From the Edo period to the future, we follow the Shibuya transition through the "painting"

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Edo era as a starting point, exhibition to introduce the Shibuya of the figure of up to contemporary and future through the "painting", "drawn Shibuya" is currently being held in Shirane Memorial Shibuya-ku, Provincial Museum, Museum of Literature.

As a point of contact for local learning of Shibuya-ku, we have implemented such as history lectures and hands-on learning surrounding Shibuya museum. Although houses a number of photos that capture the Shibuya of a state, such as the Showa period since immediately after the war, photographs of Shibuya of Taisho previously that little is left. As a clue to know the Shibuya earlier that come to be recorded through the photos in the exhibition, to introduce the painting, such as folding screen images and color woodblock print depicting Shibuya.
As a starting point the Edo era at the venue, is introducing works that Shibuya is drawn from the Meiji, Taisho and Showa to contemporary and future in chronological order. Meiji, Shibuya to the Taisho era spread Harappa and fields, that it was "suburbs" to the people who live in the city. In depicting the Tamagawa house garden "Tamagawa home garden folding screen" (1872) is, how to visit the water wheel is drawn to the Shibuya River, which flows through the center of the screen, it is very valuable as one of the materials that convey the state of the time.
Furukawa Hiroo (left), gold king cherry gold king Hachimangu (right)
"Edo Meishō Zue Volume 3" from "gold king Hachiman company" (Hasegawa Settan-picture)

In addition, an exhibition such as Edo topography "Edo Meishō Zue" Illustrations of the listed Hikawa Ming shrines and gold King Hachiman Shrine in. The illustrations are drawn, such as playing field and gold king cherry Hikawa Shrine, it could also be enjoyed by comparing with the now of your existing real thing.
Exhibition side by side with the current Shibuya of the photo, the Shibuya picture of the old days that was drawn in the same place.

By the time the Shibuya-ku, is satisfied entered the Showa period, comes an increasing number of photo documentation. Also even if they are temporarily left photos, etc. era of air sense and manners can not be expressed only in the painting, it is likely to become a valuable source of information for understanding the life of the time. In addition, Keiji's illustration collection Nakamura at the venue than the "town Shibuya among the memory", and children of the appearance of Japan overlooking the American soldiers living in military land Washington Heights (now Yoyogi Park), Showa crowded with touts women, et al. 30 such as a hundred hotels shop landscape of age are drawn.
How the black market after the war of Shibuya Station. Large building of backward, Toyoko Department Store (Tokyu Department Store East Building), which was decorated with a camouflage during the war, its right next to Tamaden building (now Tokyu Department Store West Hall).

Rounding out the exhibition is "draw a future Shibuya". Was drawn to about 40 years ago as "the future view of Shibuya", they are arranged together in side-by-side Perth image of "the future of Shibuya Station", which transformed in the re-development. From the Edo period to the future, it makes me feel like if I were to travel through time and space.

In the past, Shibuya Edo urban girl who is as suburb of "was visiting in search of the natural landscape". While the flow time of more than 400 years since the Edo of the beginning, is such Shibuya landscape from the industrial area to the black market, has now Utsurikawa' to Tokyo of downtown, which is known in the world. Scramble crossing of the hustle and bustle and Hachiko before the bustle, such as the site of the Tokyu Toyoko shops East Building under construction, Shibuya appearance of still, the city continues to change would say that the moment of expression to glimpse. The way to finish viewing the exhibition from the floor to the Shibuya train station, the eyes from the monument that shows the cultural figures of the dwellings, as until the signboard of the construction site in front of the station is, sources of information to imagine the appearance of the past and future of Shibuya I jumped in. Exhibition where you can enjoy in a different eyes and always Shibuya of the city. The venue is a little walk from the train station, as one of the exhibition along the way of the walk, I want to try a taste of Shibuya appearance that come and go in deep.

"Drawn Shibuya"
Yes held: January 19, 2016 (Tuesday) to March 27 (Sunday)
Yes Sales: 11:00 to 17:30 (Admission until 4:30 pm)
Yes Venue: Shirane Memorial Shibuya-ku, Provincial Museum, Museum of Literature / Shibuya-ku, Higashi 4-9-1
Yes Rates: other general 100 yen
Yes Closed: Monday
〇 Official:http://www.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp/edu/koza/12kyodo/tenrankaishousai.html#3

Editorial Yokota

Born in 1980, Kanagawa prefecture. Shibuya since he moved to Tokyo in the period in the university is a sacred place of culture. While now belong to the Shibuya culture project editing unit, is the straw sandals life of two feet to act as a caregiver.