May 31, 2024

Press Release
Keio University

Fukuzawa Yukichi Memorial Keio History Museum
2024 Spring Special Exhibition
Keio and World War II: From Personal Belongings to People(First phase: June 18-July 20 | Second phase: July 24-August 31)
The Keio University Fukuzawa Memorial Center for Modern Japanese Studies initiated the“Keio and World War II Archive Project” in 2013, just prior to the 70th year since the end ofWorld War II. Since then, the center has continued to collect various materials andtestimonies related to Keio during the war, conduct data analysis, and make this information
available to the public. While some of these materials are part of the permanent collection,
we hope to revisit the theme, “Keio and World War II,” as we approach the 80th anniversaryof the end of the war.
The materials will be exhibited in two phases in accordance with fifty keywords. We believethat by delving into each exhibit one by one, including objects whose relationship to the war
is not apparent at first glance, as well as textual materials being introduced for the first time,
we will be able to pass on memories of the war to successive generations through theseremnants.
1. Exhibition Details
Dates: (First phase) Tuesday, June 18, 2024–Saturday, July 20, 2024
(Second phase) Wednesday, July 24, 2024–Saturday, August 31, 2024
*Closed Sundays, Holidays, and August 9–16 for Summer BreakVenue: Old University Library 2nd Floor, Temporary Exhibition Room, Keio History Museum
Open: 10:00–18:00
Admission: Open to all
Details: https://history.keio.ac.jp/en/
2. Featured Items
1. Military drill uniform (Yamada Daiichi) (1936–1942)
2. Medal of Friendship from the pole vault event at the Berlin Olympics (Oe Sueo) (1936)
3. Hachimaki (headband) from the Attack on Pearl Harbor (Sasaki Shōgo) (1941)
4. “Kuchinashi no Hana (Cape Jasmine)” diary written to his lover (Takushima Norimitsu)(1944), and its publication (1961)
5. Contribution of writings by a member of the Kamikaze Special Attack Unit (KurosakiEinosuke) (1945)/

1. Military dril

uniform (Yamada Daiichi)

2. Medal of Friendship from the pole vault event at the Berlin Olympics (Oe Sueo)

3. Hachimaki (headband) from the Attack on Pearl Harbor (Sasaki Shōgo)

4. “Kuchinashi no Hana (Cape Jasmine)” diary written to his lover (Takushima Norimitsu),and its publication

5. Contribution of writings by a member of the Kamikaze Special Attack Unit (KurosakiEinosuke)
3. Related Events(1) Tour of Mita Campus as a War Heritage Site
Date and time: Thursday, July 18, 10:00–11:30
Places of interest: Fukuzawa Residence, Maboroshi no Mon (lit. “the phantom gate”),
Attic of the Old University Library, Democracy Mural, Noguchi RoomReservations: Please register to reserve a spot through the exhibition’s homepage.
(Maximum capacity: 20 people)/(2) Tour of Hiyoshidai Underground Air-Raid ShelterDate and time: Thursday, July 25, 10:00–12:30, for the general public
Saturday, August 3, 10:00–12:30, for Keio students
Reservations: Please register to reserve a spot through the exhibition’s homepage.
(Maximum capacity per session: 30 people)(3) Gallery talk by exhibition organizer
Date and time: First phase Thursday, June 27, 14:00–15:00 (about 60 min)
Second phase Wednesday, July 31, 14:00–15:00 (about 60 min)Admission: Apply at the reception desk of the exhibition hall from 13:30 on the day of theevent (limited to the first 15 people)*Please direct any requests or inquiries to the contacts listed below in advance of any presscoverage.
*We have sent this news release to the MEXT Press Club and the social, educational, and culturalnews departments of other media outlets.
・Contact information for inquiries about this exhibition
Fukuzawa Memorial Center for Modern Japanese Studies, Keio University
Tel: 03-5427-1604 Fax: 03-5427-1605 Email: info@history.keio.ac.jp
・Source of this release
Office of Communications and Public Relations (Attn: Wakahara)
Tel: 03-5427-1541 Fax: 03-5441-7640
Email: m-pr@adst.keio.ac.jp https://www.keio.ac.jp/en//