Seinan Gakuin University

History of the Museum
1916
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2015
2016

Shiritsu Seinan Gakuin was established in Daimyō, Fukuoka-shi.
Shiritsu Seinan Gakuin moved to Nishijin-machi, Sawara-gun(present-day Nishijin, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka-shi).
Construction of Seinan Gakuinʼs old main building and auditorium began.
Old main building and auditorium completed.
Seinan Gakuin received Fukuoka Urban Beautiﬁcation Award.
Seinan Gakuinʼs old main building and auditorium registered as Tangible
Cultural Property of Fukuoka City.
Restoration of Seinan Gakuinʼs old main building and auditorium started.
Restoration of Seinan Gakuinʼs old main building and auditorium completed.
Seinan Gakuinʼs old main building and auditorium renamed the Seinan Gakuin
University Museum (Dozier Memorial Hall) and opened as a university museum.
Seinan Gakuin University Museum registered as a museum-equivalent establishment.
Seinan Gakuinʼs old main building and auditorium registered as Tangible Cultural
Property of Fukuoka Prefecture.
Regular exhibition room reopened in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Museum.

Charles Kelsey Dozier, the Founder of Seinan Gakuin
Seinan Gakuin was founded in 1916 by C. K. Dozier of the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern
Baptist Convention in the United States. It began as the ﬁrst academy for boys in Fukuoka City, and was
one of the ﬁrst schools to incorporate modern Western educational practices. The junior high school was
opened in 1947, and the senior high school the following year. In 1949, Seinan Gakuin University (SGU)
was accredited as a private Baptist university, and today it has grown to include a elementary school,nursery school and kindergarten to become a comprehensive educational insutitution serving about
10,000 students of many ages.
Seinan Gakuin University Museumthat exhibit materials associated with
C. K. Dozier such as a desk, bible, hymn

AcademicCentral Campus
Research
West Campus
Institute
Building Building Building Center for
Language
No. 4
No. 5
教会
Education▲ Desk of C. K. Dozier▲ Mr. and Mrs. Dozier

William Merrell Voriesʼs Architecture
William Merrell Vories(1880‒1964) , the American missionary, arrived in Japan in 1905 at the age of 24.
He practiced social education based on Christianity, and also drew architectural plans of churches andmission schools throughout Japan, including Seinan Gakuinʼs main building. The buildingʼs architecture

SeinanStudent CenterＥＤof red brick with British (or Dutch) -style bond. The external appearance of the building retains theTheauditorium on the second ﬂoor

lecture platform

underneath. The gallery on thethird ﬂoor contains a wooden
ﬂoor and thick, black, wooden

Gymnasium

Chapel

Ａ

Pipe
Organ

Seinan Gakuin University
MuseumBuilding Building South Building Library
No. 1
No. 3
No. 2
Gate

(Dozier Memorial Hall)

Remains of Defense Walls against Mongol Invasions (Genkō Bōrui)Seinan Gakuin Archives

The Remains of defense walls were discovered during theconstruction of building number 1. They were constructed in thesame manner as the defense walls found in Nishijin, which were
preserved on the southern side of the university gymnasium. The
newly found wall was 2.4m wide, sturdily reinforced with stones onsides, and layered repeatedly with clay and sand. An earthen wallmeasuring approximately 1.5m wide and 1.3m high was also
discovered approximately a meter south of the main wall, thediscovered defense walls against Mongol invasions in this area are
unique as they employed the double-row
construction of stone and earth. Owing totheir archeological signiﬁcance, Seinan
Gakuin has preserved the remains by
relocating them, as part of an effort torestore them to their original state.

The purpose of Seinan Gakuin Archives is to clarify the activities
and histories of its founder, C. K. Dozier and related persons, torecharge the spirit of foundation, and to understand and passdown the school history to future generations. Additionally, thisarchives collects and preserves historicalmaterials associated with Seinan Gakuin,
the Baptist Church, and all related people,
and studies and exhibits them to enrichand develop Seinan Gakuinʼs education
and research.

Palestine, the land of the Bible, is as small as Mie Prefecture but
has notably diverse terrain, climate, and foliage. The variation inplants ranges from alpine ﬂora in the northeastern mountainous
region to desert ﬂora in the southern dry region. The area supports
more than 2,800 plant species, 100 of which are mentioned in the
Bible. Our Biblical Botanical Garden
cultivates
approximately100
these
species. As you walk through our
campus, you can observe and identify
these biblical plants, which will provide a
better understanding of the world of
the Bible.

HistoricalLong Chairs

Momochi Ramp

Fukuoka
PayPayDome

Fukuoka Soft Research Park
Seinan Gakuin
Elementary Seinan Gakuin
Fukuoka City
School Junior and SeniorHigh School
Museum
NishijinElementary School

Seinan Gakuin
University Museum

HistoricalLong Chairs

Seinan Gakuin University
Shuyukan
To
High School
Meinohama

Seinan Gakuin
University Museum

NishijinTojinmachi Ohori Park

Arae

Nishijin 3-13-1, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka 814-8511, Japan
TEL. +81-92-823-4785 FAX. +81-92-823-4786
URL http://www.seinan-gu.ac.jp/museum/

SubwayBus

Taxi▲ William Merrell Vories

Seinan Gakuin University Museum Brochure (English ver.)2F

1F

1st Floor Exhibition Room
Dozier
Memorial Room

Permanent
Exhibition Room

Exhibition Room

2F

Entrance Hall
Delivery Entrance

Ofﬁce

Directorʼs
Ofﬁce

2F

Exhibit of Wall Structure

Syowa St.

Museum Character George -kun
To Hakozaki

TenjinOhori
Park
Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Sta.
Watanabe St.
Yakuin Sta.
Ropponmatsu

Fukuoka Airport Sta.
Hakata Sta.
Tenjin3F

Yokatopia St.

Nishijin Sta.
Nishijin Sta.
Nishijin Sta.

*A 5-minute walk from Nishijin Station (Exit③)

17 minutes
12 minutes
8 minutes

Hakata Bus Center
TenjinShuyukan-mae Bus Stop
Shuyukan-mae Bus Stop

Fukuoka Airport

Seinan Gakuin University 25 minutes

Hakata Sta.

Seinan Gakuin University 20 minutes

TenjinSeinan Gakuin University 15 minutes*A 5-minute walk from Shuyukan-mae Bus Stop

35 minutes
20 minutes(Urban Expressway/Momochi Ramp)(Urban Expressway/Momochi Ramp)(Urban Expressway/Momochi Ramp)▲ Seinan Gakuinʼs main building

2F

1F

Consulate-General of the
Republic of Korea

Consulate-General of the Republic of China

Seinan Gakuin Maizuru Kindergarten
Seinan Gakuin Samidori Day Nursery

Official SNS

and

3F

2nd and 3rd floors are restricted area.

AtriumUrban Expressway Route 1

Fukuoka Tower

Fujisakiaffords a broad view of theauditorium.

2nd and 3rd Floor Auditorium

Platform

Opening Hours/ 10:00am.‒6:00p.m. (Entrance before 5:30p.m.）Days Closed/ Sundays *Aug. 10th‒Aug. 16th
*Christmas Day[12/25]*Dec. 28th‒Jan. 5thAdmission Fee/ Free

with a gently curved proscenium

colonnades

workshops on Christianity and Christian culture and aims to show visitors a part of Christianityʼs history.

SeinanCommunity
CenterSeinan Cross Plaza

Opening Hours

showcases a façade decorated

octagonal

has witnessed many diverse events worldwide. The university museum provides various exhibitions andＣ

The main building of Seinan Gakuin is a three-story architectural structure with a total ﬂoor space ofarch with a

Seinan Gakuin University is a Christian university. Since Christianity originated in Palestine, its trajectory
Seinan Gakuin
Centennial HallＢ

980 square meters, a width of 24m, and a depth of 15m. Its outer circumference and inner wall are madestyle.

Main
Gate

East Campus
Athletic Field

Law School

was restored between 2004 and 2005, from which time it has housed the University Museum.

Colonial

Graduate
SchoolBuilding

Biblical Botanical Garden（Ａ・Ｂ・Ｃ・Ｄ・Ｅ）

book that he used.

Georgian

Administration
Building

Information Board

contains a “Dozier Memorial Room”

Welcome to the University Museum!

CAMPUS MAP

Publication date: Aug. 1st 2023 Editor: Seinan Gakun University Museum Printer: In-tex Fukuoka Co., Ltd.

Created in 2020 on the 100th anniversary of the groundbreaking of the museumʼs building,
George-kun is the ofﬁcial museum character of the Seinan Gakuin University Museum. His form
is inspired by appearance of a building, with a hope to increase familiarity with the building. He
appears in various events and goods at the Seinan Gakuin University Museum. Nice to meet you!
Date of Birth: Sep. 9th 1920
Height: 15m Weight: Secret!
Origin of Name: Georgian Colonial Style, the Architectural styleof this University Museum
Attractive feature: Red Brick Body
Work: Museum guide, Model of museum goods
Like: Playing joyfully with Children
Hobby: Watching the Nishijin CityⅠ Genealogy of the Bible and the Development of Christianity

Judaism as the Womb of Christianity

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04

a reformation movement among Judaists led

The Beginning of the History of Christianity in Japan

05

04

In the 1st century, Christianity evolved from

Francis Xavier began preaching in India andAsia. When he visited Malacca, he met aby Jesus, who was a Jew and a Judaist. The

Japanese man called Anjirō, who encouraged

Christian Bible is a book that combines theJews and the New Testament which is the
Therefore, Judaism ceremonies have many▲

elements for understanding the Bible.

of prominent domain lords, and Christianity

Box for Etrog

Plate and Cup
for Passover

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03

Collection of Professor Sadao Sekiya

spread rapidly throughout the nation.

▲The life of St. Francis Xavier

M ap of Asia

01

Ⅱ

▼ Rothschild Miscellany (facsimile)

Sadao Sekiya is a professor emeritus

Kagoshima in 1549 and gained the support▲▲

original part written by Christians in Greek.

Sy mb o l i c
ExhibitⅠ06

Sy mb o l i c
Exhibit

The Ban on Christianity
The Topography of Japan
written by Arnoldus Montanus(Scene of the martyrdom
in Unzen Hell)(ex-professor at the Faculty of Theology) at▲

Seinan Gakuin University, who specialized in

Entrance

Biblical Archeology. Professor Sekiya gathered07

relics and materials of Judaism around Israel
for many years and donated his collection to
the Seinan Gakuin Museum in Dec. 2014. The

03

Ancient Judish Lamp

The Bible was transcribed onto parchment or

N e s t o ri an
Monument
In t e ract i v e
L o an E xhi bi t i o n ( ru bbe d co p y)

papyrus scrolls, which were then passed down to
the next generations. Christians began to scribe

Ro s e t t a St o n e( r e pl i c a )H anta Maruya(Mary Kannon)▲

G a ller y▲collection consists of approximately 400 items.

Manuscript of the Bible

Exit

A Leaf of
Latin Bible
Manuscript in12th century▼

economic efﬁciency. Following the later 15th
century, thanks to new typographical printing

Dozier Memorial Roomtechnology, it became easier for many people to▲ Dead Sea Scroll, Manuscript of the Book of Isaiah(facsimile)

相互貸借
特集展示

The Birth and Diffusion of Christianity

Interactive Loan Exhibition

This exhibition of “The World of Biblical Plants” displays

Interactive Loan

specimens of the Biblical Botanical Garden on campus.

can see the temporary exhibitions
produced by university and regional
museum, local government, which arein agreements with Seinan Gakuin
University Museum.

▲

Virgin of
Jerusalem

Crowning MaryThe Edo Shogunate restricted trade in Nagasaki only
to China and the Netherlands, and compelled them tostay limited areas, Tōjin-yashiki for Chinese, Dejima for
Dutch. Consequently, the latest foreign cultures andstudies ﬂowed into Nagasaki, with the result that many
doctors and scholars from all over the country visited
this city to study and they interacted with the Chineseand Dutch. As these peopleʼs lifestyles were unusual in
Japan, they were recorded in books and pictures.

Opening of the Country and the End of the Ban on Christianity
After the contraction of Ansei Five-Power Treaties inInformation on the1858, the Japanese government implemented newgardenʼs purpose, map, and various

diplomatic policies, such as the opening of ports anddescriptions can be found in the regular

the admission of Evangelical works into foreign

exhibitions. In addition, we display

settlements. However, the government continued topanels explaining various stories on

forbid the Christian faith and to oppress Japanesebiblical plants in a periodical exhibition.

Exhibition by Minami-Shimabara City

06

The World of Biblical Plants

In the area of
Exhibition, visitors▲

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After the Jesusʼ death, his apostles inherited
his reformation movement, and his ideas spreadbeyond Judaism. He became known as “Christ,”
a title for savior, and Christianity was founded.
Initially, the Roman Empire persecuted
Christians. Since the 4th century, however,
Christianity has spread worldwide. As thedoctrine of Christianity diffused, art works on
the subject became to be created. As the result,nowadays, many unique Christian arts can befound all over the world.

▲ Picture Scroll of the Dutch Trading Post in Dejima

Mustard Seed (Black Mustard)▼

luxury illuminated bibles were also trending at this▼possess their own bibles. On the other hand,After Toyotomi Hideyoshi issued the Bateren Tsuihō
Rei (the Law for the explusion of Christian priests) in
1587, the Japanese government began restricting
Christian activities. During the Edo period, thegovernment continued to take anti-Christian measures
to convert Japanese Christians under severe oppression.
Reports of persecution came not only from Japan but
also from Western countries. In 1637, Japanese
Christians staged an uprising (the Shimabara-Amakusa
Rebellion) in response to the governmentʼs anti-Christianpolicies. This incident later inﬂuenced Japanese policies
against Christianity and overseas countries.

T ra d e i n N a ga sa k i

The World of Biblical Plants

the Bible in codex form by the 2nd century AD,
which offered the advantages of portability and05

him to preach in Japan. He arrived in

02

Old Testament (the Hebrew Bible) used by

02

Ⅱ The History of Christianity in Japan

Map of Permanent Exhibition Room

▲ Gospel of Mattew(Meiji-Motoyaku Bible)

Christians. This oppression continued until 1873,▲ Board of Ban on Christianity

when the Board of Ban on Christianity was removed.

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