Hiroshima City Museum of History and Traditional Crafts

Hiroshima City Museum of History and Traditional Crafts

Established	1911, (1985)
Location	6-20 Ujina-miyuki 2-chome, Minami-ku, Hiroshima
Website	www.hiroins-net.ne.jp/kyodo

The Hiroshima City Museum of History and Traditional Crafts is a history museum in Ujina-nishi Park in Hiroshima, Japan.

History

• Opened as a packing plant of Ujina provisions and fodder plant for Imperial Army in March, 1911.
• Handed over from a private company to Hiroshima City in 1977.
• Repaired the building in 1984.
• Opened as the museum in 1985.

Museum

Permanent exhibitions

• Sadaaki Senda and Ujina Port - started in 1884, completed in 1889
• History of the plant building - from 1894 to 1985
• Oyster farming - since 1532 - 1555
• Laver farming - since Edo period
• Yagi irrigation channel - opened in 1768 by Hiroshima Han
• Rice farming
• Hemp production - started in the 10th century, peaked in 1919, finished in the 1950s.
• Kamoji production - old comb for women - since 1624
• Japanese Umbrella production - since 1615, peaked in 1920
• Geta (footwear) production - since 1622
• Textile production of Antheraea yamamai cocoon
• Wooden boat building
• Life with the fire

Educational programs

• Saturday school
• Summer school for junior and senior high school students
• Special events

Access

• Hiroden Ujina 2-chome Station
• Hiroshima Bus Miyuki 2-chome or Bay City Ujina bus stop

External links

• Hiroshima City Museum of History and Traditional Crafts
• Hiroshima City Museum of History and Traditional [e-mail]

Coordinates: 34°21′57.5″N 132°27′42.6″E / 34.365972°N 132.461833°E