Ryozen Museum of History Remains of Meiji Restoration Exhibit

「維新の軌跡」～近代日本の門戸はこうして開かれた～

On the grounds of Kodaiji Temple is the Ryozen Museum of History.

It is currently showing an exhibition entitled "The Remains of the Meiji Restoration."

Following the end of 265 years of military government, in the early 1860s Japan "opened" to the world following the arrival of Admiral Perry's Black Ships.

This lead to great social upheaval. At the time, former samurai gathered in Kyoto, plotting.

Among them were the "Shinsengumi" - a military force led by Sakamoto Ryoma in Kyoto dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities in the 1860s - that clashed with the Bakufu government.

This exhibit focuses on seven areas: Sakamoto Ryoma and Kawada Shoryo, the folly of the end of the Tokugawa Period, feudal lords at the end of the Tokugawa Period, nobility at the end of the Tokugawa Period, Vassals of the Shogunate, "patriots" of the at the end of the Tokugawa Period, and the legendary "Shinsengumi."

The exhibit runs until March 4.

Information

1 Reizencho, Seikanji
Higashiyama-ku
Kyoto 605‐0861　
TEL　075 531 3773

Adults: 500 yen
High School Students: 300
Junior High School and Elementary Students: 200

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