Tōson Memorial Museum Explained

Tōson Memorial Museum
Native Name:	藤村記念館
Address:	4256-1 Magome
Location Town:	Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture
Location Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	35.5268°N 137.5673°W
Opened Date:	1952
Architect:	Taniguchi Yoshirō

is a museum in Magome-juku, Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan dedicated to the life and works of Shimazaki Tōson. The writer was born in the former Honjin in 1872, but his birthplace and childhood home was mostly destroyed in the conflagration of 1895. Rebuilt to designs by Taniguchi Yoshirō in 1947, the museum opened in 1952. The core of the collection comprises some 5,000 items donated by Shimazaki Tōson's eldest son.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

See also

• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Gifu)
• Kiso Valley
• Nakasendō
• Before the Dawn

External links

• Tōson Memorial Museum

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tōson Memorial Museum . 12 March 2021.
2. Web site: https://www.pref.gifu.lg.jp/page/7192.html . ja:島崎藤村宅（馬籠宿本陣）跡 . Shimazaki Tōson Residence (Magome-juku Honjin) Site . Japanese . . 12 March 2021.
3. Web site: https://www.pref.gifu.lg.jp/page/5936.html . ja:藤村をしのぶ文学と歴史のみち（岐阜県コース）. Road of Literature and History, Recollecting Tōson (Gifu Prefecture Course) . Japanese . . 12 March 2021.
4. Web site: https://www.city.nakatsugawa.lg.jp/soshikikarasagasu/kankoka/5/2/756.html . ja:馬籠宿 . Magome-juku . Japanese . . 1 March 2021 . 12 March 2021.