News

Company Name Change Charts: 1 new chart added, 123 charts in total.
Aug. 23, 2011
Exhibition “Shibusawa Eiichi and Sun Yat-sen”
Jun. 11 - Sep. 19, 2011
Business Archives Symposium page added
Jun. 7, 2011
The Bankoro will reopen on Saturday June 11, 2011.
Jun. 1, 2011
Company Name Change Charts revised
Oct. 17, 2011
Company Name Change Charts: 1 new chart added, 123 charts in total
Aug. 23, 2011
Company Name Change Charts: 14 new charts added, 122 charts in total
Mar. 25, 2011
Special Exhibition: The Story of the Law Scholar Hozumi Nobushige and his Wife Utako: Based on an Oral History Project with Shibuswa Eiichi’s Great-Grandson Hozumi Shigeyuki
Mar. 5 - May 8, 2011
Shibusawa Family Hina Dolls
February 19 - May 8, 2011
The Seien Bunko will reopen on Saturday April 9, 2011. Bankoro remains closed.
Apr. 8, 2011
Due to the earthquake occurred in Tohoku and Kanto regions on March 11, 2011, Seien Bunko and Bankoro are closed until the safety is confirmed.
Mar. 18, 2011
Special Exhibition: Shibusawa Eiichi and the Student Dormitory: The Establishment of the Saitama Gakusei Yueki-kai
Oct. 2 - Nov. 23, 2010
Thematic Exhibition Series “Thinking of Peace”
Shibusawa Eiichi and the Great Kanto Earthquake: Looking to Reconstruction
Aug. 7 - Sep. 23, 2010
Special Exhibition: Shibusawa Eiichi and Albert Kahn: Exchanges of Two Businessmen of Japan and France
Mar. 20 - May 5, 2010
Exhibition website
New Resource: 1909 Business Mission
November 6, 2009
Special Exhibition: Sarada Ichiro Collection - Plates Speak: Society and Trends in the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa Eras as Depicted on Plates
Oct. 3 - Nov. 23, 2009
Shibusawa Memorial Museum
Thematic Exhibition Series “Thinking of Peace”
Shibusawa Eiichi Goes to the U.S.A.: Private Economic Diplomacy of 100 Years Ago
Aug. 15 - Sep. 23, 2009
Special Exhibition: Modernization and Entrepreneurs of Japan, China and America
June. 7 - July 31, 2009
Mini Photo Exhibition: “Wow! Take a look - that’s neat!” Unknown Views of the Bankoro and Seien Bunko
Mar. 3 - May 6, 2009 Reading Corner, Shibusawa Memorial Museum
Seien Cover Pictures
Saturdays 12:30-15:45, Mar. 7 - May 30, 2009 Seien Bunko, Shibusawa Memorial Museum
Dec. 6, 2008 Photo Exhibition: Lighting of the Bankoro and Seien Bunko
Dec. 6, 2008 – Feb. 14, 2009 Seien Bunko, Shibusawa Memorial Museum
Sep. 17, 2008 Special Exhibition: Enabling Japanese to Prosper in South America: Shibusawa Eiichi and Japanese Immigration to Brazil
Saturday October 4 – Monday November 24, 2008 (closed Monday Oct. 6, 20, 27 Nov. 10, 17; Tuesday Oct. 14, Nov. 4) Special Exhibition Hall
July 10, 2008 Thematic Exhibition Series "Thinking of Peace" Shibusawa Eiichi and the Friendship Dolls: The Doll Project 81 Years Ago
July 19 - August 24, 2008 (closed July 22, 28, August 4, 11, 18) Special Exhibition Hall
Saturday, March 8 - Tuesday, May 6, 2008, Special Exhibition Hall
Mar. 8, 2008 Special Exhibition: Shibusawa Eiichi in Oji and Takinogawa - His Residence, Public Space and the Local Area
Saturday, March 8 - Tuesday, May 6, 2008, Special Exhibition Hall
Jan. 17, 2008 New Display: "Letters on the Doll Exchange Project"
Saturday, January 5 - Saturday, December 27, 2008
Dec. 26, 2007 Exhibition: "Shibusawa Eiichi and the Ambassadors of Peace: Japanese Friendship Dolls Sent to the United States"
February 1-13, 2008 (closed February 4 and 12), Special Exhibition Hall
Nov. 1, 2007 Reopening of the Shibusawa Memorial Museum, Seien Bunko and Bankoro.
After a 6-month closure for renovations, the museum reopens on November 1. The The Seien Bunko and Bankoro will be open to the public on Saturdays.
Oct. 26, 2007 Digitalization of the Shibusawa Eiichi Denki Shiryo Index (Japanese only)
A detailed index of entire 57 main volumes of the Shibusawa Eiichi Denki Shiryo has been digitalized and uploaded to the foundation website.