Tsuruga Municipal Museum

Information from the Tsuruga Municipal Museum website: 

The building of the Tsuruga Municipal Museum was formerly the second main office of the Owada Bank, which was established by Owada Shoshichi in 1927. It used to be the center of politics and economy in Tsuruga.

The construction of the bank’s main office started in 1925 and was completed in 1927. It is a three-floor building and has a basement. The building was constructed using bricks and concrete with a steel frame.

After World War II, the Owada Bank was merged with other local banks, and in 1977, its building was donated to the municipal corporation of Tsuruga.The museum started as the Tsuruga Folklore Archives Center in 1978. However, the interior and the structure had started to decay at that time.

The project for the building’s restoration started in 2004. The aim was to restore the structure to the original condition of Owada Bank. In 2015, the project was completed and building reopened as Tsuruga Municipal Museum. In 2017, this building was designated as an Important Cultural Property by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs.

There are three floors of museum exhibits, but photos were not allowed in many areas.

This is the famous elevator.

Japan has a mixture of ancient and modern historical sites.

Monday Morning Star Count

This week, I made a combination pin cushion/needle book from some  Japanese fabric hexagons. A little button holds the tiny needle book closed.

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I like it but I might make a second one with cotton fabric. The Japanese fabric is pretty but doesn't have enough body.

Kehi Jingu Shrine

Kehi Jingu Shrine, said to have been built in the year 702, is the chief guardian shrine of the old Hokuriku-do region.  It is dedicated to seven Shinto deities.  The eleven meter tall torii gate is registered as an Important Cultural Property and is one of Japan's three greatest wooden torii gates, with Nara's Kasuga-taisha Shrine and Hiroshima's Itsukushima Shrine.

The ground was wet and the sky dark, but it wasn't raining while I was at the shrine.

This isn't a Christmas tree. The pole and ropes protect the tree limbs from heavy winter snow.