Japanese Sword Museum is designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Fumihiko Maki, who also designed the National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto and the 4 World Trade Center, New York, which opened in 2013.
The new Japanese Sword Museum is due to open in January 2018. The striking, 3-story modern concrete building has already been completed, and all work is now being done on the interior.
Combined with the surrounding Kyu-Yasuda Teien Garden, the superb Edo-Tokyo Museum nearby and the recent renovation of Ryogoku Station with its Edo Noren Ryogoku dining and shopping attraction, this new development will further enhance the sightseeing value of east Tokyo's Sumida ward - home also to the Tokyo Skytree a couple of kilometers north-east.
Finally, an ancient sword haiku:
So keen the blade
The mark it renders now
The mind's eye waits to see
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| Sign for the new Japanese Sword Museum, Ryogoku, Tokyo |
The Society for Preservation of Japanese Art Swords (Nihon Bijutsu Touken Hozon Kyokai 公益財団法人日本美術刀剣保存協会) was founded in 1948, partly in response to the Allied Occupation administration's confiscation of weapons, including swords, with the aim of preserving this aspect of Japanese culture.
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| State of completion of new Japanese Sword Museum, Sumida ward, in August 2017 |
The Japanese Sword Museum was then founded in 1978 to share this heritage with the general public. Among its numerous exhibits was the sword used by Japan's legendary "God of War," the 16th century daimyo, Uesugi Kenshin.
The museum closed in March 2017 for the purpose of moving from its old premises in Yoyogi, Shinjuku ward, to new, much bigger premises, in the Yokoami district of Sumida ward, just north of Ryogoku, which is famous as the heart of sumo wrestling in Japan. The new site is part of the Kyu-Yasuda Teien Garden.
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| Construction work on the new Japanese Sword Museum, Yokoami, Sumida, Tokyo |
The new Japanese Sword Museum is designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Fumihiko Maki, who also designed the National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto and the 4 World Trade Center, New York, which opened in 2013.
The new Japanese Sword Museum is due to open in January 2018. The striking, 3-story modern concrete building has already been completed, and all work is now being done on the interior.
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| Current state of completion of the new Japanese Sword Museum, near Ryogoku, Tokyo |
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| Construction data signboard in Japanese at site of new Japanese Sword Museum, Sumida ward, Tokyo |
Finally, an ancient sword haiku:
So keen the blade
The mark it renders now
The mind's eye waits to see
© JapanVisitor.com
Goods From Japan delivered to your home or business
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