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Kenjirō's Fellows – “The King of Spinning” Hibiya Heizaemon

There was once a businessman called the “King of Spinning in Japan" (Nihon no Bōseki Ō 日本の紡績王) or the “Elder Statesman of The Spinning...

The Japanese-German Dictionary: Katsu Kaishū’s praise

May of the 10th year of the Meiji era (1877) Hibiya Kenjirō (日比谷健次郎) (1836–1886) published Japan's first Japanese-German dictionary...

Black Lacquered Tubular Dual Plated Body Armor

By an unknown armorer Latter part of the Edo period (1603-1868) This is one of the armors passed down in the Hibiya Family (日比谷家). The...

Mure Takamatsu Zu (Drawing of Mure Takamatsu)

By Kanō Norinobu Coloring on silk; single scroll Mid-Edo period This drawing is a work by Kanō Michinobu (狩野道信) (1730–1790), the sixth...

Hokushin Ittō-ryū Swordsmanship Certificate

By Chiba Mitsutane (Chiba Dōsaburō) Ink on paper; a roll Third year of Ansei (1856) This is an official proof of mastery for the Hokushin...