Muse No. 32
Japanese Citizens Network of Museums for Peace
Newsletter: January 2016
The Editorial Office: Daisuke Miyahara at Peace Aichi
2-820 Yomogidai, Meitoku, Nagoya City, Aichi 465-0091
Tel/Fax: 052-602-4222 http://www.peace-aichi.com/
Editor: Kazuyo Yamane, Masahiko Yamabe, Ikuro Anzai
Translators: Mairead Hynes, Terumi Imai, Tanya S. Maus, Atsuko Takeda, Yoshiko Tanigawa, &Kyoko Terazawa
Illstrator: Erico Tosaki & Pegge Patten

Chukiren Peace Memorial(NPO)

year, we also hosted a lecture by Muno Takeji

Office Manager and Director
Serizawa Nobuo(age 100), who was the only journalist at Asahi

The Chukiren Peace Memorial documents theattempt to take responsibility for the role of his

experience of former Japanese imperial soldiersreporting in supporting the war.

Newspaper to resign on August 14, 1945, in an

who were interned in communist China’s

Mr. Muno, who is a member of our memorial

Fushun War Criminals Management Center.

along with his child, is quite healthy and often

The museum has seen a surge of media

makes television appearances, but is filled withattention this year, perhaps in part because ofrage at the current political and social situationin Japan.

th

the 70 anniversary of the end of World War II,
and in part because of our participation in lastyear’sNo

Conference.

Gun

Ri

International

Peace

We have had a number of

noteworthy visitors both from overseas andfrom within Japan, from Chinese stations suchas China Central Television and Hong Kong
Phoenix TV, to the Hague Institute for Global
Justice and Asahi Newspaper.
Unfortunately, the Chukiren survivors aredwindling in number every year, and those who
Erico

do remain with us are becoming hard of hearing.
For this reason, we predict that the role of theAt our two meetings, the voices opposing themuseum in helping to tell their stories will

recent Japanese military legislation wereexpand dramatically in years to come.
As part of this role, we sponsor a public

unanimous, and we sent a written statement ofstudy session four times a year, after ourthese feelings to Prime Minister Abe, the headquarterly meeting of the board of directors.

of the lower house, and various media outlets

After our general assembly on June 13th of thisand other associations.

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Women’s Active Museum on War andPeace (WAM)
Director

public spaces to be used for panel exhibits on“comfort women”.

Ikeda Erikocritical of the NHK, whose prejudiced reportingis infamous, and which could fairly be called a

In 2015, we celebrated the 10th anniversary

propaganda machine of the Abe administration.

of the founding of “wam”. In the normal course

We have joined together with journalists andof events, we would focus our energies on

civilian groups to call for the resignation of thecelebrating this anniversary, but the events of2015 have made this impossible.

We have been especiallydirector of the NHK, who denies the JapaneseAfter 70

military’s use of “comfort women”, and to thisyears of peace, the Abe administration hasend, we have protested in front of the NHK,chosen this year to pass outrageous, un-and sent many petitions to its executive

constitutional legislation that aims to makecommittee.

Japanese into a country of war, by allowing it toThis year, which marks the 70th anniversary

participate in foreign conflicts. In this time ofof Japan’s defeat and the liberation of its

emergency, in which peace and democracy arethreatened, we could not remain silent.

colonial territories, has seen revitalization ofPrime

activism relating to the “comfort women” issue

Minister Abe is after all the same politician

throughout Asia.

who once described the Second World War as

from 11 countries gathered in Seoul, Korea, to“a holy war to liberate Asia,” and claimed that

attend the 13th Pan-Asian Conference on

there was “no evidence of coercion” in the“comfort women” and the Japanese Military;

Japanese military’s use of “comfort women”.

we at “wam” joined them to discuss how to“wam” has participated in the movement

move the Japanese government towards aagainst this pro-war legislation from theresolution. Since last year’s conference, we

beginning, and on August 30th we temporarily

have been working to go through the enormous

closed the museum so that all members of
“wam”

could

participate

inanumber of public records that have beenmass-

discovered since the Kono Statement, the result

demonstration surrounding the National Diet.

of a 1993 Japanese government study admitting

In July, we opened our 13th Special

for the first time that women had been coerced

Exhibition, “Under the Glorious Guise of

into working in military-run brothels during the‘Asian Liberation’—Indonesia and Sexual

war.

Violence under Japanese Military Occupation.”

We are now working to make themavailable in our museum and on our website.

We also continue to exhibit our highly-regarded

In Taiyuan, the capital city of Shanxi

collection of materials concerning the treatment

Province in China, a museum commemoratingof the “comfort women” issue in the Japanesethe “70th Year since the Victory of the Japanese

media, which our managing committee put
together in November of last year.

In May, advocacy groups

War” was established. At this museum, thereWeare preparations being made for a permanentcontinue to raise our voices in unceasingexhibit on sexual violence perpetrated byprotest against the mainstream media, which

Japanese civilian groups. One of the panels

freely disseminates flagrant misinformation

has been adopted from a panel in wam’s China

about the “comfort women” issue, as well as

exhibit, so “wam” has been involved as aagainst local governments which do not allow

supporting organization.
2◇June 19th, 2011:

However, “wam” is not only involved in thepolitical issues of the day.

We had many

Dr. Sayoko Yoneda◇June 24th, 2012:

people come to see our exhibit on “comfort
women” in Indonesia, which is not well known

Mr. Takashi Tsujii (writer)◇June 16th, 2013:as a site of Japanese military sexual violence.
In October, we had an exhibition of the work of

Mr. Daikichi Irokawa (historian)◇June 15th, 2014:

internationally famous Dutch photographer Jan
Banning, entitled “The Japanese Military’s

Dr. Asaho Mizushima (professor of“comfort women” in Indonesia,” and also held

Waseda University)

a symposium.

◇June 21st, 2015:

The Indonesia exhibit willcontinue until June of next year, and we hope

Mr. Masayasu Hosaka (non-fiction writer)that you will have the opportunity to come andview it.

Every session ended successfully with
100 ~ 200 listeners. We concluded that
conducting a special gathering in once-a-yearbases was meaningful enough to introduce the

Yamanashi Peace Museum

presence of the museum widely into the public.

Tamotsu Asakawa“Looking back the past 8 years: Annual
special lectures to mark the anniversaries of theestablishment of the museum”
For

the

past

eight

years

Kozo Takeuchi Exhibition
Peace Aichi – Museum of War and Peace
Daisuke Miyahara, Executive Director,
Peace Aichi

since

Yamanashi Peace Museum was founded in
May 2007, in addition to the standing
exhibitions, monthly gatherings such as lectures

Peace Aichi, Museum of War andand testimonies of the wartime experiences

Peace held an exhibition “War and Youth –have been held so far. In every June, we have

Kozo Takeuchi’s Poems and His Time” frominvited prominent lecturers to hold a memorial

July 21 to August 30, 2015, to commemorate

talk session to mark its anniversary. The dates

the 70th anniversary of the World War II.
Kozo Takeuchi is a poet fromand the lectures are shown as follows:

Ujiyamada (Ise) in Mie Prefecture. His poem
“Dying in the war is sad, Soldiers dying is sad,th◇May 26 , 2007: Opening Event
Mr. Hiroo Moroboshi (ex. Japan Air Line

Dying a sudden death in a foreign country forpilot)

away is…” (“Bones Sing”) is well known. He
nd◇June 22 , 2008:

left in his many poems the joy and meaning ofDr. Ikuro Anzai

life, but died in the Philippines in April 1945,ston the island of Luzon. He was 23 years old.

◇June 21 . 2009:70th anniversary of the war is also the 70th

Mr. Katsumoto Saotome◇June 20th, 2010:anniversary of his death.
The exhibition consisted of the

Mr. Magoroku Ide (writer)3

magazines, poems, diary, and manga he left (42Saturday, May 30, 1:30-3:30

items) and 50 panels depicting his joy and griefin his short life, reflecting on our own lives andexhibitions that started in the 5th year of the[Special Exhibition]
World News Photography 2015 Kyoto:
September 9 – October 4〈related lecture events〉

museum’s opening: “Illustration of Atomic◇ Lecture by Takashi Morizumi, PhotoBomb” in 2012, “Barefoot Gen” in 2013, andJournalist: “Photo Journalist’s Job: “Truth”“War and Youth” in 2014.

mass media do not report in Henoko, Okinawa

the future of Japan.
This exhibition followed a series ofand Takae”

Special exhibition fee (Adult: 500

Saturday, September 19, 2015

yen, Students: 200 yen, includes the entrance
fee)

was

charged.

Since

this

was

an

“unexciting” theme for a special exhibition, the[Mini Exhibition]

number of visitors were not expected to be high,①Medical Ethics - Past, Present, and Future:

but we welcomed more than 2000 visitors.

Toward Japan Medical Association Annual

There was also a lecture by Ren Inaizumi,

Meeting 2015 Kansai

author of “I’m also going to the war”, which②“Culion Island – From the island of despair

had a full house with people from Ise (Kozo

to the island of hope: Living with Hansen’s

Takeuchi’s hometown) and many researchers.

Disease and Discrimination”③Joint exhibition with Association of JapaneseMuseums for Peace for the 70th anniversary of
the War④Mugonkan(Silent Hall)/Kyoto Hall – Atelier

Kyoto Museum for World Peace,of Life 10th Anniversary Exhibition: Two Art

Ritsumeikan University
Kazuyo Yamane: Vice Director

Students Morinosuke Tejima & Morimasa Ito[Special Exhibition]
70 forms that illustrate the post-war period
Tuesday, October 20 – Sunday, December 13,
2015
For 70 years after the war, Japan has[Special Exhibition]
70th Anniversary of the War: Photos by
Munesuke Yamamoto “The War hasn’t
ended yet…: Memory of victimizer andvictimized”

been a peaceful nation by renouncing war. Now,
we are facing the questions such as “How have〈related lecture events〉

we been facing the war?” and “How have we◇ Lecture & Gallery Talk by Munesuke

been building the society after the war?” In thisYamamoto “Victimizer and Victimized –multi-layered

structure:

Rethinking

exhibition, 70 items are displayed to make us

thethink about those questions.

Japanese War Experience”

Japan lost the war, which started withSunday, May 3 (Gallery Talk 3:00-3:30)

the Manchurian Incident and lasted for 15 years,
in 1945. We lost many lives and wealth, and the◇Lecture by Dr. Hiroshi Hayashi (Professor of

postwar reconstruction is still fresh in our

Modern History, Kanto Gakuin University)

minds. The burnt ruins in the immediate4aftermath, TVs and radios that added colors toJuly 20: The “Oka Masaharu Study

our lives, and Tokyo Olympics are some of theGroup discussed how to confirm theexamples that many people still remember

various activities of Oka Sensei.
vividly. There are various “forms” (materials)

August 9: Sponsored by the Nagasaki

that illustrate the postwar period. Those include

Korean Atomic Bombing Survivor

historical materials that show the effect of theMemorial Association, The Kyushu

war and political and economic trends from the

Korean High School held a recital topre-war period such as Tokyo Trials, Pullouts

commemorate these survivors. Several(Hikiage), and postwar development. There are

guests from Korea also attended.
also materials that report the civil movement

August 14-20: The 13th “Japan-Chinathat stands against war and calls for peace suchFriendship Wings of Hope” groupas anti-nuclear movement. Through thesetraveled to Nanjing and Tangshan.

materials, this exhibition aims to offer an※On August 15, the Korean Seishin Women’s

opportunity to think about the war time. (Please

University provided 10,500 Japanese-Korean

see our website for more details.)

language leaflets that they created for our
museum which we will distribute to our[Other events]

patrons.

What is “peace”? – summer family event※On the 20th anniversary of our founding,

Storytelling “Praying for Peace – Pass it on tothere has been an increase in foreign visitors

the future as a guardian of the peace”

along with the creation of as well as the
donation of artifacts from foreign countries for
our“Meiji Japan Industrial Revolution

Heritage” exhibit.
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Oka Masaharu Memorial Nagasaki
Peace Museum
Director, Takazane Yasunori(A Report on the Main Activities
in the First Half of 2015)


April

1:

Published

Himayuri Peace Museum
Curator, Koga Noriko

newsletter
In March of this year, former students of the“Nishizaka dayori” No. 77Himeyuri school concluded their visits toApril 16: The President of Southernschool groups on the topic of “Wartime

Korea University gave a talk entitled,

Experiences.” Their visits attracted much

“Forced Migration and Korea: The

attention on the 70th anniversary of the war. The

Problem of Korean Atomic Bombing

conclusion of their lectures was misinterpreted

Survivors” in which Che Cheonsup

as their retirement, but in actuality they are[phon.] testified about his experience

continuing their testimonials in the Himeyuri

as a forced laborer on GunkanjimaStudent exhibit hall of the museum. In addition(Hashima Island).

from April, museum employees began the5

“Peace Lectures for the Next Generation” series.

December, we plan to direct our attention to

In this series, students are asked to view videos

teachers through the 70th anniversary event,of Himeyuri Student testimonials, and learn“Himeyuri Students and Teachers.”

about the perspectives of the surviving

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Himeyuri Students and their feelings.

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On July 11, 2015, on the 70 anniversary of
the war, we held the event “A Tour of theNews in Japan

Battlefield: In the Footsteps of the Himeyuri
Student Corps.” There were 64 participants
aged 12-79 years. In the museum hall, we
reopened the “Tour of the Battlefield” from 19

Peace Museum of Saitama:
Higashimatsuyama City

years earlier: at that time Himeyuri Students led

From March 21st through May 10th, 2015, we

the lectures and tours of the battlefields

held an exhibition of our collection “Read theexclusively.

theSocial Situation from Ads” at the special

testimonials were conducted by Himeyuri

exhibition room. As the shadow of war

Students, while the lectures and tours were

gradually cast on the time since the Manchurian

carried out by museum employees. By walking

Incident in 1931, the government was puttingin the footsteps of the Himeyuri Student Corps,

weight on advertisement as a way of conveying

participants were able to gain a deeper

the national policy and information to theunderstanding, and participants were very

people. The exhibition was to interpret the

moved by hearing the testimonials of thetempestuous period from the wartime throughStudents firsthand. Furthermore, because [these

postwar by reading advertisement, such as

events] were picked up by the newspapers andposters and flyers, which is called “a mirror of

television and aired nationally, it was a great

the times.” It was comprised of 1) Everything

opportunity to make the memories of thefor the Nation (wartime ads) and 2) Freely and

Himeyuri Students and the activities of theFlexibly (postwar ads), displaying about 100

museum widely known.

pieces including various posters that were made

This

time

however,

On August 13, 14, and 15, we held a special

during the wartime, Bento wrapping paper thatevent during the summer break “The Wartime

the national slogan is printed on and the PR

Experiences of the Himeyuri Students” thatbrochure Saitama Megaphone Gahou publishedlasted over three days and drew 434 people.

by Saitama Prefecture after the war.

Participants came and told us things such as

From July 18th through September 6th, 2015,“we were glad we could hear such a valuable

we held the special exhibition “Pray 70 Yearstalk” and “I want to share this with myafter the War: Inheriting Hope” at the special

children.” In August we also held a “gathering

exhibition room. During the war when it was

just for teachers” and “a museum tour just forproud to fall in a battle for the nation, people

teachers”.

sending their relatives to battlefields prayed in

September 19-23 we held the “Memories ofevery way for the soldiers’ fortune. The

the Okinawan War through Images: An Exhibit

exhibition sought those people’s prayer throughof Himeyuri Drawings.” During this time we

Sen-nin Bari (thousand-stitch belt to pray for

exhibited 10 works in our exhibit hall. In

their safe return), charms and a statue for6praying for peace which was built after the war.

Tokyo Raids: Looking back at the postwar 70

Associated with the exhibition, a meeting foryears” from February 25th through April 12th,

listening to wartime experience was held on

2015. The exhibition displayed 130 prominentndthAugust 2 and 15 , 2015.

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were introduced for the first time, as they were

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newly discovered or the date and place were
specified by the center through its research. It
was held to reconsider the war, looking at thecalamities of Tokyo Raids after 70 years.
Associated with it, memorial lectures were

The Center of the Tokyo Raids and
War Damage: Koto Ward, Tokyo

given on February 28th, 2015. They wereAn ultimate photo album of the “Tokyo Raids“Photographers of Tokyo Raids” by Yuko

― Damage record of blind bombing by the U.S.

Inoue (Senior researcher of the center, adjunctforces” compiled by the Center of the Tokyo

instructor of Kyoto University of Foreign

Raids and War Damage was published on

Studies), “Koyo Ishikawa and Documentary

January 20, 2015, from Bensei Shuppan. The

Photos of Raids” by Hiroshi Ohori (Meiji

photo book includes as many photos of the

University), “Whole Picture of Tokyo Raids

damage Tokyo Raids as possible taken during

Photos: Focusing on newly-released photos” by

the war by the police and military personnel. It

Masahiko Yamabe (Senior researcher of thecan be said it is a comprehensive album since

center).

only the police or military could officially take

The research report of 2013 “Documentary

photos of the damage at that time. The photos

Photos of wartime and postwar era: Whole

were of all major raids in Tokyo such as the

picture of Tohosha collection” (Historicalfirst raid, Ginza Raid, downtown Raid,

research of media photos of national policy at

Yamanote Raid and Hachioji Raid. From thethe last period of the war: Focusing on

photos, we can see that those raids by the U.S.

Photographers and Tohosha, Grants-in-Aid forforcesforcesScientific Research Project) was published on

demolished not only military installations but

February 28th, 2014. The report includes thenon-military facilities such as educational

bibliography of “Photo collection of Tohosha

institutes, religious buildings and downtown,

and Bunkasha preserved by Koei Aoyama andburnt away the residential districts and killed

the entire list of negatives. Based on thecivilians including women and children. The

analysis of the negatives, Yuko Inoue wrote

A4-sized case bound book comprises 536 pages

general theory of the bibliography, while

and includes about 1,400 photos as well as

Masahiko Yamabe, Yuko Inoue, Masumi Ueno,

charts and maps, outline of Tokyo Raids,

Ryo Koyama, Satoru Ooka wrote each article

introductionofphotographersanddividedly. Also, it includes a list of the air raids

organizations

andcommentarythephotos taken by Nippon Shasin Kosha(Japanese

wereinhumane

act.

The

of

circumstance.

public corporation of photographs). The center

Commemorating this publication, we held thehas inherited the photos from the Kosha and its

first special exhibition of 2015 “Photos oflist was revised by Seishi Ishibashi.
On March 8th, 2015, a meeting for passing
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down Tokyo Raids was held at the cultural

approach toward peace), 2) Pacific War (acenter of Koto City, commemorating the 13th

chronology of the war, old newspapers, theanniversary of the center. At the meeting,imperial proclamation of war), 3) A-bombs inHaruyo Tajika shared her experience of Tokyo

Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Photos of A-bombing

Raid, Hiroshi Hoshino screened his movie ofshowing the catastrophic situation), 4) Greatthe war witness and actress Kaneko Iwasaki

Tokyo Air Raid (Photos of destroyed Asakusa

read stories and poems.

in 1945 where 100 thousand people were“Historical research on the raids-survivor

killed), 5) Pacific War and Setagaya (Photos of

movement in postwar urban society” wasmilitary facilities in Setagaya), 6) School

chosen as a project of Grants-in-Aid forChildren’s Evacuation (Photos of the children

Scientific Research. The representative is

who had to evacuate to Niigata and Nagano

Satoru Ooka and the research period will be 3

pref.). Also, the museum displays materials

years.

donated from the residents such as households

From August 13 to 16, 2015, the center held agoods of that time. At our library, you canspecial event for summer holiday of 2015,browse war-related books, videos and DVDs,

where storytelling by survivors, picture-storysome of which are available for circulation.

shows and relay reading were given.
From August 21 through 23, 2015, the 45th

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national liaison conference of the association of

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recording air-raids and war damages was

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organized by the Center of the Tokyo Raids and
War Damages at Hakusan Campus of Toyo

Kawasaki City Peace Museum

University.

From March 14 through May 6, 2015, we held

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an exhibition “Record of Great Kawasaki

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Raid.” Centering on the date of the raid and theopening day of the museum (April 15), theexhibition was to convey horror of war anddeepen understanding of peace and displayed

Setagaya Peace Museum: Tokyo

the record of the raid, related panels andth

On August 15 , 2015, The Setagaya Peacematerials. The catalog is available.

Museum was launched in the Setagaya Park.

From August 1 to 30, 2015, we held a special

Setagaya City has established the museum toexhibition “A-bomb: A-bombs and Battle inpass down the experiences and memories of the

Okinawa.” It showed photo panels of the

Pacific War that brought massive sacrifice andbombing damage in Hiroshima and Nagasaki,tragedy, as well as to let people know

and the battle in Okinawa and Star Lily Corps.

balefulness of war and preciousness of peace.

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The museum conducts a year-round permanent

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exhibition and special exhibitions and travelingy/21-21-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.html

exhibitions from August to December. The
permanent exhibition is comprised of six
sections: 1) Peace Museum (Setagaya City’s
8Meiji University Noborito Museum
for Peace Education : Kawasaki City,
Kanagawa

Earth Plaza: Yokohama City
From May 29 through August 30, 2015, a
special exhibition “Our Daily Life and War”

The first period of the 6th special exhibition

was held, commemorating the 70th anniversary“NOBORITO 1945 ― Noborito Institute:of the end of the war. The exhibition displayed

Truth 70 years ago” is being held from August

various materials related to the wartime life

5, 2015 through March 26, 2016. When the war

including the collection of Earth Plaza andended 70 years ago, many kinds of events were

objects lent from volunteers.

held at Noborito Institute of Japanese Army.

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Firstly, balloon bomb operation was conducted

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in large scale till April, preparing for decisive
battles in the mainland. On April 29 when theoperationfinished,

theceremony

Shizuoka Peace Centre: Shizuoka City

for

From April 10 through August 30, 2015, we

distribution and relocation was held at theheld a special exhibition “Picture Story Show

headquarters. In May, the headquarters and thein Showa Era by Uragami Kihei”

first section (balloon bombs, radio wave
weapons)andsecondsectionThe special exhibition commemorating 70th

(toxicant,anniversary of the end of the war “War andexplosives, biological weapons) relocated to

Shizuoka” was held on August 12 – 16, 2015 at

Nagano, while the third section (counterfeit

Shizuoka Citizen’s Gallery.

production) stayed in Ikuta. The Noborito
Institutepromoteddevelopmentof

The catalogue of our collection became

newavailable on August 12, 2015.

weapons and mass production of subversive

We are holding the special exhibition

weapons (delayed bombs, fire bombs) in“Memory of Shimizu Raid and Today’s Wars”

Nagano. As the war ended in Japan’s defeat,from September 18, 2015 through January 24,

the institute was dissolved and then enormous

2016.

quantities of evidence and weapons were burnt

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away or demolished. After that, the facilities of

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the institute were taken over by the U.S. forces

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which interrogated relevant people. The first
period of this exhibition shows the rare original
objects and reveals the truth of the Noborito
Institute 70 years ago, focusing on its activities
and its development and production of weapons
there.

Aichi and Nagoya Museum about War:
Nagoya City

The first lecture dedicated to the exhibition“NOBORITO 1945 ― Noborito Institute till

“Aichi and Nagoya Museum about War” wasAugust 15” was delivered by director Akira

opened on the 1st floor of Otsubashi Branch of

Yamada on August 22, 2015.

Aichi prefectural office on July 11, 2015.

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Displaying how the people lived during the

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Pacific War and the damage in raids, the library

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is aimed at passing down war experience to the9Osaka International Peace Center(Peace Osaka)next generations and nurturing a rich spirit that
aspires peace by letting people learn lessons

The center was renovated and reopened onfrom the war and preciousness of peace. It is

April 30, 2015. The display was rearranged tooperated by the operational committee of thereferencelibrary

about

war

which

center on Osaka Air-raid now with richismaterials about it, while most of the ones ofcooperatively conducted by Aichi Prefecture

aggression were removed. The section ofand Nagoya City.

peacekeeping effort features the activities of theTel: 052-957-3090

Self Defense Force.

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Lectures cerebrating the reopening were given
by Yozo Kudo, subject of which was “Think of

Shiga Peace Museum: Higashiomi City
We

held

the

10th

specialOsaka Air-raid 70 Years after the War,” andexhibition

others on May 31, 2015.

“Collection Talks ― Wartime Hope” fromAt the special exhibition room on the firstJanuary 7 through June 21, 2015. It was

floor, “Osaka Air-raid and Wartime Living”

focused on the feelings that our collection talks

was held from June 16 through October 30,

about.

2015. It conveyed the raid and people’s living

From June 27 through September 27, 2015,
we held the 11th special exhibition “Fifteen

during the war through the items that are

Years War of Shiga Citizens.” During the war

usually kept in storage.
On August 2, 2015, an event wishing forwhen Japan battled in Asia and Pacific at thepeace “War and Peace: verifying with lectures

beginning of Showa era, many of the people inand songs” was held, marking the 70th

Shiga had to live their lives filled with distress.

anniversary of the war end.

The sacrifice for the nation reached to not only

On August 15, 2015, the center held

soldiers and paramilitary personnel who went

“Memorial Peace Concert for War Victims.”

to battlefields and their families but entire

Commemorating the opening day, we held anpeople in the country. The sacrifice was so

event wishing for peace “Do you know `School

great that memories of it were carved into thechildren’s evacuation?` ― we want to tell you”

people’s hearts and were left as various

on September 20, 2015. Through movie

war-related objects. As this year marks 70 years

screening and symposium, the event gave an

from the war end, the exhibition was toopportunity to think about how we should passreconsider preciousness of today’s peace and todown the experience of the evacuation,

sympathize the wartime hardships by reviewing

accordingly cruelty of war and preciousness of

how the previous war affected Shiga people

peace to the generation which doesn’t know athrough witnesses and objects.

war.

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eum/

Sakai City Peace and Human Rights
MuseumA special exhibition “Hiroshima/ Nagasaki
10

Atomic Bombs” was held at Sophia Sakai fromexperience of exposure to radiation on Aug.15.

August 26 through September 1, 2015.

Tel: 079-291-2525 Fax: 079-291-2526

Tel: 072-270-8150 Fax: 072-270-8159

http://www.city.himeji.lg.jp/heiwasiryo/

http://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/shisei/jinken/jinken/heiwajinkenshiryokan/

Hiroshima National Pease Memorial
Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims:
Hiroshima
A special exhibition “Children of the
A-Bomb: Testament of the Boys and Girls of
Hiroshima” started on January 1 and ended on

Himeji Historical Peace Center :Hyogo

December 28, 2015. Six years after the
A-bombing on Hiroshima, while the devastated“The Museum Collection” was held from Jan.

city was under reconstruction, a book of the

10 to March 29, 2015. There were materials

same name as this exhibit, which included the

donated by people in and out of Himeji city. In

firsthand accounts of the children survivors,

this context, Mr. Masamitsu Tamaoki made a

was published.

speech on his experience of U.S. air raids on

This event aimed to hand down how cruelHimeji, on Feb. 8.

the war and the A-bombing were by showing

A spring exhibition, “Himeji Castle before,

the experiences of the children survivors induring, and after the Pacific War” was held

Hiroshima to call for peace. 38 accounts writtenby those who had been older than nine-year-old

from Apr. 11 to July 5, 2015.

at that time were displayed. In addition,

In the last stage of the war, the U.S. air raids

materials such as photos and pictures painted

attacked all over Japan. The urban areas ofby the survivors were also on view.

Himeji were seriously damaged, yet the castle

Tel：082-543-6271

was unburned miraculously.

http://www.hiro-tsuitokinenkan.go.jp/

Fax：082-543-6273

Such crisis and preservation of the castle

Nagasaki National Peace Memorial
Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims:
Nagasakiwere exhibited with Himeji’s history. Himeji
was called “Military City” in Meiji period, butthere were serene literary movements andAs a memorial event to mark the 70th

academic lives before the war. Postwar notableanniversary of the A-bombing on Nagasaki, therecovery

4th special exhibition of the firsthand accounts

wascalled“ShowaGreatof the A-bombing titled “Children and theReconstruction”.

Atomic Bomb” was held from January 1 to

Shin-ichi Taji and Gondai Kuroda talked
about

their

experiences

in

the

June 30, 2015. Among many of the survivors’

raids,

firsthand accounts kept in this Memorial Hall,

respectively on June 21 and July 4.

some of the stories told by the children“Antinuclear Peace Exhibition” was held

survivors who had been studying at thefrom July 11 to Aug. 30, and Noriko Nakamoto,elementary schools close to the hypocenter

a-bomb survivor, made a speech on her

were selected to be displayed. By reading them,
11the visitors imagined how harsh the war and theFrom July 15 to September 17, some of

A-bombing were for those young children.

the newly donated collections for the past two

From July 4 to December 20, anotheryears were displayed.

“Living

The 2nd children’s special exhibition

Beneath the Atomic Cloud: The Testimony of(fiscal 2015) “Independent Research Results by

the Children of Nagasaki” was held. Dr.

Children in Summer Holiday” was held fromTakashi Nagai edited the firsthand experiences

July 18 to August 23.

specialcommemorative

exhibitwritten by the children of the then Yamasato

An exhibition “Familial Ties during the

National Elementary School to publish the

war time: from letters and writings” was heldsame name book as the exhibition four years

from August 1 to 31.

after the A-bombing. The visitors learned its

From August 15 to September 28, “Atragic effects on the children by viewing theSpecial Manga Exhibition in Okinawa to

related-materials taken from the book.

Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the End

Tel：095-814-0055 Fax：095-814-0056

of the War” organized by “August 15 Forum”

http://www.peace-nagasaki.go.jp/

of Japan Manga Office (General Incorporated
Association).
The 3rd children’s special exhibition (fiscal
2015) titled “Defeat and the life in theinternment camps” was held from September 7
to November 28 to show how most of the

Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial
Museum: Itoman City

Okinawa residents were detained by force
during and after the war.

The 5th children’s special exhibition

Tel：098-997-3844(fiscal 2014) titled “Pictures of the hellish

Fax：098-997-3947

http://www.peace-museum.pref.okinawa.jp/

battle of Okinawa: paintings by the survivors”
photo

was held from March 2 to May 17, 2015
From March 21 to June 30, a special
exhibition

displaying

firsthandwar“Collection

experiences

of

of

the

Japanese-

Americans who fought the battle of Okinawa”
was held. The museum gathered accounts givenby the Japanese-Americans who were in adilemma between their parents’ nation and theirnation during the war time.
The 1st children’s special exhibition(fiscal 2015) titled “The Battle of Okinawa andof the Japanese mainland – Sacrificed Okinawa

City Mayor of Nago (Okinawa)
Mr. Susumu Inamine (right)
and Professor Ikuro Anzai,
Editor of “Muse”(24 March 2014)

for the defense of the Mainland” started May
28 and was held until July 7.
The

25th

exhibit“Messages

fromChildren” was held from June 23 to July 8.
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about 6600,000 soldiers and citizens fromJapan abroad and most of them returned home

Various Events of Museums for Peacein 2015, the 70th Anniversary of the
End of WWII
Summarized by Kazuyo Yamane

by 1946.

In Hokkaido there were many

returneesfrom

Sakkalin.

Japan

was

democratized after the endo fo WWII.
Tel：011-204-5200

Mr. Masahiko Yamabe, a researcher of the

http://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/sm/mnj/gyou

Center for Tokyo Raid and Damage, mentioned

ji/tokubetsuten/kikakuten201501.htm

that there seemed to be much more exhibitions
and events in 2015 in comparison to 1995 (the50th anniversary of the end of WWII), probably

Iwanaicho Local Museum: Hokkaido
An exhibition on US Air Raids on Iwanai Town
was exhibited from July to Sep.
Tel& Fax：0135-62-8020
http://www.iwanaikyoudokan.com/kikaku.html

twice as much.
Here is a brief explanation of museums
for peace in terms of the name of museums forpeace, the kind of projects(exhibition, film,
lecture, etc), and contact address.

Onlymonths of exhibitions are introduced here

Ebetsu City Museum: Hokkaido
An exhibition on “the age when war planesdeleting the detailed dates to make articles
brief.

made of wood were produced” was held from
July to September. Children were forced toArchives of Hokkaido: Sapporo City
In an exhibition on the Pacific War andwork at the factory.

Hokkaido, it was pointed out that about

Tel：011-385-6466270,000 people were sent to Manchuria after

https://www.city.ebetsu.hokkaido.jp/site/kyo

the Manchurian “Incident” in 1931.

Fax：011-385-4944

uiku/30103.html

Since

many men were sent to battlefields, women andKushiro City Museum: Hokkaido
There was an exhibition on life during WWII
such as rations, US air raids on Kushiro, etc.
Tel：0154-41-5809
Fax：0154-42-6000
http://www.city.kushiro.lg.jp/museum/kikaku/2
015/sengo70.html

students were forced to work for militaryindustry, and Koreans and Chinese people wereforced to work at mines and construction work.
About 3000 people were killed by US air raids
on July 14 and 15 in 1945. Soldiers were sent
to the border wih the USSR in the north to New

Nayoro City Museum: Hokkaido
There was an exhibition on war experiences,education and life during WWII in September.
Tel：01654-3-2575
Fax：01654-3-2575
http://www.city.nayoro.lg.jp/section/museum/p
rkeql000000h0dq.html

Guinea in the south, and about 63,000 soldiersfrom Hokkaido were killed.

The USSR

invaded the four Northern islands on August 18,
three days after Japan’s surrender.

17000

Japanese in the islands had lived there andsome were detained in Siberia while otherJapanese were sent back to Japan. There were13

Hokuto City Local Museum: Hokkaido
There was an exhibition on the past for the
future in September.
Tel：0138-77-8811
http://www.city.hokuto.hokkaido.jp/modules/gnavi/index.php?lid=9

held in August and September.
Tel：019-606-1730

Fax：019-606-1731

http://www.library.pref.iwate.jp

Sendai City Museum: Miyagi
There was a war exhibition on Sendai from
June to September.
Tel：022-225-3074
Fax：022-225-2558
http://www.city.sendai.jp/kyouiku/museum/jyo
usetsuten/

Historical Folkway Museum ofHonbetsu : Hokkaido
An exhibition on US air raids on Honbetsu andthe atomic bombing on Hiroshima andNagasaki was held in July and August.
Tel：0156-22-2141 Fax：0156-22-5112
https://www.town.honbetsu.hokkaido.jp/town/c
at/post_21.html

Tome City History Museum: Miyagi
There was an exhibition on war and life from
June to August.
Tel：0220-21-5411
Fax：0220-21-5412
http://www.city.tome.miyagi.jp/rekihaku/

Nakadomari Museum: Aomori
An exhibition on war and life was held from
April to June.
Tel：0173-69-1111 Fax：0173-69-1115
http://www2.town.nakadomari.aomori.jp/hakub
utsukan/Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum:
Yamagata
There was a war exhibition from July to
September. Children who were forced towork during WWII were displayed with war
memory.
Tel：0238-26-8000
http://www.denkoku-no-mori.yonezawa.yamag
ata.jp/Hachinohe City Museum: Aomori
An exhibition was held in July and August toconvey war memory to the next generation. A
lecture on US air raids on Aomori was given
during this period.
Tel：0178-44-8111 Fax：0178-24-4557
http://www.hachinohe.ed.jp/haku/saiji_h_tokub
etu.html

Sakata City Museum : Yamagata
A war exhibition was held from June to
September.
Children’s school life wasdisplayed as well as their labor in fields to
produce food and munitions factories.
Tel& Fax：0234-24-6544
http://www.city.sakata.lg.jp/culture/heritage/her
itage_facility/eb03c180602.html

Morioka History and Culture Museum:Iwate
An exhibition on war memory was held from
June to August.
Tel：019-681-2100
Fax ：019-652-5296
http://www.city.morioka.iwate.jp/event/bunka/
033447.html

Fukushima Museum: Aizu WakamatsuCity
An exhibition on an infantry regiment from
Wakamatsu was held in July and August.
Tel ：0242-28-6000 Fax：0242-28-5986
http://www.general-museum.fks.ed.jp/

Iwate Prefectural Library: Morioka City
An exhibition on war experiences in Iwate was
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Minamisoma City museum: Fukushima
An exhibition was held from September to
October such as US air raids, evacuation, life
during WWII, etc.
Tel：0244-23-6421 Fax：0244-24-6933
http://www.city.minamisoma.lg.jp/index.cfm/2
4,0,137,html

August and September.
Tel：0297-64-6227

Fax：0297-64-6360

http://www.city.ryugasaki.ibaraki.jp/filmcommi
ssion/info/2013091800181/

Geographical Survey Institute, Science
Museum of Map and Survey: Tsukuba
City in Ibaraki
There was an exhibition on the reconstruction
from war in Tokyo, Hiroshima, Nagasaki,
Nagoya, etc. using maps and photos fromMarch to June.
Tel：0285-45-5331
http://www.gsi.go.jp/MUSEUM/p09.html

Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History:
Mito City
An exhibition on life during WWII was heldfrom July to August. The influence of war on
health was displayed as well as clothes during
the war, etc.
Tel：029-225-4425 Fax：029-228-4277
https://www.lib.pref.ibaraki.jp/information/exhi
bition/2015/files/270723.pdf

Oyama City Museum: Tochigi
There was an exhibition on Oyama andHiroshima from July to August.
Tel：0285-45-5331
https://www.city.oyama.tochigi.jp/kyoikuiinkai/hakubutukan/

Mito City Museum: Ibaraki
An exhibition on war memory was held in Julyand August.
Tel：0029-226-6521
Fax：029-226-6549
http://shihaku1.hs.plala.or.jp/exhibition/988

Nikko City Historical Folk Material Hall :Tochigi
There was an exhibition on war and people’slife.
Tel：0288-22-6217 Fax：0288-21-5565
http://www.city.nikko.lg.jp/bunkazai/guide/kyouiku/shiryoukan/

Naka City Museum of History and
Folklore : Ibaraki
There was an exhibition on war memory from
July to September and a lecture was given inJuly.
Tel：029-297-0080
http://www.city.naka.lg.jp/news.php?code=1312

Gunma Prefectural Archives : Maebashi
City
There was an exhibition on war and life from
July to October.
Tel：027-221-2346
Fax：027-221-1628
http://www.archives.pref.gunma.jp/

Hitachi City Local Museum: Ibaraki
There was a photo exhibition on US air raids on
Hitachi and life from May to July.
Tel：0294-23-3231 Fax：0294-23-3230
http://www.city.hitachi.lg.jp/museum/

Gunma Prefectural Library: Maebashi
City
There was an exhibition on Gunma during
WWII from July to August.
Tel：027-231-3008
Fax：027-235-4196
http://www.library.pref.gunma.jp/

Ryugasaki City Museum of History and
Folklore : Ibaraki
There was an exhibition on US air raids in
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Oizumi Town Library: Gunma
There was an exhibition during and after WWII
in August.
Tel：0276-63-6399
Fax：0276-63-0717
https://www.town.oizumi.gunma.jp/10shisetsu/
1289021812-5.html

bunya/shinseisyo/rekimin/

Yashio City Museum: Saitama
There was an exhibition on war in terms ofsoldiers, women and children in August and
September.
Tel：048-997-6666 Fax：048-997-8998
http://www.city.yashio.lg.jp/2538.htm

Iwajuku Museum: Midori City ,Gunma
There was an exhibition on war memory andlife from January to March.
Tel：0277-76-1701
Fax：0277-76-1703
http://www.city.midori.gunma.jp/iwajuku/

Warabi Municipal Museum: Saitama
There was an exhibition on US air raids on
Warabi City and economic growth after the war
from July to September.
Tel：048-432-2477
http://www.city.warabi.saitama.jp/hp/page0000
06700/hpg000006694.htm

Kumagaya City Kumagaya Culture
Center,Art and Local History Room :Saitama
There was an exhibition on US air raids on
Kumagaya on August 14 1945, several hours
before the end of the war. 234 people were
killed at the center of the city.
Tel：048-525-4551 Fax：048-525-4552
http://www.kumagayalib.jp/

Abiko City Sugimura Sojinkan Memorial:
Chiba
There was an exhibition on the media during
WWII with an emphasis on Sojinkan Sugimura,a journalist, from July to October. He was thefounder of Asahi Graph Daily Newspaper. He
introduced Tolstoy’s article in the London
Times in which he protested against the
Russo-Japanese War in 1904.
Tel：04-7182-8578
https://www.city.abiko.chiba.jp/event/shiseki_b
unkazai/.../eventnew.html

Toda City Local Museum: Saitama
There was an exhibition on war from July to
September as 120th anniversary of the
Sino-JapaneseWar(1894-95),
110th
anniversary of the Russo-Japanese War(1904-05) and 70th anniversary of WWII.
Japan’s invasion of other countries is pointed
out though this is rare at public museums.
Tel：048－443－5600
https://www.city.toda.saitama.jp/soshiki/377/ha
kubutsu-tenzitop.html

Kamagaya City Local Museum: Chiba
There was a war exhibition from July to
September.
Tel：047-445-1030
Fax：047-443-4502
https://www.city.kamagaya.chiba.jp/shiryoukan/oshirase.html#minitenji

Fujimino Municipal Kamifukuoka
Historical and Folklore Museum: Saitama
There was an exhibition on life with anemphasis on war memory, education and life
from women’s viewpoints during the war from
June to August.
Tel：049-261-6065 Fax：049-269-4817
http://www.city.fujimino.saitama.jp/categories/

Kamogawa City Local Museum: Chiba
There was an exhibition on Kamogawa and war
from July to September.
Tel:04-7093-3800
http://www.city.kamogawa.lg.jp/gyoseijoho/shi
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777233050.html

http://www.city.matsudo.chiba.jp/m_muse/Mutsuzawa Museum of History and
Folklore : Chiba
There was an exhibition on war from June to
September.
Tel：0475-44-0290 Fax：0475-44-0213
http://www.town.mutsuzawa.chiba.jp/shisetsu/rekishiminzoku/gaiyou.html

Kisarazu City Museum Kinnosuzu : Chiba
There was an exhibition on Kisarazu from
August to October. Lectures on war remains
and life during WWII were given in August.
Tel：0438-23-0011 Fax：0438-23-2230
http://www.city.kisarazu.lg.jp/13,491,38,262.ht
mlItabashi Historical Museum: Tokyo
There was an exhibition on the misery of war
from July to August.
Tel：03-5998-0081 Fax：03-5998-0083
http://www.k5.dion.ne.jp/~kyoudo/

Sakura City Wada Folk Museum: Chiba

There was a special exhibition of “Unforgettable Memory of War” from July to
September.
Tel：043-498-0417 Fax：043-498-0417

Nakagawa Funabansho Museum: Koto
City,Tokyo
There was an exhibition on US air raids ofTokyo, people’s life, war disaster, children
evacuation, etc. from July to September.
Tel：03-3636-9091 Fax：03-3636-9094
http://www.kcf.or.jp/nakagawa/index.html

http://www.city.sakura.lg.jp/

Sammu City Museum of History and
Folklore : Chiba
There was an exhibition on US air raids andalso a lecture on the investigation of war
remains from July to October.
Tel：0475-82-2842
http://www.city.sammu.lg.jp/site/rekishiminzok
ushiryoukan/tennji2014.html

Shitamachi Museum : Taito City, Tokyo
There was an exhibition on life during WWII

Tateyama City Municipal Museum: Chiba

from May to July.

An exhibition on Tateyama (where there were

Tel：03-3823-7451

many military installations) was held from July

http://www.taitocity.net/taito/shitamachi/

to September. Five American dolls which had

Shibuya Folk and Literary Shirane
Memorial Museum: Tokyo
There was an exhibition on life during the war
in Shibuya.
Tel：03-3486-2791 Fax：03-3486-2793
https://www.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp/edu/koza/12
kyodo/kyodoindex.html

been sent to elementary schools in 1927 werealso exhibited.
Tel：0470-23-5212

Fax：0470-23-5213

http://www.city.tateyama.chiba.jp/hakubutukan/page100068.html

Matsudo Museum: Chiba
There was an exhibition on war memory from
July to September.
Tel：047-384-8181 Fax：047-384-8194

Shinjuku Historical Museum: Tokyo
There was an exhibition on war using posters,
etc. from July to September.
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Tel：03‐3359‐2131

the war, etc. from July to August.

http://www.regasu-shinjuku.or.jp/rekihaku/022

Tel：03-3980-2351

1/90691/

http://www.city.toshima.lg.jp/129/bunka/bunka/shiryokan/oshirase/2015-natsu.html

Suginami Historical Museum Branch:
Tokyo
There was an exhibition on war and peace suchas an evacuation of children in Suginami from
July to August.
Tel：03-5347-9801 Fax：03-5347-9802
https://www2.city.suginami.tokyo.jp/map/detail.asp?home=H05235

Nakano Historical Museum : Tokyo
There was a poster exhibition on life during
WWII such as life without basic substances andlife during US air raids of Tokyo.
Tel：03-3319-9221 Fax：03-3319-9119
http://www.city.tokyo-nakano.lg.jp/dept/40320
0/d015323.html
Nerima Shakujiikoen Furusato Museum :Tokyo
There was an exhibition on life during WWII
such as air defense, rationing, US air raids ofTokyo, etc. from June to August.
Tel：03-3996-4060 Fax：03-3996-4061
http://www.neribun.or.jp/furusato.html

Sumida Heritage Museum : Tokyo
There was an exhibition on US air raids on
Tokyo from February to May and also an
exhibition on the record of lost life from
August to September. .
Tel：03-5619-7034 Fax：03-3625-3431
https://www.city.sumida.lg.jp/sisetu_info/siryou/kyoudobunka/
Chiyoda City’s Hibiya Library &Museum: Tokyo
There was an exhibition on children’s life inevacuation using photos, pictures and lettersfrom July to August.
Tel：03－3502－3340
http://hibiyal.jp/hibiya/index.html

Minato City Local History Museum :Tokyo
There was an exhibition on life during WWII
and reconstruction after the war from July to
September.
Tel：03-3452-4966 Fax：03-5476-6369
http://www.lib.city.minato.tokyo.jp/muse/j/inde
x.cgi

Chiyoda Library: Tokyo
There was an exhibition on US air raids on
Tokyo, especially Chiyoda ward using photos
from July to August.
Tel：03-5211-4289・4290
http://www.library.chiyoda.tokyo.jp/information/20150722-16870/

Meguro History Museum: Tokyo
There was an exhibition on the influence of
WWII on life, war damage and life during the
war from September to November.
Tel：03-3715-3571 Fax：03-3715-1325
http://www.city.meguro.tokyo.jp/shisetsu/shiset
su/bijutsu/rekishi_shiryokan/index.html

Toshima Historical Museum : Tokyo
There was an exhibition on Sugamo Prison
where war criminals were detained, life during

Showa Living History Museum : Ota
City ,Tokyo
There was a special exhibition on war that can
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kitchen, a living room and children’s room in

The Folk Museum of Higashimurayama :Tokyo
There was an exhibition on war in Higashimurayama in July and August.
Tel：042-396-3800
http://www.city.higashimurayama.tokyo.jp/tanoshimi/rekishi/furusato/

August.
Tel& Fax：03-3750-1808
http://www.showanokurashi.com/

Ome Municipal Museum of Provincial
History : Tokyo
There was an exhibition on life during WWII
such as photos and letters of soldiers.
Tel：0428-23-6859 Fax：0428-21-0464
http://www.ome-tky.ed.jp/kyodo/sensouten201
5.htmlHigahiyamato City Museum : Tokyo
There was an exhibition on war remains from
July to September and also a lecture on war
remains in Japan on August 9.
Tel：042-567-4800
Fax：042-567-4166
https://www.city.higashiyamato.lg.jp/events/index.cfm/detail.1.64113.html

Kunitachi Kyodo Bunka-kan : Tokyo
There was an exhibition on war and Kunitichi
in August.
Tel：042-576-0211
http://www.kuzaidan.com/province/

Fussa City Museum of Local History:Tokyo
There was a war exhibition for peace from Julyto September.
Tel：042-530-1120
http://www.museum.fussa.tokyo.jp/

Musashi Kokubunji Tempke Remains
Museum: Tokyo
There was an exhibition on Kokubunji City and
War in July and August.
Tel：042-323-4103 Fax：042－300－0091
http://www.city.kokubunji.tokyo.jp/shisetsu/ko
uen/1005196/1004239.html

Musashino Furusato History Museum:Tokyo
There was an exhibition on war and Musashino
from August to October.
Tel：0422-53-1811
Fax：0422-52-1604
http://www.city.musashino.lg.jp/shogaiga
kushu_koza/rekishikan/021958.html

Local Museum of Chofu City : Tokyo
There was an exhibition on citizens in Chofu
City and war from July to September.
Tel：042-481-7656 Fax：042-481-7655
http://www.city.chofu.tokyo.jp/www/contents/1
437652359506/index.html

Musashimurayama City Museum : Tokyo
There was an exhibition on war in Musashi
Murayama in April.
Tel：042-560-6620 Fax：042-569-2762
http://www.city.musashimurayama.lg.jp/shiryoukan/

Hachioji City Historical Museum: Tokyo
There was an exhibition on war and Hachiojifrom July to September. Lectures on life
during WWII were given in August.
Tel：042-622-8939 Fax：042-627-5919
http://www.city.hachioji.tokyo.jp/shisetsu/2825

Fukuzawa Memorial Center for Modern
Japanese Studies, Keio University: Minato
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City ,Tokyo
There was an exhibition on Keiou University
and war from July to August. Over 2200
students were killed by US air raids of Tokyo.
Tel：03-5427-1604 Fax：03-5427-1605
http://project.fmc.keio.ac.jp/exhibit03x.html

City ,Tokyo
There was an exhibition on college students
before, during and after WWII in July andAugust.
Tel：03-3296-4448 Fax：03-3296-4365
https://www.meiji.ac.jp/museum/exhibition/exh
ibition2015.html

Sophia University Library : Chiyoda
City ,Tokyo
There was an exhibition on war fromviewpoints of students of Jochi University from
June to September.
Tel: 03-3238-294
http://www.sophia.ac.jp/jpn/info/news/2015/6/g
lobalnews_1513/20150625?kind=0

The Heritage and Future of Rikkyo: Toshima City ,Tokyo
There was an exhibition on life of pupils andstudents during WWII from July to December.
Tel:03-3985-2202
http://www.rikkyogakuin.jp/hfr/

Tokyo Kasei University Museum : Itabashi
City ,Tokyo
There was an exhibition on Life in Showa
period (1926-1989) in May and June.
Tel: 03-3961-2918 Fax：03-3961-5246
http://www.tokyo-kasei.ac.jp/hakubutu/tabid/13
49/index.php

Waseda University Archives: Shinjuku
City ,Tokyo
There was an exhibition on students who weresent to battlefields such as postcards and letters
between students and their families during
WWII in March and April.
Tel: 042-451-1343
Fax：042-451-1347
http://www.waseda.jp/culture/archives/

Tokyo University of Foreign Studies:
Fuchu City ,Tokyo
There was an exhibition on students‘ life during
WWII from July to September.
Tel: 042-330-5842
http://www.tufs.ac.jp/common/archives/

125 Memorial of Waseda University:
Shinjuku City ,Tokyo
There was an exhibition of paintings of asurvivor in Auschwitz in March and April.
Tel: 03-5272-4783 Fax：03-5272-4784
http://www.waseda.jp/jp/campus/honjo.html
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Tokyo Metropolitan Archives: Setagaya
City ,Tokyo
There was an exhibition on Tokyo during the
war between China and Japan and also the
Pacific War in August.
Tel：03-3707-2601
http://www.soumu.metro.tokyo.jp/01soumu/arc
hives/04tenji_kouen.htm

Bunka Gakuen Custume Museum:
Sibuya City,Tokyo
There was an exhibition on war throughclothing from June to August. It was possible
to see that patterns of clothes were nationalistic
and militaristic suits in Europe were introduced
in a magazine in Japan.
Tel：03-3299-2387
http://museum.bunka.ac.jp/schedule/

National Archives of Japan: Chiyoda
City ,Tokyo

Meiji University Museum: Chiyoda
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There was an exhibition on events in 1945 such

There was an exhibition on Yokohama during

as an imperial edict on the end of WWII, the

WWII from April to June. It was based on aabolition of the Peace Preservation Law in July

diary by a man who kept his diary until heand August.

passed away in 1994.

Tel：03-3214-0621

Tel：045-663-2424

http://www.archives.go.jp/

http://www.tohatsu.city.yokohama.jp/index.html

Itabashi Art Museum: Tokyo
There was an art exhibition during WWII from
April to June. There was no freedom ofspeech during the war and artists had a hard
time. However, artists who were sent tobattlefields as soldiers drew paintings on war.
There was also a lecture on painters who drew
war on May 10.
Tel : 03-3979-3251
Fax：03-3979-3252
http://www.itabashiartmuseum.jp/exhibition/ex
150411.htm

Aikawa Local Museum: Kanagawa
There was an exhibition on war memory suchas Sagami Army Airport in July and August.
Tel：046-280-1050
http://www.town.aikawa.kanagawa.jp/shisetsu/
bunka/1427771495906.html
Odawara Local
Culture Museum:
Kanagawa
There was an exhibition on Odawara during
WWII and Hakone Clinic from July to October.
(Injured people stayed at the clinic.) There
was also a lecture on US air raids of Odawara
on August 15, the day when WWII ended.
Tel：0465-23-1377
http://www.city.odawara.kanagawa.jp/public-i/f
acilities/kyodo/topics/tokusyu.html

Kanagawa Prefectural Museum ofCultural History: Yokohama City
There was an exhibition on the headquarters of
the Japanese Navy in Hiryoshi campus of
Keiou University from January to March.
There was also an exhibition on a battleshipcalled Yamato, Kamikaze pilots and US air
raids of Yokohama city.
Tel:045-201-0926
Fax：045-201-7364
http://ch.kanagawa-museum.jp/

Kawasaki City Museum: Kanagawa
There was an exhibition on US air raids of
Kawasaki from March to May. There wasalso an exhibition on Kawasaki during the war
such as soldiers’ artifacts from May to August.
Tel:044-754-4500 Fax：044-754-4533
http://www.kawasaki-museum.jp/

City of Yokohama Municipal Archive
Reference Room: Kanagawa
There was an exhibition on war such as US air
raids in Yokohama from July to September.
There was also a symposium on the air raids on
August 29.
Tel ：045-251-3260
Fax：045-251-7321

Chigasaki City Museum of Heritage:
Kanagawa
There was an exhibition on Chigasaki during
and after WWII from August to October.
Tel：0467-85-1733
Fax：0467-85-1733
http://www.city.chigasaki.kanagawa.jp/koho/1002784/1014444.html

http://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/somu/org/gyos
ei/sisi/Museum of Yokohama Urban History :Kanagawa
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Hiratsuka City Museum: Kanagawa
There was an exhibition on US air raids ofHiratsuka and damage from July to September.
Tel：0463-33-5111 Fax：0463-31-3949
http://hirahaku.jp/gyouji_annai/index.html

http://www.history.museum.city.fukui.fukui.jp/

Sabae Manabe Museum : Fukui
There was an exhibition on modern history in
Sabae in May and August.
The content was the history of Sabae from the
Sino-Japanese War (1894-5) to World War II.
Tel ：0778-51-5999
http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASH8744S0H87
PGJB00D.html

Yokohama Museum of Art: Kanagawa
There was an exhibition on war and art from
July to October. Art works in wartime wereintroduced there.
Tel：045-221-0300 Fax：045-221-0317
http://yokohama.art.museum/exhibition/index/2
0150711-455.html

Yamanashi Prefectural Museum ofArchaeology : Kofu City
There was an exhibition on remains andartifacts on silk and war in Yamanashi in Julyand August.
Tel ：055-266-3881 Fax：055-266-3882
http://www.pref.yamanashi.jp/kouko-hak/speci
al/specialtop.html

Nagaoka War Damage Center : Niigata
A book on Records of War Experiences in US
Air Raids Vol. VI was published in March2015.
Tel：0258-36-3269
http://www.city.nagaoka.niigata.jp/kurashi/cate
12/sensai/siryoukan.html

Museum Tsuru: Yamanashi
There was an exhibition on war in Tsuru from
July to September.
Tel: 0554-45-8008
Fax: 0554-45-8201
http://www.city.tsuru.yamanashi.jp/forms/info/i
nfo.aspx?info_id=5989

Niigata City History Museum: Niigata
There was the 12th exhibition on life during the
war from September to December. There wasalso a lecture on Niigata city and citizens’ life
during the war.
Tel：025-225-6111 Fax：025-225-6130
http://www.nchm.jp/

Chuo City Toyotomi Local Museum :Yamanashi
There was an exhibition on war from June to
September. People were sent to China, Korea
and Mongolia.
Tel:055-269-3399
http://www.city.chuo.yamanashi.jp/sougou/info.php?id=5098

Asahimachi Museum,Niigata University :Niigata
There was an exhibition on war memory in war
remains from June to July.
Tel：025-227-2260
http://www.lib.niigata-u.ac.jp/tenjikan/

Nagano Prefectural Museum of History :Chikuma City, Nagano
There was an exhibition on war in Nagano
Prefecture such as US air raids, evacuation, etc.
from July to September.
There was also a lecture on war and Nagano

Fukui City History Museum : Fukui
There was an exhibition on US air raids in
Fukui in July and August.
Tel ：0776-21-0489 Fax：0776-21-1489
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There was an exhibition on war memory inAugust to September such as US air raids ofGifu in July 1945.
Tel：058-265-0010 Fax：058-265-0106
http://www.rekihaku.gifu.gifu.jp/tennrannkai.ht
mlPrefecture in 1945 on July 25.
Tel：026-274-2000 Fax：026-274-3996
http://www.npmh.net/exhibition/kikaku.php?m=2&n=178

Matsumoto City Museum: Nagano
There was an exhibition on war and peace inAugust.
Tel：0263-32-0133
http://www.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp/sisetu/marugotohaku/siritu/

Ibigawa History Folklore Museum : Gifu
There was an exhibition on war and life athome in July and August. A gas mask, an
air-raid hood, etc. were exhibited.
Tel：0585-22-5373
http://www.town.ibigawa.lg.jp/0000001300.ht
mlJapan Radio Museum: Nagano
There was an exhibition on radio and war from
July to December as the 90th anniversary ofusing radio. The role of radio during and after
the war was displayed. People depended onradio to get information on war.
True
information such as Japan’s defeat inbattlefields was not reported.
Tel：0263-36-2515
http://www.japanradiomuseum.jp/gaiyou.html

Kakamigahara City Museum of History
and Folklore : Gifu
There was an exhibition on the history ofKakamigahara city where there was an airport
in August. For example, parts of a fighter, amini model of French fighter during WWII, etc.
were exhibited.
Tel：058-379-5055
http://www.city.kakamigahara.lg.jp/4033/4065/
013738.html

Ina City Souzou-kan : Nagano
There was an exhibition on life during WWII in
August and September.
Tel：0265-72-6220 Fax：0265-74-6829
http://www.inacity.jp/shisetsu/library_museum/inashisozokan/tenji_1/seikatsunokirokuten.html

Sizuoka City Cultural Treasure Museum:
Shizuoka
There was an exhibition on life during WWII in
July and August.
Tel& Fax：054-245-3500

Okuwa Village Museum of History andFolkore : Nagano
There was an exhibition on war memory inAugust. An emphasis was put on daily life
during the war such as family life, children’splay, etc.
Tel：0264-55-13550 Fax：0264-55-2607
http://www.vill.ookuwa.nagano.jp/kyouiku/kyouiku/anokoronokioku.html

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Shimada City Museum: Shizuoka
There was an exhibition on Shimada City
during WWII such as US air raids on Shimada
in July and August.
Tel：0547-37-1000 Fax：0547-37-8900
https://www.city.shimada.shizuoka.jp/hakubuts
ukan/hakubutu_top.html

Gifu City Museum of History : Gifu
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Numazu City Museum of Meiji History :Shizuoka
There was an exhibition on WWII fromcitizens’ viewpoint such as a model of an
incendiary bomb in July and August.
Tel：055-923-3335 Fax：055-925-3018
http://www.city.numazu.shizuoka.jp/kurashi/shi
setsu/meiji/

Gamagori City Museum: Aichi
There was an exhibition on letters sent frombattlefields during WWII in July and August.
Tel：0533-68-1881
Fax：0533-68-1880
http://www.city.gamagori.lg.jp/site/museum/
Gamagori City Library: Aichi
There was an exhibition on life during WWII
and after the war in August. An example is
US food aid such as a kettle used to provide US
skim milk to children’s lunch.
Tel：0533-69-3706
Fax：0533-69-0999
http://www.city.gamagori.lg.jp/site/toshokan/sa
mizomin27.html

Kikugawa City Library: Shizuoka
There was an exhibition on homeland andWWII in August. Such an exhibition has been
held for 30 years. A map of war related sites
was exhibited for example.
Tel：0537-36-2220
http://www.at-s.com/news/article/local/west/62
553.html

Tahara Municipal Museum: Aichi
There was an exhibition on Atsumi Penisulaand WWII in July and August: there was anarmy’s firing range there.
Tel：0531-22-1720
Fax：0531-22-2028
http://www.taharamuseum.gr.jp/

IZU PHOTO MUSEUM：Shizuoka
There is a photo exhibition on war and peacefrom July 2015 to January 2016. News photos
were used as propaganda during WWII. The
theme is the relation between news photos andnational policy.
Tel：055-989-8780 Fax：055-989-8783
http://www.izuphoto-museum.jp/exhibition/178
560828.html

Chiryu City Folk Historical Material
Museum: Aichi
There was an exhibition on life in WWII from
July to September.
Tel：0566－83－1133
Fax：0566－83－6675
http://www.city.chiryu.aichi.jp/0000001799.ht
mlAnjo City Museum of History: Aichi
There was an exhibition on children during
WWII in July and August.
Tel：0566-77-6655 Fax：0566-77-6600
http://www.katch.ne.jp/~anjomuse/

Sakuragaoka Museum: Toyokawa
City ,Aichi
There was an exhibition on Navy’s arsenal in
Toyokawa from July to August. The arsenal
was founded in 1939 and machine guns were
produced, which was said to be the biggest
arsenal in the East. But it was destroyed by
US air raids on August 7th and over 2500
people were killed. Paintings based on such
experiences were exhibited.

Ichinomiya City Museum: Aichi
There was an exhibition on the history of
Ichinomiya City in April and May including
US air raids on Ichinomiya.
Tel：0586-46-3215 Fax：0586-46-3216
http://www.icm-jp.com/riyo/index.shtml

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play, evacuation and so forth from July tohttps://www.city.toyokawa.lg.jp/event/bunka/kSeptember.

aiguun.html

Tel：0598-38-1132
https://www.town.taki.mie.jp/category_list.php

Toyohasi City Museum Art and Histoty :Aichi
There was an exhibition on the military andToyohashi in May and June. There was the
18th infantry corps and military practice fields
in Toyohashi and people’s life during WWII
was exhibited such as US air raids.
Tel：0532-51-2882
http://www.toyohashi-bihaku.jp/?page_id=32?frmCd=4-3-0-0-0

Yokkaichi Municipal Museum: Mie
A new exhibition on the pollution in Yokkaichiand the environment was opened on March 21
2015.
There was an exhibition on US air raids on
Yokkaichi and life during WWII from June toAugust.
Tel：059-355-2700 Fax：059-355-2704
http://www.city.yokkaichi.mie.jp/museum/mus
eum.html

Nagoya Castle: Aichi
There was an exhibition on a castle tower
which has 400-year history from March to May.
It was destroyed by US air raids in May 1945.
Tel：052-231-1700
http://www.nagoyajo.city.nagoya.jp/02_events/
26/270321/index.html

Azai Museam of History and Folklore :Nagahama City ,Shiga
There was an exhibition on life during WWII
from July to September.
Tel&Fax：0749-74-0101
http://www.city.nagahama.shiga.jp/section/azai
rekimin/

Nagoya City Art Museum: Aichi
There was an exhibition on artists who lived
through WWII from July to September.
Artists’ life was greatly influenced by the war,
which could be seen in the exhibition.
Tel：052-212-0001 Fax：052-212-0005
http://www.art-museum.city.nagoya.jp/tenranka
i/2015/worldwar2/

Otsu City Museum of History : Shiga
There was an exhibition on school education
before, during and after WWII from July to
September. There was a great change ofeducation after the war: nationalistic education
became democratic.
School textbooks,
children’s picture diary and so forth were
exhibited.
Tel：077-521-2100 Fax：077-521-2666
http://www.rekihaku.otsu.shiga.jp/

Mie Prefectural Museum: Tsu City
There was an exhibition on war memory in
June.
Tel：059-228-2283 Fax：059-229-8310
http://www.bunka.pref.mie.lg.jp/MieMu/tempo
rary_exhibitions/temporary_exhibitions_H27/p
eace.htm

Ohmi Hino Merchant Museum : Shiga
There was an exhibition on people’s life during
WWII in August. Children’s essays andphotos were exhibited.
Tel：0748-52-0007
Fax：0748-52-0172

Taki Town Local Historical Museum : Mie
There was an exhibition on children in terms of25

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July and August.
Tel：0771-22-0599

Rittou History Museum : Shiga
There was an exhibition on WWII and life fromcitizens’ viewpoint with an emphasis on family
life in August and September. There was also
an exhibit on pine oil which was used during
the war because of the lack of petrol.
Tel：077-554-2733 Fax：077-554-2755
http://www.city.ritto.shiga.jp/hakubutsukan/

Fax：0771-25-6128

https://www.city.kameoka.kyoto.jp/bunkashiry
ou/kurashi/kyoiku/bunka/shiryokan/riyoannai.html

Tango Kodaino Ancient Village Museum:
Kyoutango City ,Kyoto
There was an exhibition on villagers andsoldiers from July to November. College
students and graduate students of Kyoto
Prefecture University played a role of guides ofthe exhibition.
Tel：0772-75-2431
Fax：0772-75-2432
http://www.city.kyotango.lg.jp/museum/kodain
osato/

Kyoto Municipal Museum of School
History : Kyoto
There was an exhibition on war and schoolfrom July to October.
Children were
mobilized to work in 1944 and they were
evacuated from cities in 1945. The influenceof war on school children and students was
exhibited there.
Tel：075-752-7070 Fax：075-752-5999
http://kyo-gakurehaku.jp/exhibition/h27/0704/i
ndex.html

Amino Local Museum: Kyoutango
City ,Kyoto
There was an exhibition on WWII with anemphasis on villagers and soldiers from July to
September. Soldier’s uniform, helmet, etc.
were exhibited.
Tel：0772-74-0044
http://www.city.kyotango.lg.jp/museum/amino
kyodoshiryokan/index.htm

Uji City History Museum: Kyoto
There was an exhibition on the misery of the
war and life during the war from July to
September.
Tel：0774-39-9260
https://www.city.uji.kyoto.jp/0000014876.html

Nantan City Museum of Culture : Kyoto
There was an exhibition on WWII and Nantan
City in July and August so that children would
learn the reasons of the war, life during the war
and reconstruction after the war.
Tel：0771-68-0081
Fax：0771-63-2983
http://www.be.city.nantan.kyoto.jp/hakubutukan/Ohyamazaki-cho Museum of History :Kyoto
There was an exhibition on life during WWII in
August.
Tel：075-952-6288 Fax：075-952-6289
http://www.town.oyamazaki.kyoto.jp/contents_
detail.php?frmId=6992

Nantan City Hiyoshi Hiyoshi HitoricalMuseum : Kyoto
There was an exhibition on war with an

Kameoka Municipal Museum of Cultural
Property : Kyoto
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Tel＆Fax：0771-72-1130

Minoo City Museum of Folk : Osaka
There was an exhibition on artifacts used in life
during WWII from July to September.
Tel：072-723-2235
Fax：072-724-9694
http://www.city.minoh.lg.jp/kyoudo/kikakutenji.html

http://www.be.city.nantan.kyoto.jp/hiyoshi-shir
yokan/

Muko City Museum: Kyoto
There was an exhibition on life during WWII
and artifacts donated by citizens weredisplayed.
Tel：075-931-1182 Fax：075-931-1121
http://www.city.muko.kyoto.jp/shiryokan/event.html

Akashi City Museum of Culture: Hyogo
There was an exhibition on life during WWII
and reconstruction in February to March.
People suffered from the shortage of rice andthey had to eat porridge of sweet potato andeven insects and weeds. People had to offer
iron and copper to the government to makeweapons.
Tel：078-918-5400
http://www.akashibunpaku.com/

Osaka Museum of History : Osaka
There was an exhibition on children and WWII
from July to September.
For example,
fighters were drawn in children’s clothes andthe Sino-Japanese War was described inChildren’s magazine.
Tel:06-6946-5728
Fax:06-6946-2662
http://www.mus-his.city.osaka.jp/news/2015/te
njigae/150801.html

Amagasaki City Cultural Treasure
Museum : Hyogo
There was an exhibition on soldiers and thehome front in July and August.
Tel：06-6489-9801 Fax：06-6489-9801
http://www.city.amagasaki.hyogo.jp/bunkazai_
0/

Izumi No Kuni Museum of History: Osaka
There was an exhibition on Citizens‘ life andWWII in August and September. Lectures on
war and peace were given from the viewpointof communities.
Tel：0725-53-0802
http://www.city.osaka-izumi.lg.jp/bizikankosan/rekishi/1438072146845.html

Ono Municipal Historical Museum :Hyogo
There was an exhibition on the Pacific War andlife from July to September.
Tel：0794-63-3390
http://www.city.ono.hyogo.jp/~kokokan/kouko
kan/list.html#plan

Izumiotsu City Oriam Museum andMomoyama Gaikuin University Archives:
Osaka
There were exhibitions on the results of WWII
from June to November. The aim was toconvey war memory to students and the future
generations. Related lectures were given.
Tel：0725-33-1131 Fax:0725-33-0670
http://www.city.izumiotsu.lg.jp/kakuka/kyoikui

Tatsuno City Museum of History andCulture: Hyogo
There was an exhibition on children during
WWII in August and September.
Tel：0791-63-0907
Fax：0791-63-0998
http://www.city.tatsuno.lg.jp/rekibun/flyout.ht
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Tatsuno City Cultural Treasure Center:
Hyogo
There was a photo exhibition on war memory
from July to September. Lectures on life andwar were given.
Tel：0791-75-5450 Fax：0791-75-0353
http://www.city.tatsuno.lg.jp/bunkazai/maibunc
enter/centertop.html

Nara Prefectural Museum of Folkore:
Yamato Kooriyama City
There was an exhibition on life during WWII in
August and September.
Tel：0743-53-3171 Fax：0743-53-3173
http://www.pref.nara.jp/1508.htm
Wakayama City Museum: Wakayama
There was an exhibition on people during
WWII with an emphasis on Nakasuji Family
from June to August.
Tel：073-423-0003
http://www.wakayama-city-museum.jp/

Kanzaki Country Museum of History andFolkore: Fukusaki Town ,Hyogo
There was an exhibition on war memory andFukusaki from July to November.
Tel&Fax：0790-22-5699
http://www.town.fukusaki.hyogo.jp/html/rekim
in/index.html

Tottori City History Museum(Yamabikokan): Tottori
There was an exhibition on Tottori and WWII
in July and August.
Tel.0857-23-2140 Fax.0857-23-2149
http://www.tbz.or.jp/yamabikokan/special/

Kakimori Bunko Museum-Library for the
Kakimori Collection : Itami City, Hyogo
There was an exhibition on a soldier’s picture
postcards which were sent to his wife in Julyand August.
Tel：072-782-0244 Fax：072-781-9090
http://www.kakimori.jp/

Yonago City San-in History Museum:
Tottori
There was an exhibition on war memory for
future generations in July and August.
Yonago city was air raided by US bombers inJuly 1945 and children were evacuated to thecountry.
Tel：0859-22-7161 Fax：0859-22-7160
http://yonagobunka.net/p/yonagobunka/rekishi/
plan

The OsamuTezuka Manga museuml:
Takarazuka City, Hyogo
There was a cartoon exhibition of Telling Adolf
by Osamu Tezuka from March to June. The
cartoon is based on Tezuka’s war experiencesin US air raids of Osaka and so forth.
Tel：0797-81-2970 Fax：0797-81-3660
http://www.city.takarazuka.hyogo.jp/tezuka/

Nichinan Town Museum: Tottori
There was an exhibition on war testimony by a
war correspondent and painter in July andAugust.
Tel：0859-77-1113 Fax：0859-77-1115
http://culture.town.nichinan.tottori.jp/bijyutuka
n/clendar.htm

Nara Prefecture Library and Information
Center: Nara City
There was an exhibition on war experiences in
Saipan where Japanese military was defeatedby the US military from January to March.
Tel：0742-34-2111 Fax：0742-34-2777
http://www.library.pref.nara.jp/collection_senta
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Masuda History and Folk Museum:
ShimaneThere was an exhibition on life during WWII in
August and September.
Tel：0856-23-2635
http://masudashi.sub.jp/app/webroot/index.php/
news/archives/260

cheduleIzumi Museum of Art: Hiroshima City
There was an exhibition on the memory ofreconstruction after WWII by photographersfrom July to September.
A related lecture was given in July.
Tel：082-276-2600 Fax:082-276-2612
http://www.izumi-museum.jp/exhibition.html

Okayama City Museum: Okayama
There was an exhibiton on war record and war
memory in June and July. A lecture on US air
raids of Okayama was given in June.
Tel：086-898-3000 Fax：086-898-3003
http://www.city.okayama.jp/okayama-city-mus
eum/tenji/tenji_201506-07_sensai.html

Fukuyama Museum of Literature:
Hiroshima
There was an exhibition on the atomic bombing
on August 6th expressed in literature from
August and October.
Tel：084-932-7010
Fax：084-932-7020
http://www.city.fukuyama.hiroshima.jp/site/bu
ngakukan/

Bizen City Museum of History: Okayama
There was an exhibition on daily life during
WWII in July and August.
Tel＆Fax：0869-64-4428
http://bizen-rekishi.sakura.ne.jp/event/2015/08/
05/1449

Houhoku Historical Folk Material Hall
(Taisyokan): Shimonoseki City,
Yamaguchi
There was an exhibition on the atomic bombing
and war in July and August.
Tel：083-782-1651
http://h-rekimin.jp/

Hiroshima Castle: Hiroshima
There was an exhibition on Hiroshima Castle
and the army from July to September. There
was the headquarters of the army in thebasement of Hiroshima Castle at the end of
WWII, but it was destroyed by the atomicbomb.
Tel：082-221-7512 Fax：082-221-7519
http://www.rijo-castle.jp/rijo/main.html

Yamaguchi Prefectural Library:
Yamaguchi City
There was an exhibition on writers who wrote
WWII in their works from May to August.
Tel：083-924-2111
https://library.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/

Hiroshima Prefecture Art Museum:
Hiroshima City
There was an exhibition on war and art from
July to September. How war and the atomic
bombing was expressed by artists was
displayed.
Tel：082-221-6246 Fax: ：082-223-1444
http://www.hpam.jp/special/index.php?mode=s

Tokushima Prefectural Museum :Tokushima City
There was an exhibition on the misery of war in
Tokushima from June to August.
Tel：088-668-3636
Fax：088-668-7197
http://www.museum.tokushima-ec.ed.jp/fukyu/
moyooshi.htm

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There was an art exhibition on life in
Tokushima before, during and after WWII from
June to August.
Tel：088-656-2525 Fax：088-656-2466
http://www.city.tokushima.tokushima.jp/johaku/kikaku/

Mitoyo City Archives : Kagawa
There was an exhibition on life during WWII
and reconstruction from July to September.
Tel: 0875-63-1010
Fax: 0875-63-1006
http://www.city.mitoyo.lg.jp/forms/info/info.as
px?info_id=9177
Fukuoka City Museum: Fukuoka
There was an exhibition on life in WWII from
June to August such as US air raids ofFukuoka.
Tel: 092-845-5011 Fax：092-845-5019
http://museum.city.fukuoka.jp/about/pdf/sched
ule2015

Tokushima Prefectural Archives :Tokushima City
There was an exhibition on war perceived bypeople in Tokushima from August to October.
Tel：088-668-3700 Fax：088-668-7199
http://www.archiv.tokushima-ec.ed.jp/new_arti
cle/00000000229.html

Iizuka City Historical Material Hall :Fukuoka
There was an exhibition on life in WWII in
July and August.
Tel＆Fax：0948-25-2930
http://www.city.iizuka.lg.jp/rekishi/index.htm

Tokushima Prefectural Museum of
Literature and Calligraphy: Tokushima
City
There was an exhibition on war described inliterature in Tokushima in August and
September. 21 writers in Tokushima wrote
US air raids of Tokushima, evacuation and soforth in their works.
Tel：088-625-7485 Fax：088-625-7540
http://bungakushodo-exb.blogspot.jp/2015/07/7
0.htmlMiike Playing Card Memorial Museum :Omuta City,Fukuoka
There was an exhibition on US air raids of
Omuta from June to August. Over 1300
people were killed by the US air raids from1944 to 1945.
Tel＆Fax：0944-53-8780
http://karuta-rekishi.com/

Kagawa Museum:Takamatsu City
There was an exhibition on life in WWII from
July to September.
Tel:087-822-0247 Fax：087-822-0049
http://www.pref.kagawa.lg.jp/kmuseum/tenji/sc
hedule/schedule.html

Kurume City Mutsumon Library:
Fukuoka
There was an exhibition called “War in
Kurume seen by a Boy” from July to
September. It is based on a boy’s diary during
WWII. Lectures on US air raids of Kurume
were given in August.
0942-27-7281
http://www.kurume-hotomeki.jp/jp/topics/?mode=detail&id=346

Museum of theTown of Tadotsu: Kagawa
There was a war exhibition in August.
Tel：0877-33-3343
http://tkamada.web.fc2.com/shiryokan/kikaku/2
015/20150801senso/2015senso.htm

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Tsukushino History Museum: Fukuoka
There was an exhibition on WWII based on asoldier’s letters sent from the battlefields to his
parents.
Tel：092-922-1911
http://www.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp/event-info/event1506-96-c.html

was compared with affluent life today.
Tel＆Fax：095-847-9245
http://www.city.nagasaki.lg.jp/kanko/820000/8
28000/p009251.html

Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum:
Nagasaki City
There was an exhibition on war and peace in
September and October. About 100 art works
showing the misery of war and the search forpeace were displayed with the cooperation with
Hiroshima Art Museum.
Tel：095-833-2110 Fax：095-833-2115
http://www.nagasaki-museum.jp/permanent/arc
hives/120

Fukuoka Prefectural Library
Fukuoka City
There was an exhibition on US air raids ofFukuoka and Fukuoka Library in May and June.
There was also a small exhibition on the end of
WWII in Fukuoka in July and August. Filmson the Pacific War were shown in June.
Tel：092-641-1123 Fax：092-641-1127
http://www.lib.pref.fukuoka.jp/hp/kyoudo/page/index.html

Historical Museum heart peer: Tamana
City, Kumamoto
There was an exhibition called “Why do werepeat war?” from July to October. Changesof public opinion and unchanged love toward
family were displayed based on diaries andletters during WWII.
Tel:0968-74-3989 Fax：0968-74-3986
http://www.city.tamana.lg.jp/pub/8934_filelib_
748bf727b45a81a911dbc2d4e5689360.jpg

Fukuoka Communal Archives:
Tsukushino City
There was an exhibition on war orphants from
July to September. Archives and photos in anorphan asylum were displayed. A related
lecture was given in July.
Tel：092‐919‐6166
http://kobunsyokan.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp/
Matsumoto Seicho Memoria Museum:
Kitakyushu City,Fukuoka
There was an exhibition on Seicho Matsumoto,a well-known writer, and WWII from August to
December. His war experiences as a soldier
were reflected on his novels.
Tel：093-582-2761 Fax：093-562-2303
http://www.kid.ne.jp/seicho/html/images/icon/ti
tle/titles_kikaku.gif

Amakusa Archives: Kumamoto
There was an exhibition of “War andAmakusa” in September and October. Photosof the air force of Amakusa Navy and materials
on a battleship and life after the war weredisplayed.
Tel：0969-25-5515
http://www.city.amakusa.kumamoto.jp/cal/pub/detail.asp?c_id=3&id=3332&type=top

Nagasaki City Museum of History and
Folklore : Nagasaki
There was an exhibition on life during WWII
from June to August. Poor life during the war

Memorial Museum of the Fifth HighSchool, Kumamoto University: Kumamoto
City
There was an exhibition on students and war
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Miyakonojo Historical Museum :Miyazaki
There was an exhibition on modern war (theSino-Japanese War of 1894-5, the RussoJapanese War, WWI and WWII.)
Tel＆Fax：0986‐25‐8011
http://cms.city.miyakonojo.miyazaki.jp/display.
php?cont=150717162027

Students were

mobilized to work instead of study and also
they were sent to battlefields.

Tel ：096-342-2050
http://www.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/syakairenkei/chii
kirenkei/news/20150806-1221

Oita Prefectural Museum of History : Usa
City
There was an exhibition on war and culture
from July to September.
How writers and artists faced WWII wasdisplayed using their works and diaries inwhich they described their ideas though there
was no freedom of speech.
Tel：0978-37-2100 Fax：0978-37-2101
http://kyouiku.oita-ed.jp/rekisihakubutukan-b/2
015/03/27.html

Kajiki Local Museum: Aira City,
Kagoshima
There was a photo exhibition on the Pacific
War in July and August.
Tel：0995-62-0130 Fax：0995-62-0130
http://www.city.aira.lg.jp/bunkazai/gyosei/shisetsu/kyoiku/kyodo.html
Hayato Folk Historical Museum:
Kirishima City ,Kagoshima
There was an exhibition on war remains in
Kirishima City in August and September.
Tel：0995-43-0179
http://www.city-kirishima.jp/modules/page045/
index.php?id=73

Oita City Historical Museum: Oita
There was an exhibition on life during WWII in
Oita and the reconstruction after the war from
July to September.
Everything was controlled by the government
since 1938 and people suffered from theshortage of food and many things. The US air
raids of Oita was displayed as well as post-war
reconstruction of Oita.
Tel：097-549-0880 Fax：097-549-5766
http://www.city.oita.oita.jp/www/contents/1432
103774531/index.html

Sendai History Museum: Kagoshima
There was an exhibition on people’s life during
WWII and a photo exhibition on post-war
reconstruction in Sendai.
Tel：0996-20-2344 Fax：0996-20-2848
http://rekishi.satsumasendai.jp/archives/news/2
0150619/1028

Miyazaki Prefectural Library:
Miyazaki City
There was an exhibition on the testimony on
WWII through films in July and August.
Military uniforms, war-related books were
exhibited.
Tel：0985-29-2911
http://www.discover-miyazaki.jp/event/item_50
69.html

Tanegashima Development Center: Gun
Museum: Kagoshima
There was an exhibition on war in August suchas war experiences, war remains, war related
books and so forth.
Tel：0997-23-3215 Fax：0997-23-3250
http://www.city.nishinoomote.lg.jp/center/tayor
i/2707.pdf
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Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art
Museum: Naha City, Okinawa
There was a photo exhibition on Okinawa inMarch and April. The battle in Okinawa, thehistory and the present situation in Okinawa
were displayed. There are still US militarybases in Okinawa though many people don’t
want to have them.
Tel：098-941-8200 Fax：98-941-2392
http://www.museums.pref.okinawa.jp/index.jsp

There was an exhibition related to the day forconsoling the spirits of the deceased in
Okinawa in May and June.
Tel：0980-73-0567

Fax ：0980-73-0822

https://www.city.miyakojima.lg.jp/soshiki/kyou
iku/syougaigakusyu/hakubutsukan/

Yaese town Gushikami museum of History
and Folklore : Okinawa
There was an exhibition on the testimony leftby people who lived through the battle in
Okinawa in June and July.
Tel：098-835-7500 Fax：098-835-7501
http://www.town.yaese.okinawa.jp/rekisiminzoku/Naha City Museum of History: Okinawa
There was an exhibition on the battle in
Okinawa and the US military rule from May to
July.
Tel：098-869-5266 Fax：098-869-5267
http://www.rekishi-archive.city.naha.okinawa.j
p/archives/89697

Moromi Folk Historical Museum:Naha
City, Okinawa
There was an exhibition called “War Mementos
Talk” in August. A US flyer to urge people in
Okinawa to surrender to the US was displayedfor example.
Tel：098-932-0028
http://www.museum-okinawa.jp/26moromi/

Uruma City Museum of History: Okinawa
There was an exhibition on Uruma City with anemphasis on people who resisted against theauthority in May and June.
Tel：098-973-4400
Fax：098-973-4444
http://www.city.uruma.lg.jp/culture/139/1277/1
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Ginowan Municipal Museum: Okinawa
There was an exhibition on Ginowan as abattlefield in June and July and also post-war
reconstruction on life from July to September.
Tel：098-870-9317
Fax：098-870-9316
http://www.city.ginowan.okinawa.jp/organizati
on/shiritsuhakubutsukan/
Nago Museum: Okinawa
There was a war exhibition in Nago in July.
Tel：0980-53-1342 Fax：0980-53-1362
http://www.city.nago.okinawa.jp/4/3282.html
Miyakojima Municipal Museum: Okinawa
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record of operation. The narrow margin victoryof referendum for nuclear plants operation(50.47% of cons) might have grown to today’s
nuclear disarmament movement across Europe
beyond the borders, establishing the beautiful
resources of peace after 30 years. Bothcenter-left and center-right factions are making
efforts too. Mr. Kurz, who is now 28 years old,is gathering attention as the youngest ministerof foreign affair in EU nations. Last December,he gave a speech at the opening assembly of theConference on the Humanitarian Impact of
Nuclear Weapons. Director for Disarmament,
Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, Mr.
Kmentt, served as the conference chair of theclosing session and powerfully called for“precise and sharp total abolition of nuclear
weapons” at the end.
Peace Museum Vienna is unique. The
museum exhibits peace activists’ footsteps at
Windows of Peace, where even tourists canlearn walking by the street. Three Japanese areincluded there; Sadako Sasaki, Akio Komatsu
and former Prime Minister Eisaku Sato. On myvisit, I was warmly welcomed by a director,
who immigrated from Afghanistan two years
ago, Internees from Russia and France, andTsuneko Ipp who has been living in Vienna forover 40 years. They were happy about thephotos and autography from Fukuoka A-bomb
Survivors and paper cranes made by Origami
artist Maruyama that I brought. After 1.5 hourof intercommunion and tour, my friend Koga
took photos. The four seemed a little surprised
to hear that I have a relationship with thefamily of Sadako Sasaki, who live in Fukuoka.
As well we the visit became my precious

Overseas Peace Museum
Site Visit Report of Peace Museum Vienna
Written by Akiko Ishikawa
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015
Last summer, I found an article in the culturecolumn of Mainichi Newspapers. It was about
Professor Kazuyo YAMANE (Peace Studies at
Ritsumei University) who published an
autographical novel of an Austrian author
Bertha von Suttner (1843-1914), translating
into Japanese with others. Suttner was the firstfemale Nobel laureate for peace prize.
Although her Die Waffen nieder! (Lay Down
Your Arms!) had become a bestseller in westernworld at that time, it was published in Japan in2011 for the first time ever. When I scheduled avisit to Vienna and was communicating about
the book, Professor Yamane introduced thefounder of Peace Museum Vienna, Liska
Blodgett, to me as she is a board member of
INMP (International Network of Museum for
Peace). The museum was launched last year by
Ms. Blodgett, marking the centennial of
Suttner’s decease.
Recent years, the Austrian government isleading the world in the field of nuclear
disarmament with its outstanding performance.
Being impatient for the delinquent disarmament
policies of nuclear nations, Austria has been
having conferences with committed countries,
where consensus of nuclear-free nations ismade, and inviting the have-nations,accordingly the number of participants has
increased. It reached 158 for the Vienna
conference in December 2014. I had been
wondering what the energy source of Austria
was. I found that it is really impressing when I
researched the nuclear condition during myvisit to Vienna.
There is no nuclear plant in operation inAustria. Despite some were built, there is no

memory, I could learn how profound the history
of Austria is and how hard people have madeefforts to obtain peaceful and safe life for longtime, saying ”Lay down your arms! Lay down
your nukes!”

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While we have irregularly distressing history,
I hope we could manage to take Austria’s

Editors’ Notes

antinuclear history of last 30-year as a model.
We would like to thank Ms. Mairead
Hynes, Ms. Terumi Imai, Ms. Tanya S. Maus,
Ms. Atsuko Takeda, Ms. Yoshiko Tanigawa,

NPO: Voices of the Survivors from& Ms. Kyoko Terazawa for translating Muse

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Newsletter.
http://www.geocities.jp/s20hibaku/voshn/index.

This issue includes information not only

html (English Version)

peace museums but also history museums andThese are the records of voice of a-bombing

other museums where various peace-related

survivors.

events were held as the 70th anniversary of theend of World War II.
〈Previous Announcement〉

DVD: Atomic Mom

In October 24-25, 2015, the 14th national
There was a female scientist dedicated in

exchange

developing an atomic bomb in 1950s. The

Netwwork of Museums for Peace (JCNMP)

director is her daughter who recorded her

was held at Peace Aichi. The detailed

mother’s

information will be given on the next issue.

self-reproving

confession.

ThemeetingofJapanese

Citizens’survivors of Hiroshima reach out the mother
who asks for forgiveness for her sin that she
unknowingly

made.

documentary film

AtomicMom

isaportraying

thecurrent

situation of the person whose life was greatly
impacted by a-bombing. Please refer to thewebsite below.
http://www.atomicmom.org/jp/trailer.htm

National exchange meeting of JCNMPAt Peace Aichi (24 October 2015)

Mountain Top by Pegge Patten

35Periodical publication of English version of“Muse” has been possible thanks to theinitiatives taken by Dr. Kazuyo Yamane incooperation with a number of volunteers who
devotedly contributed to the translation ofJapanese version of “Muse”. Editorial board of“Muse” is very proud of the fact that the
English “Muse” has been playing an importantrole as a window through which people of theworld can observe what is carried out by
Japanese citizens in the field of museums for
R o le of E ng lish Ve r sio n o f “Mu se ”

peace.

“Muse” is the official newsletter of Museums

English version of “Muse” can also be

for Peace (JCNMP) which was established inenjoyed through the same website with therd

1998 when the 3 International Conference of
Peace

Museums

was

held

in

Japanese version.

Japan

co-sponsored by Osaka Inter- national Peace
Center and Ritsu- meikan University. Thanks to
the devoted professional efforts made by Mr.
Masahiko Yamabe, historian working for theCenter of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage,“Muse” can be proud of its informativenessabout the activities of Japanese museums forpeace all over the nation, not only so-called“peace museums” but also libraries, artmuseums,

folkmuseums,

etc.

which

occasionally carry out varieties of projects foranti-war and peace.
“Muse” had been published twice a year, andpast issues can be read through the website of
the Center of the Tokyo Raids and War
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