Title Meiji Jingu Homotsuden, Treasure Museum (Currently Closed)

  • Tokyo
Topic(s):
Historic Sites/Castle Ruins Shrines/Temples/Churches World Heritage (Natural or Cultural)
Medium/Media of Use:
Interpretive Sign
Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2018
Associated Tourism Board:
Meiji Jingu

宝物殿は重要文化財指定を受けております。明治天皇と昭憲皇太后の身の回りの品々を多数収蔵しています。現在は耐震工事施工のために一次閉館されており、所蔵品は新しい明治神宮ミュージアムに移されています。宝物殿は1921年に竣工しました。建物は校倉造りという構造を模したものです。校倉造で有名な建物は奈良の正倉院(日本の国宝庫)を模したもので、759年以前よりあるものとされてます。宝物殿は全体がコンクリートの建築物として日本の最初期のもののひとつで、西洋と日本の建築スタイルが融合されています。宝物殿の前には良く整備された芝生が敷き詰められており、それが芝地や北池まで続いています。


The Treasure Museum or Homotsuden is listed as an Important Cultural Property. It was home to a vast collection of the personal effects of Emperor Meiji (1852–1912) and Empress Shoken (1849–1914). The building is currently closed to make it earthquake-proof, and the artifacts have been moved to the new Meiji Jingu Museum. The Treasure Museum was established in 1921. It is built in the ancient azekura zukuri style of storehouse architecture. The most famous example of this is the Shosoin Imperial Storehouse in Nara, which is thought to have been finished before 759. The treasure house at Meiji Jingu was one of the first buildings in Japan to be made entirely of concrete, and combines Japanese and Western styles of architecture. In front of the museum is a well-kept lawn, which leads on to the Shibachi lawn and the Kita Ike north pond.

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