Special Exhibition“Shibusawa Eiichi and Oji Paper Co., Ltd.: A Venture for the Good of the Country”

Mar. 16 - May 26, 2013
Venue: Special Exhibition Hall, Shibusawa Memorial Museum

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Special Exhibition: Rediscover Shibusawa Eiichi: The History of the Shibusawa Memorial Museum and Masterpieces from the Collections

Sep.29- Nov.25, 2012
Venue: Shibusawa Memorial Museum and Seien Bunko

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Special Exhibition: The Shibusawa Warehouse Co., Ltd. and Shibusawa Eiichi

Mar.17 - May. 27, 2012
Venue: Special Exhibition Hall, Shibusawa Memorial Museum

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Special Exhibition: Shibusawa Eiichi and Jitsugyo no Nihon: Businessmen as Seen in Magazines

Oct. 1 – Nov. 27, 2011
Venue: Special Exhibition Hall, Shibusawa Memorial Museum

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Exhibition “Shibusawa Eiichi and Sun Yat-sen”

Jun. 11 – Sep. 19, 2011
Venue: Permanent Exhibition Hall, Shibusawa Memorial Museum

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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
Venue: Special Exhibition Hall, Shibusawa Memorial Museum

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Shibusawa Family Hina Dolls

February 19 - May 8, 2011
Venue: Special Exhibition Hall, Shibusawa Memorial Museum

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Special Exhibition: Shibusawa Eiichi and the Student Dormitory: The Establishment of the Saitama Gakusei Yueki-kai

Oct. 2 - Nov. 23, 2010
Venue: Special Exhibition Hall, Shibusawa Memorial Museum

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Special Exhibition: Shibusawa Eiichi and Albert Kahn: Exchanges of Two Businessmen of Japan and France

Mar. 20 - May 5, 2010
Venue: Special Exhibition Hall, Shibusawa Memorial Museum

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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
Venue: Special Exhibition Hall, Shibusawa Memorial Museum

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Thematic Exhibition Series “Thinking of Peace” Commemoration of 100th anniversary of the Honorary Commercial Commissioners of Japan to the U.S.A. Shibusawa Eiichi Goes to the U.S.A.: Private Economic Diplomacy of 100 Years Ago

August 15 - September 23, 2009
Special Exhibition Hall, Shibusawa Memorial Museum

The year 2009 marks the 100th anniversary of their visit to the U.S.A. In this commemorative exhibition, the records of the visits and experiences of Shibusawa Eiichi and the fellow commissioners in the U.S.A. in 100 years ago are presented, which we hope to give us an opportunity to reflect on peace today.

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Special Exhibition: Modernization and Entrepreneurs of Japan, China and America

June7-July31, 2009
Special Exhibition Hall, Shibusawa Memorial Museum

While looking at the entrepreneurs who spearheaded the modernization and industrialization of Japan, China, and the United States, this exhibition aims also to explore future cooperation between the three countries.

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Seien Cover Pictures

Saturdays 12:30-15:45, Mar. 7 - May 30, 2009
Seien Bunko

Exhibition looking back at the 60-year history of the monthly journal, Seien, through a display of a wide range of pictures and photographs from the front cover.

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

There are many discoveries to be made by looking carefully at details of the Bankoro and Seien Bunko. Discover delights of architecture through the photographs of architectural photographer Akihisa Masuda.

Special Exhibition: The Shibusawa Family Hinamatsuri

Feb. 21 - May 6, 2009
Special Exhibition Hall, Shibusawa Memorial Museum

The exhibition of hina-ningyo and accoutrements donated by Ms. Noriko Sasaki and Ms. Reiko Hattori, great-grand-daughters of Shibusawa Eiichi.
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Photo Exhibition: Lighting of the Bankoro and Seien Bunko

Dec. 6, 2008 - Feb. 14, 2009
Seien Bunko, Shibusawa Memorial Museum
The exhibition is open on Saturdays 12:30 - 15:45

This small-scale photography exhibition focuses on the decorations of interior and exterior lighting fixtures of the Bankoro and Seien Bunko.
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Masuda Akihisa Photo Exhibition: Bankoro and Seien Bunko

Saturday Oct. 11 - Nov. 29, 2008
Seien Bunko, Shibusawa Memorial Museum
The exhibition is open on Saturdays 12:30 - 15:45

The exhibition of 20 photos of the Bankoro and 30 photos of the Seien Bunko by Masuda Akihisa is being held in the Seien Bunko in the Old Shibusawa Garden adjacent to the main museum building.
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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

2008 is the 100th Anniversary of the first Japanese immigration to Brazil. To mark the occasion, the Shibusawa Memorial Museum is featuring Shibusawa Eiichi’s involvement in businesses and projects to promote and support Japanese emigrants.
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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

The series aims to encourage visitors to think about world peace today by introducing Shibusawa's lifelong devotion to international peace and understanding. The first exhibition in this series will shed light on the history of the US-Japan doll exchange project in 1927 by exhibiting 8 of the 10 blue-eyed dolls remaining in Tokyo.
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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

This special exhibition marks the 10th anniversary of the three museums in Asukayama Park, the Shibusawa Memorial Museum, the KitaCity Asukayama Museum, and the Paper Museum. Shibusawa Eiichi's public and Private lives are presented through a look at the Oji and Takinogawa area (Asukayama), the Location of Eiichi's second home from 1879 to 1901, and then his primary home until his death in 1931.

Curator-led Gallery Talk and Guided Garden Tour

Saturday, March 29; Saturday, April 5; Saturday, April 12; Saturday, May 3
13:00 - 14:30

Reservation not required.

New Display: Letters on the Doll Exchange Project

Saturday, January 5- Saturday, December 27, 2008

Letters regarding the Doll Exchange Project between Japan and the United States will be displayed at the section 8 of the permanent exhibition, Broad Circle of Acquaintances, during this period.

Shibusawa Eiichi was involved in the project in the 1920s that aimed to promote peace and friendship between two countries through the exchange of dolls.

Exhibition: Shibusawa Eiichi and the Ambassadors of Peace: Japanese Friendship Dolls Sent to the United States

Friday, February 1- Wednesday, February 13, 2008 (closed February 4 and 12)
Special Exhibition Hall

This exhibition will introduce the Doll Messengers of Goodwill, a project in the 1920s that aimed to promote peace and friendship between Japan and the United States through the exchange of dolls.
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Exhibition of New Acquisitions from Akiko Shibusawa Collection

Tuesday, March 6 - Sunday, May 6, 2007
Special Exhibition Hall

Exhibition of New Acquisitions from Akiko Shibusawa Collection (PDF 144KB)
Documents, scrolls, photographs and furniture are displayed from the collection which Ms. Akiko Shibusawa, grand daughter of Shibusawa Eiichi, had inherited from her grand father and recently donated to the museum.

Guided Garden Tour in Spring: "Shibusawa Residence Then and Now"
Saturday, March 24; Saturday, April 14; Saturday, April 28; Thursday, May 3 13:30 -
Reservation not required.

New Exhibition: Tanabe Junkichi - The Architect behind the Bankoro and the Seien Bunko

Saturday, March 4 - Sunday, May 7, 2006
Special Exhibition Hall

Tanabe Junkichi was a popular architect during the Meiji and Taisho eras (1868-1926). He designed the Bankoro and the Seien Bunko in honor of Shibusawa Eiichi. Through artifacts donated by Junkichi's family, this exhibition explores both the man and his work.

New Display: Learning Lessons from the Past: The History of the Shibusawa Memorial Museum

Tuesday, February 28 - Monday, September 18, 2006
Calligraphy Section

Special Opening of the Buildings: The Bankoro Cottage and the Seien Bunko Library

Saturday, March 4, 2006 - Sunday, May 6, 2007
Open weekends and holidays between 12:30 and 3:45 pm

The Bankoro and the Seien Bunko - Important Cultural Properties

In December 2005 the Bankoro Cottage and the Seien Bunko Library, located on the site of the former residence of Shibusawa Eiichi, were designated as Important Cultural Properties by the Japanese government. These two structures were singled out from nine designated buildings as worthy of special mention because of their "superiority in design." Both buildings were designed by Tanabe Junkichi, a famous Taisho era (1912-26) architect influenced by the arts and crafts movement.