[Machida City Hall] [Machida City, Tokyo] We will hold a special exhibition “Regional Economy: Financial History of Machida in the Edo and Meiji Periods”
*Machida City Hall*
Press release: September 13, 2024
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[Machida City, Tokyo] Special exhibition “Regional Economy: Financial History of Machida in the Edo and Meiji Periods” will be held In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, we have begun to hear the phrase “revitalizing the economy” often through various media outlets. Here, the term “revitalizing the economy” is used to mean restoring demand and activating market functions by actively spending money. However, what does it actually mean to “revitalize the economy”? This exhibition uses the operations and mechanisms of the financial industry in the Machida City area, such as pawnshops in the Edo period and banks in the Meiji period, to explore the relationship between money and taxes such as annual tax and land tax. We would like to introduce a part of the history of the local economy.
Coins excavated from Nogaya (Eiraku Tsuho), a tangible cultural property designated by Machida City
Wooden box from the Kubosawa branch of Buso Bank
Buso Bank stock certificate
– *Date and time*
October 12, 2024 (Sat) – December 8, 2024 (Sun)
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed on Mondays, the next day if Monday is a public holiday)
– *Viewing location/fee*
Freedom and Civil Rights Museum Free admission
– *Related events*
* [Lectures (within the “Town History” course, 3 times in total)] * Number of times Course name Lecturer Date Participation fee
Part 1: Local banks from the Meiji era Hitoshi Tanai
(Full-time lecturer, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Wako University) 2024
October 20th 500 yen
Part 2 What kind of tax is land tax? Tsutomu Ugyome
(Part-time lecturer at Meiji University) 2024
November 23rd 500 yen
Part 3: Kana Kawasaki, Buso Shokuminto seen from the perspective of financial history
(Curator of our museum) 2024
December 1st Free
*Common for each episode*
Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm (doors open at 1:30pm)
Venue: Machida International Print Museum
Capacity: 50 people (in order of application)
Note: Please check the Machida City website for details on how to apply. The Town History Course is a history course sponsored by the Freedom and Civil Rights Museum that is held about 10 times a year. Holding of this special exhibition
We will hold three related events depending on the time.
* [Gallery talk (exhibition explanation) (held 6 times)] *
Date and time October 12th and 26th, November 3rd, 9th, and 30th, December 7th, 2024
All times from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Venue: Machida City Civil Rights Museum
– *About Machida City*
Machida City has a population of approximately 430,000 people and is located in the southern part of Tokyo, about 30 minutes by train from the city center. The area around Machida Station is lined with large commercial facilities, and the shopping district that has flourished since ancient times is still alive and well. If you move a little further from the station, you will find a lot of nature, such as Satoyama scenery, parks full of greenery, and farmland where local vegetables are grown. It is a city where you can enjoy both the convenience of the city and nature.
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