Bokudo Memorial Museum

Inukai, Bokudo

The Bokudo Memorial Museum was built on
land adjoining the birthplace of Inukai,
Bokudo in 1993. In order to keep in harmony
with the appearance of the original buildings,
it was constructed in traditional Japanesestyle. The facility was constructed to honour
Inukai, Tsuyoshi, who was known as a “fatherof Constitutional Government”. It is here thatvarious documents relating to Inukai, Tsuyoshi
are exhibited.

The name Inukai, Bokudo is a penname
which refers to Inukai, Tsuyoshi, who was anactive politician from the end of the 19th Century through into the 20th Century. Throughhis contributions to the establishment of party
politics and the institutionalisation of universal
suffrage, he came to be known as a “father ofConstitutional Government”. In 1931 he became Prime Minister. The public looked tohim for a solution to the Manchurian Incident
and economic recovery. However, on the 15thof May 1932 the Prime Minister’s office wasraided by a group of young naval officers and,while trying to reason with them,
Inukai, Tsuyoshi was shot andkilled. He had been working atbuilding up friendly relations
with such people of Asia as Sun
Yat-sen, and was well known
as a politician who showed
consideration for peoples invulnerable situations.
Additionally, he was a famous
calligrapher who left behind
many wonderful works.

A well-used ink stone

Permanent exhibition room

Japanese-style garden (Courtyard)
The white sand of this garden represents
waves, while the rocks and plants represent
islands.

Bokudo’s calligraphy

Bokudo’s calligraphy

Inukai, Bokudo
Memorial Museum

Birthplace of Inukai, Bokudo

Bokudo Memorial Museum

Birthplace of Inukai, Bokudo
The birthplace of Inukai, Bokudo was donatedby the Inukai Household to Okayama Prefecture in 1976. In 1978 the main building andwarehouse were nationally designated as important cultural property. Following this thebuildings were dismantled and restored totheir 18th Century appearance in 1979.
The Inukai Household is an old family who,from generation to generation, worked as thevillage headmen. So it is possible to say thatthe restored buildings are representative thearchitectural style of an Edo era (18th Century) village headman’s residence.

“Zasiki”“Daidokoro”①“Omotemon”Main gate②“Doma”
Room with earthen flooring.

③“Agaribana”
The place near an entrance in a house.

④“Daidokoro”

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Room with a sunken hearth.

⑤“Nakanoma”

Business Hours : 9:00 - 17:00(Entry until 16:30)

Room which exists in the center.

⑥“Zashiki”
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⑨⑧
⑦

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It is the main room for visitors.

⑦“Nando”
An indoor lumber room.

⑧“Kuramae”
Room in front of the entrance of a warehouse.

④⑨“Uchigura”⑥ ⑤ ③

Closed : Tuesdays(with the exception of public holidays)

Days following public holidays(with the exception of Saturdays andSundays)

End of Year/New Year
(28 Dec.－4 Jan.)

Inner warehouse.

②⑩“Sotogura”
Outer warehouse.

Entry Fee : Free

⑪Camphor Tree
A tree which was planted when Bokudo won
his first election.

⑫Monument①⑫⑪

Created using a drawing by Professor Ōga,Ichirou, the individual famous for reviving anancient Lotus strain.

⑬Well

Address : 102-1 Kawairi, Kita-ku,Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken
Japan 701-0161
Phone : 086-292-1820
Fax : 086-292-1825