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Museum Meijimura

はくぶつかん めいじむら

Hakubutsukan Meijimura

Aliases: 明治村

Profile

Gender
Unknown
Born
1965-03-18 （Uchiyama 1, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Uchiyama 1, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan

Career

Occupations
Open-air museum, Theme park, Cultural heritage preservation facility
Active Years
1965-
Affiliations
Meijimura Foundation (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation), Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Aichi Buildings: Meijimura Edition

2022 Architectural illustrated guide

An illustrated guide introducing the buildings preserved and displayed at Meijimura.

Meiji-era architecturePreservation and relocation

Bibliography

  • Meijimura (ed.), "Meijimura", Nagoya Railroad
  • Yoshirō Taniguchi & Yukio Futagawa, "Meijimura", Tankosha, 1976
  • Tsuyoshi Kimura et al., "Color Invitation to Meijimura", Tankosha, 1977
  • Meijimura Guidebook (Nagoya Railroad)

Adaptations

  • The Ascent (Tsurugi: Point Record)
  • Gochisousan (television drama)
  • Hanako and Anne (television drama)
  • Fate/Zero (buildings used as models)
  • Devilman (film)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Exhibition methods emphasizing historical reconstructionScholarly approach to architectural preservation
Recurring Motifs
Meiji-era urban scapesRailway and industrial heritageWestern-style buildings and hybrid architecture

Legacy

By relocating, preserving and exhibiting Meiji-era buildings, Meijimura has made a major contribution to understanding modern Japanese architecture and social history. It has been widely used as a filming location, exerting significant cultural influence.

Museums

  • Museum Meijimura Uchiyama 1, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan Opened in 1965

Academic Societies

  • Aichi Tobunkai (Aichi Cultural Registration Society)

Archives

  • Nagoya Railroad (archival materials)

In Popular Culture

  • Used as a filming location for many productions including NHK Taiga dramas and morning serials
  • Used as a venue for events such as a subsite of the World Cosplay Summit

Quotes

  • To relocate and exhibit Meiji-era buildings and to collect historical materials of the Meiji period with the aim of contributing to the advancement of social culture.
    Source: Museum Meijimura (official) / Wikipedia (1965)

Trivia

  • Site area approximately 1,000,000 m2.
  • Opened on March 18, 1965.
  • Around 1,000 cherry trees bloom in spring.
  • Holds many buildings designated as Important Cultural Properties.