The Emperor Shōwa Memorial Museum

The place must be interesting for those who like modern Japanese history. Here you can see how Emperor Showa was brought up, and what his character/personality was.

Emperor Showa, who lived in a turbulent era and became a spiritual symbol of the people during the postwar turmoil. A wonderful person. Unfortunately, I didn't have the chance to see him in my lifetime, but now I have seen the Emperor of Japan. At that time, I realized that those who experienced the war longed for the emperor. The Showa Emperor Memorial Hall is a valuable and important facility where you can follow in the footsteps of exhibits and projects related to the Showa Emperor. People from the Public Security Department of the Metropolitan Police Department are working as memorial staff, and valuable materials, facilities and people are protected from members of right-wing advocacy groups and members of left-wing and far-left violence.

It was a fulfilling exhibit with a moderate size and a spectacular view. This is an exhibition of things and things related to Emperor Showa, not war. There was also a 10-minute screening. You should see it if you have time. In fact, it is compulsory, but it is rough to sit in a chair or stand. I think it was good to see the contents well. This may also be a highlight because the person in charge has an atmosphere like a strict butler in a splendid mansion. Many people say that they were wondering whether to go to the Showa Emperor Memorial Hall because they were worried that they would be attacked by the exiled people at the entrance, but there are many stories that everyone was happy to go to see it. Of course, I don't even see it, let alone attack. In this way, I heard that the Showa Emperor Memorial Hall is good, and I stopped by at the TV Asahi Hodo Station to see the Showa Kinen Park reflected in the weather forecast in spring and autumn. The admission fee is 760 yen for the Showa Kinen Park and 560 yen for the Showa Emperor Memorial Hall alone. There is a price list at the bottom of the "Viewing Information" on the homepage, and the exhibits and sketches of the exhibition room are posted in the "Overview of the Exhibition Room". A free public relations magazine is also a must-read, as Waka conveys a simple personality and the perspective of a composer. It seems that the emperor spoke and expressed his intentions in tanka, so why not buy a book at the exhibition room shop and start a life of communicating in tanka? The cafe on the premises is also cozy and delicious. Foreign Correspondent James Pond

The information is mostly in Japanese, but with the park and museum ticket the entrance fee is not expensive so the museum is worth the cost. He is very small.

I think Showa was an era of war, high economic growth, and turbulence. It is a memorial hall where you can understand the hardship of His Majesty the Emperor in such times. This time, I went before the end of the war.