"Child Raising" （Photo by Mr. Toshio Yamabe, Ninohe City in 1960's）
■Women in Iwate: Marriage, Child Raising and Farm Work - Mothers’ Life in the Showa Period -
■The Nature and Culture of the Kunohe Region - Kuji City and Surrounding Areas -
■People who Worked to Preserve the Historic Sites of Iwate - Rokuro Odashima -
●Living with Wild Animals - Iwate’s Deer and Bear -
●Curing Illness: Medicine, Incantation, and Praying
Temporary Exhibition 1 in 2009
"Child Raising" （Photo by Mr.
Toshio Yamabe, Ninohe City in 1960's）
This exhibition shows “women's lives in Iwate in the Showa period” from mothers’ point of view. Items and photographs of various scenes in family life are displayed, including weddings, childbirth, childcare, and working on the farm and in the mountains. You will see the toughness and the cheerfulness of mothers and families living in the period.
●Curator's Talk: March 20th & 29th, April 5th & 29th, May 6th. 14:00-15:00
Temporary Exhibition 2 in 2009
"Noda Tamagawa"（by Toyokuni Utagawa）
The Kunohe District consists of Kuji City, Hirono Town, Karumai Town, Kunohe Village, and Noda Village. The Kunohe District has a strong connection with the Hachinohe region in Aomori, and the Hachinohe Clan occupied most parts of the region during the Edo Period (1603-1867). In this exhibition, special characteristics, including the nature, history, and culture of the Kunohe region are introduced. (Including Kuzumaki Village which was shifted from the Kunohe to the Iwate District in 1948).
●Curator's Talk: May 31st & June 21st. 14:30-15:30
Temporary Exhibition 3 in 2009
Stone arrowheads collected by Rokuro Odajima
During the time between the Taisho Period (1912-1926) and the beginning of the Showa Period (1926-1989), Iwate’s historic sites, specifically its shell mounds, received attention from throughout the nation. At that time, Rokuro Odashima was the person who put effort into the preservation of historic sites in Iwate and also worked to make these sites, including the shell mounds, recognized as national historical sites.
●Curator's Talk: July 20th & August 16th 14:30-15:30
Temporary Exhibition 4 in 2009
A deer in Mt. Goyou (Photo by Tadashi Fujii）
The mysterious life and ecology of the Japanese deer and Asiatic black bear, and their present situation in Iwate are introduced here in details. The significance of the coexistence between wild animals and people today, and ways of achieving it are also considered.
●Curator's Talk: October 4th & November 1st. 14:30-15:30
Temporary Exhibition 5 in 2009
"Sight Seeing and Industries in Iwate"（1937）
Going on a journey is always fun and enjoyable, what we see in our eyes gives us something new in our mind. In this exhibition, different styles of journeys from the Edo Period (1603-1867) to modern times are introduced. Every journey has a different purpose and these are also introduced here.
●Curator's Talk: December 19th & February 11th. 14:30-15:30
An example of the talisman made in Kuji district,
1869
A variety of incantations used for preventing sickness and other dangers to the body are introduced here.
●Curator's Talk: March 27th. 14:30-15:30