This is a museum of culture in
Kyoto. A part of this museum was a Kyoto branch of “Bank of Japan”. An annex
was built for exhibition rooms and hall. The titles of the thematic exhibitions
were “Gion-matsuri festival – treasures of Ennogyoujya float” and “Thirty three
temples in Kyoto part3 – related people and treasures of temples”.
文化財のレンガ造りの建物・旧日銀京都支店とつながる形で、モダンな博物館が立てられている。企画展は、「祇園祭―役行者山の名宝―」と「洛陽三十三所３－ゆかりの人と寺宝―」であった。
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| The brochures of permanent and thematic exhibitions いただいたパンフレット類 |
The cultural history of Kyoto was exhibited in
the compact space which was equivalent to two schoolrooms. The interesting
video was projected on the wall. It showed us the lives of people from picture
scrolls in Edo, Muromach, Kamakura and Heian periods. In that video, children
played under the stage where the great monk and his believers performed chant
while dancing. It was fun.
The exhibits were about plates and so on which were under the ground. The ground level of Kyoto one thousand years ago was two meters lower than today. Various things were accumulated for a long time which I found very amazing.
The exhibits were about plates and so on which were under the ground. The ground level of Kyoto one thousand years ago was two meters lower than today. Various things were accumulated for a long time which I found very amazing.
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| The wall of exhibition room, it was called “picture scroll corridor” 絵巻回廊 |
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| The exhibition room |
京都の文化史は、教室二つ分ぐらいのコンパクトなスペースで紹介されているが、壁面を使った映像展示が面白かった。絵巻から、江戸、室町、鎌倉、平安の人々の暮らしを紹介している。一遍上人が念仏踊りをしている舞台の下で、子供が足場で遊んでいたり、面白い。ただ、説明はすべて日本語で書かれている。展示品は、食器などの出土品が出されていた。平安時代の京都の地面は今より２ｍぐらい下だったそうだ。いろいろと積もったものだあ。
In the room for Gion-matsuri festival which has
been held every year since 869, Ennogyoujya float was exhibited.
Gion-matsuri:
https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/83/
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embroidered curtain was so gorgeous. Plus the golden ornaments were gorgeous too. The
main event of Gion-matsuri is the float parade, however the parade is preceded
by two evening events known as Yoiyama and Yoi-yoiyama. People who visited
Kyoto from remote areas must have made a time to see the floats because those
were so beautiful and unforgettable. The experience might have given people good
travel stories which were shared with their friends and relatives. I understand why they hold the eve of
Gion-matsuri festival in this museum. People need time for watching floats and
feeling the atmosphere of the traditional festival.
祭りのコーナーは、役行者山の紹介だが、展示された織物の刺繍がすごい、金の金具も素晴らしく、地方から来た見物人の良い土産話になったと思う。これを近くで見るためには、祇園祭の宵山、宵々山は必要だ。
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| Ennogyoujya float、役行者山 |
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| Embroidered curtain for Ennogyoujya float 山車背面の織物 |
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| Outfit of the performer on the float、一言主神役の衣装 |
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| The golden ornaments、山車の金飾金具 |
Gion-matsuri festival in 2019、会所に戻る月鉾
In other
thematic exhibition about temples, the Kannon Bodhisattva statue in the dedicated container
was beautiful and I felt how the owner believed the Kannon.
あとは、特別展の展示があった。厨子入り観音座像が美しい。寺の縁起絵巻も面白かった。
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| The Kannon statue、厨子入り観音坐像 |
博物館から二条城までは徒歩15分。
The
World Heritage Nijo-jo Castle is just 15-minute walk from this museum. It was
also a shogun’s residence in Kyoto. It is really worth going. A must go!
The
shogun declared to return the power to the emperor in 1867 in this building.
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| Main gate of Nijo-jo Castle、東大手門 |
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| The second gate、唐門 |
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| Ninomaru residence、二の丸御殿 |
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| Honmaru residence、本丸御殿 |
http://www2.city.kyoto.lg.jp/bunshi/nijojo/english/index.html
Six funs(楽Fun) were found. Visited in March, 2018
Official site: http://www.bunpaku.or.jp/en/, accessed in August, 2020
Photography and pens except for pencils are prohibited
【撮影禁止、鉛筆以外の筆記用具禁止】
Photos of exhibits are picture on the brochure.
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