Ichihara History Museum The Ichihara History Museum will be holding a special exhibition, “A Journey of Rebirth – Ichihara and Dewa Sanzan Faith,” from October 11, 2025!

[Ichihara History Museum] The Ichihara History Museum will be holding a special exhibition, “A Journey of Rebirth – Ichihara and Dewa Sanzan Faith,” from October 11, 2025! ​ Ichihara History Museum Press Release: September 11, 2025 The Ichihara History Museum will be hosting a special exhibition, “A Journey of Rebirth – Ichihara and Dewa Sanzan Faith,” from October 11, 2025! Pre-registration is now open for related events such as limited-time bus tours and “soap mirror making” events. The special exhibition “A Journey of Rebirth – Ichihara and Dewa Sanzan Faith” will be held at I’Museum Center (Ichihara History Museum) from Friday, October 11, 2025 to Sunday, December 14, 2025. This exhibition explores the Dewa Sanzan faith in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, which has been a faith of approximately 400 years since the Edo period, through materials preserved at Dewa Sanzan and throughout the city. We are currently accepting advance registrations for a limited-time bus tour, “Tracing the Footsteps of Sanzan Worship in the City,” which takes you to sightseeing spots that are normally off-limits, and a “Soap Mirror Making” experience using 3D technology from the Chiba University Design and Culture Planning Laboratory! In addition, we have prepared a number of events that you can enjoy along with the exhibition, with registrations open on the day. Look forward to the opening on Friday, October 11th!
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Special exhibition poster ◆This special exhibition brings together a collection of precious materials that have been carefully preserved in the local area and have never been seen before, including the Haguro Mirror (owned by the Dewa Sanzan History Museum) excavated from Mitarai Pond on Mt. Haguro, which served as the motif for Yamagata’s famous confectionery, “Kokyo,” and the seated statue of Dainichi Nyorai from the Dewa Sanzan Ko (Dewa Sanzan Religious Association) in Ichihara City! This special exhibition will feature newly released valuable materials on loan, including a bronze mirror (Haguro Mirror), an Important Cultural Property, and a Gassan Sword, an Important Art Object, from the Dewa Sanzan History Museum in Yamagata Prefecture, as well as a newly discovered Dainichi Nyorai statue and a large votive plaque from a Sanzan sect in Ichihara City. In addition, this special exhibition’s first results include data spanning hundreds of years, analyzed from records of pilgrimages from Ichihara to the Dewa Sanzan, preserved at a temple lodging in the Tege area at the foot of Mt. Haguro, and is a must-see!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/111009/22/111009-22-49a75e6013b609cfb5759e6b77746e76-1980×1980.jpg Bronze mirror (Haguro mirror) from the Dewa Sanzan History Museum collection
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/111009/22/111009-22-acbea6ee740a85d0bcb2a9c19d4c661a-3900×3281.jpg Seated statue of Dainichi Nyorai Sanzanko management in the Gongendo area of ​​the city ◆Events related to the special exhibition “A Journey of Rebirth” [Events now accepting advance registrations] ● Bus Tour “Tracing the Footsteps of Sanzan Worship in the City” Tracing the footsteps of Sanzan worship still existing in Ichihara City, including the Sanzan worship in the Kamitakane district (a Chiba Prefecture designated cultural property) that is not normally open to the public, and the Dewa Sanzan memorial mounds, which are hard to find because they are located on the outskirts of the village. *The walk will involve ups and downs. Date and Time: Saturday, November 8th, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Capacity: 30 people (lottery will be held if there are too many applicants) Cost: Free Application: Apply by Saturday, October 18th using the dedicated form or at the museum reception. For details and to apply, click here.
https://www.imuseum.jp/rekisi_museum/tokubetsu/umarekawari/1493.html
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/111009/22/111009-22-10ca8a712fbf5b1259df6783563d81e1-3900×2925.jpg A place of worship for the three mountains in the Kamitakane area Gyoya
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/111009/22/111009-22-0c5ad892c237af4f631ed9fd4b456f1c-3900×3210.jpg Kaibō-Ōtsuka (A memorial mound for the Dewa Sanzan Mountains in the Kaibō district, with a unique shape created by modifying an ancient tomb) 1989 aerial photograph)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/111009/22/111009-22-000c4968c4342e2655c740a2ab4942f1-3900×2925.jpg Dewa Sanzan Memorial Mound in the Aoyagi District (Aoyagidai) ●Making a Soap Mirror (Collaboration Project with the Chiba University Design and Culture Planning Laboratory) We will be creating soap with the design (Horai motif) from a mirror that was buried at the Hirano Batouzuka, a memorial mound for the Dewa Sanzan mountains in the Hirano district. The mold for the mirror was created from 3D data in a collaborative project with the Chiba University Design and Cultural Planning Laboratory. Date and Time: Monday, November 3rd (National Holiday), 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Capacity: 20 people per session (lottery will be held if there are too many applicants) Cost: 200 yen (A special exhibition ticket is required for
participants who are high school students or older and accompanying others.) Application: Apply by Saturday, October 18th using the designated form or at the museum reception desk. Click here for details and to apply.
https://www.imuseum.jp/rekisi_museum/tokubetsu/umarekawari/1505.html
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/111009/22/111009-22-9afabe7307f134031859893f8ab1b9a2-2363×2357.jpg Round mirror with Horai motif excavated from Hirano Batouzuka 【Event with Same-Day Registration】 ★Event ● Demonstration Exhibition “The Unknown World of Dewa Sanzan Faith” A demonstration and talk event of Otsuka Bayashi (a prefectural cultural property) will be held! Date and Time: Sunday, November 23rd (National Holiday), 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM Venue: Museum of Japanese History (Special Exhibition Ticket Required)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/111009/22/111009-22-cd489c8f7646e66a8d8c8f725ebb1a56-3900×2593.jpg Otsuka Bayashi performed at the JCG Otsuka (photographed on March 12, 2023) ★Lectures, Courses, and Exhibition Explanation Sessions ●Special Lecture “Why Aim for Dewa Sanzan?” Date and Time: Sunday, December 7th, 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM Lecture 1: “Mountains of Mountain Worship and Their Treasures” Lecturer: Masayuki Harada (Former Chief Cultural Property Investigator at the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Haguro Yamabushi) Lecture 2: “Dewa Sanzan Worship in Ichihara City” Speaker: Akira Tateno (Chairman of the Ichihara Historical Museum Council, Former Director of the Kamagaya City Local History Museum) Capacity: First 250 people Venue: Ichihara Children’s Future Center (we Hall) (5-1-18 Sarashina, Ichihara City), 3rd Floor Multipurpose Hall Application: Apply at the venue reception from 12:30 on the day of the event. ●Ichihara Local Learning Course: Lecture “From Ichihara to the Three Mountains of Dewa” Date and Time: Saturday, October 25th, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Capacity: First 70 people Application: Apply at the museum reception desk from 9:30 AM on the day of the event ●Special exhibition commentary by exhibition staff Date and time: 10/19 (Sun), 11/16 (Sun) 11:45-12:15, 14:45-15:15 Capacity: Approximately 30 people per session (special exhibition ticket required) ●Exhibition explanation session by museum staff and Eye Museum supporters Every Saturday 11:30-12:00 (Special exhibition ticket required) ★Special trial course! ● Making a Japanese-bound Goshuincho (temple stamp book) Dates and Times: October 13th (Monday, national holiday), November 30th (Sunday), 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Capacity: First 20 people per session Cost: 200 yen (A special exhibition ticket is required for participants or accompanying high school students and above.) Application: Numbered tickets will be distributed for both morning and afternoon sessions starting at 8:30 AM
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/111009/22/111009-22-4d55c2b46ccda09846331a696642f3a6-3900×2925.jpg Japanese-bound goshuincho ●Making an Awaji Knot Strap Dates and Times: November 2nd (Sun), December 13th (Sat) 10:00-10:45, 13:30-14:15, 15:00-15:45 Capacity: 15 people per session, on a first-come, first-served basis Fee: Free (A special exhibition ticket is required for participants or accompanying high school students and above.) Application: Numbered tickets will be distributed for both morning and afternoon sessions starting at 8:30 AM
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/111009/22/111009-22-48a2c2c893ef29e41ee0c03eb4b0181f-3900×2925.jpg Awaji Musubi Strap ◆Special Exhibition “A Journey of Rebirth” Exhibition Overview [Period] October 11th (Saturday) to December 14th (Sunday), 2020 [Venue] Ichihara History Museum, Special Exhibition Room (1489 Nomi, Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture) [Admission Fee] Adults: 600 yen, high school students: 500 yen, junior high school students and younger: free *If there are 20 or more paying visitors, there will be a ¥100 discount for each. *The permanent exhibition is also included in the above price and can be viewed. [Details of the special exhibition and related events]
https://www.imuseum.jp/rekisi_museum/tokubetsu/umarekawari/1481.html ◆Closed period due to special exhibitions Wednesday, September 24, 2020 – Friday, October 10, 2020 Monday, December 15, 2020 – Saturday, January 3, 2020 ◆Contact Information Ichihara History Museum 〒290-0011 1489 Nomi, Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture Phone: 0436-41-9344 Fax: 0436-42-0133 Email: imuseum@city.ichihara.lg.jp Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 For more information about this release Press release attachments