2010 No.01, July 14, 2010

Thematic Exhibition Series “Thinking of Peace”

Shibusawa Eiichi and the Great Kanto Earthquake:
Looking to Reconstruction
Saturday August 7, 2010 – Thursday September 23, 2010
This is the third exhibition in the annual thematic exhibition series “Thinking of Peace.” The series
aims to reflect on peace by examining Shibusawa Eiichi’s endeavors in fostering international
friendship and world peace. As 2010 marks 80 years since the completion of reconstruction following
the Great Kanto Earthquake, this year’s exhibition features Shibusawa’s activities supporting not onlyurban reconstruction but also mental rehabilitation of citizens affected by the catastrophe.
The Great Kanto Earthquake occurred on September 1, 1923 and registered 7.9 on the Richter scale. It
caused enormous damage across the vast Kanto area including Japan’s modern urban centers ofTokyo and Yokohama. Shibusawa was in Kabutocho, Tokyo when the earthquake occurred. Having
survived the disaster, he devoted himself to organizations such as the Daishinsai Zengokai (GreatEarthquake Disaster Rehabilitation Association) and other relief efforts as a private financier. He
placed great emphasis on the prompt response of the private sector as well as concern for people of alllevels who were suffering.
We hope that this examination of Shibusawa’s economic reconstruction activities will give visitors an
opportunity to think about the suddenness of disaster and the meaning of peace in everyday life.
Time:

10:00-17:00 (last entry 16:30)
Closed Mondays (except September 20) and Tuesday, September 21

Venue: Special Exhibition Hall, Shibusawa Memorial Museum
2-16-1 Nishigahara, Kita-ku, Tokyo
Tel：03-3910-0005 ／ Fax：03-5567-7289
Oji station south exit, JR Keihin Tohoku Line: 5 min.
Nishigahara station or Oji station, Tokyo Metro Namboku Line: 9 min.
Asukayama stop, Toei Streetcar Arakawa Line: 4 min.
Asukayama stop, Toei Bus: 5 min.
Admission:

Adult 300 yen / Child (up to 18 years) 100 yen

Shibusawa Memorial Museum / Kita City Asukayama Museum / Paper Museum Ticket
Adult 720 yen / Child (up to 18 years) 240 yen
Internet Discount (upon presentation of the special exhibition discount coupon available on
the Shibusawa Memorial Museum website during the period of the exhibition)
Adult 300 Æ 240 yen / Child (up to 18 years) 100 Æ 80 yen1

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Contacts:

Miho NAGAI, Curator
Ruri KATO, Public Relations
Shibusawa Memorial Museum
2-16-1 Nishigahara, Kita-ku, Tokyo
Tel：03-3910-0005 / Fax：03-5567-7289
http://www.shibusawa.or.jp

Related Event
Mini-Symposium: Shibusawa Eiichi and Earthquake Reconstruction (in Japanese)
An in-depth examination of Shibusawa’s initiatives in disaster reconstruction and discussion
by historians specializing in earthquake disaster and U.S.-Japan relations.
Date: Saturday, September 4, 2010, 13:30-15:30
Venue: Meeting room, Shibusawa Memorial Museum
Panelists:
Itoko KITAHARA (Professor, Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural
Heritage, Ritsumeikan University)
Akiko IIMORI (Lecturer, College of Applied International Studies, Tokiwa University)
Attendance limited to 40 (reservations required).
No fee beyond regular museum admission is required.
To attend please reserve a seat by sending a post card to the museum with the event title, your name,postaladdress,

ageandtelephone

number,ormakeareservation

via

theinternet(http://www.shibusawa.or.jp). Reservations accepted on a first-come-first-served basis.
For further information please contact the Shibusawa Memorial Museum

Publication
An exhibition catalogue will be available as of August, 2010 for 1,000 yen from the museum shop.

About the SHIBUSAWA MEMORIAL MUSEUM
The Shibusawa Memorial Museum collects and displays documents and artifacts from thelife of Shibusawa Eiichi (1840-1931), a leader in business and finance who fostered thegrowth and development of the modern Japanese economy. Throughout his life headvocated for the harmony of morality and economy; playing an important role not onlyin the business world but in the fields of social welfare, education, and private-sector
diplomacy as well.

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Images for Press Use
The images in this press release are available for press use. Please fill in the attached application form
and fax it to the Shibusawa Memorial Museum.
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1) Postcard: Shibusawa office destroyed by the fires of September 1
Photograph by Tokuji Shibusawa, September, 1923
Shibusawa Memorial Museum Collection2) O. M. Clark visiting Shibusawa Eiichi in Japan after the earthquake, in front of the Western wingof the Asukayama residence, December 2, 1923Shibusawa Memorial Museum Collection3) At the shelter of the Saitama Kenjin Kyugodan (Saitama Prefecture Rescue Committee), fromKyugodan Haikyu Jikkyo vol.1, November 17, 1923
Private collection4) Rakuogenko Mokujin (Wooden statue of Matsudaira Sadanobu) by Kason Sazaki, 1913
Shibusawa Memorial Museum Collection5) Shibusawa Eiichi, 1924
Shibusawa Memorial Museum Collection
Conditions of the usage of the images:
・The provenance of images must be clearly stated.
・Trimming, decoration, and any kind of alternation of the images are prohibited.
・Please fax a draft of any articles to be published to the Shibusawa Memorial Museum
prior to publication.
・Images are only available in hard-copy on CD and not by email attachment.
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Director, Shibusawa Memorial Museum
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Postcard: Shibusawa office destroyed by the fires of September 1
Photograph by Tokuji Shibusawa, September, 1923〔〕2)O. M. Clark visiting Shibusawa Eiichi in Japan after the earthquake, in front of the Western
wing of the Asukayama residence, December 2, 1923〔〕3)
At the shelter of the Saitama Kenjin Kyugodan (Saitama Prefecture Rescue Committee),from Kyugodan Haikyu Jikkyo vol.1, November 17, 1923〔〕4)
Rakuogenko Mokujin (Wooden statue of Matsudaira Sadanobu) by Kason Sazaki, 1913〔〕5)
Shibusawa Eiichi, 1924
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