Hiroshima City Museum of History and Traditional Crafts

Hiroshima City Museum of History and Traditional Crafts

infobox Museum
name= Hiroshima City Museum of History and Traditional Crafts



imagesize= 300
established= 1911, (1985)
location= 6-20 Ujina-miyuki 2-chome, Minami-ku, Hiroshima
director=
website= [http://www.hiroins-net.ne.jp/kyodo/top/topfrm.html www.hiroins-net.ne.jp/kyodo]
The Hiroshima City Museum of History and Traditional Crafts is a history museum in Ujina-nishi Park in Hiroshima, Japan.

History

*Opened as a packing plant of Ujina provisions and fodder plant for Imperial Army in March, 1911.
*Handed over from a private company to Hiroshima City in 1977.
*Repaired the building in 1984.
*Opened as the museum in 1985.

Museum

Permanent exhibitions

*Sadaaki Senda and Ujina Port - started in 1884, completed in 1889
*History of the plant building - from 1894 to 1985
*Oyster farming - since 1532 - 1555
*Laver farming - since Edo period
*Yagi irrigation channel - opened in 1768 by Hiroshima Han
*Rice farming
*Hemp production - started in 10th century, peaked in 1919, finished in 1950's.
*Kamoji production - old comb for women - since 1624
*Japanese Umbrella production - since 1615, peaked in 1920
*Geta (footwear) production - since 1622
*Textile production of Antheraea yamamai cocoon
*Wooden boat building
*Life with the fire

pecial exhibitions

Educational programs

*Saturday school
*Summer school for junior and senior high school students
*Special events

Experience room

Publications

Access

*Hiroden Ujina 2-chome Station
*Hiroshima Bus Miyuki 2-chome or Bay City Ujina bus stop

ee also

External links

* [http://www.hiroins-net.ne.jp/kyodo/top/topfrm.html Hiroshima City Museum of History and Traditional Crafts]
* [http://www.arch-hiroshima.net/arch-hiroshima/arch/delta_south/kyodo_e.html Hiroshima City Museum of History and Traditional Crafts@arch-hiroshima.net]


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