Index
Special Feature
* Rice * Japanese Society and Rice |
(Kosuke Harayama) |
A Witness to History
A photographic introduction to items from the collection Preparations and financial account ledgers for imperial accession ceremonies in the Middle Ages |
(Kesao Ihara) |
Special Feature:Rice
How did modern Japan come to accept rice as its staple food? | (Masaya Iwasaki) |
Food crises and the Edo period | (Kotaro Iwata) |
The development of the modern sake brewing industry and rice | (Takahiro Aoki) |
A socio-economic history of rice | (Osamu Soda) |
Column
Rice terraces -- The destroyers of these beautiful environments | (Masaru Nishitani) |
The natural and recent phenomenon of rice as a commodity | (ke Harayama) |
An Invitation to History
Special Exhibition: Fabrics of History: Textiles Handed Down Throughout Japanese and Korean History | (Kazuto Sawada) |
Introducing Our Researchers -- Part 38
Asking oneself "What can I do now?" | (Kazuto Sawada) |
Construction of Gallery 6 -- A new general exhibit
Folkloric perspectives in the exhibit: "Rapid Economic Development and Lifestyle Changes" | (Mayumi Sekizawa) |
Book Review
"Death and Funerals in Contemporary Japan -- Development of the Funeral Industry and Changing Views on Life and Death" by Shinya Yamada | (Takako Tamagawa) |
Mini Special Exhibition in Gallery 3
Japanese Musical Instruments: Heirlooms from the Kishu-Tokugawa Family -- Sho (Mouth Organs) | (Kaori Hidaka) |