In "The Early Days of the NDL at the Akasaka Palace," we look back at the early days of the National Diet Library at the Akasaka Palace through photographs taken then and now, contemporary documents, and later memoirs. #ndlnewsletter #ndldigital https://t.co/VZCPLlDrpW https://t.co/3fODUY6dUH
Did you know that June 18 is International Sushi Day? People in the Edo period also loved sushi. In the image, you can see a type of boxed #sushi called hakozushi, which is still popular nowadays. #ndldigital https://t.co/WEXY28nEwK https://t.co/cKpVlaMFcE
Once upon a time, there existed in Tokyo a palatial auditorium called Nanki Gakudo. Learn about TOKUGAWA Yorisada (1892–1954) and his passion for music. "The Pipe Organ of Tokugawa Yorisada ―The Great Organ of the Nanki Concert Hall" #ndldigital
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This book was published in 1944, when the war had taken a turn for the worse for Japan, and food shortages were becoming more and more acute. #ndldigital https://t.co/DYdQ8HboDo https://t.co/ytE7Ekmvci
#KobayashiKiyochika, one of the last #ukiyoe artists, depicts a quiet evening twilight at the Kandagawa River, which flows through the center of Tokyo, in 1877. #ndldigital https://t.co/vfPqFdOQgp https://t.co/QtPJS6xaHX
Discover the stories of Japanese pearl fishers who engaged in this harsh work in Australia in the mid-20th century: https://t.co/ZHr3cfyoB5 https://t.co/AtuLa5u82U
Hot air balloons, steamships and electricity must have been a big surprise for Japanese youngsters at the beginning of the Meiji era. This book, published in 1869, is an abstract translation of the Boy's Playbook of Science (London, 1860).
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Part two of "Edo period cookbooks" introduces how to entertain guests. A column also describes bento in the Edo period. Check out the differences from today's bento. https://t.co/jvk9LscoUb https://t.co/drIz9SUw4O
Picture book about steam trains published 1927. You can see a bento seller who sells #ekiben (train lunch) at platforms, which used to be a common scene but is now becoming rare. #ndldigital https://t.co/cLRObdYYyf https://t.co/O3OpOqlTB4
“Materials newly available in the Modern Japanese Political History Materials Room (12)” introduces valuable historical materials which can be of help in researching and studying modern Japanese history. https://t.co/FZrAcmcrc6 https://t.co/h65KQwsCaW
Many kinds of Chinese food were introduced to and became popular in Japan during the Edo Period. Learn how Edo townsfolk reacted to exotic cuisine! #ndldigital https://t.co/ZUYF3z2rwd https://t.co/4zNZ5ch6n2
The article "Christmas in Deshima" tells you how Christmas was celebrated secretly in Deshima in old times
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MATSUKATA Masayoshi was an elder statesman in the Meiji era. New additional items have been deposited in the NDL's "MATSUKATA Masayoshi Papers". Take a look at how this wooden box containing documents is opened. https://t.co/FZrAclVoa6 https://t.co/DRuCVGJNQ9