History and Image of the Tsu Festival

11 September - 11 October 2004

Hours: 9:30a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Entry is permitted thirty minutes before the galleries are closed.
Closed: Closed on Mondays

Admission:
Adults: 900 (700)
Students (College or senior high): 700(500)
Students (elementary or junior high school): 500 (300) Yen
(Conｃession for groups or advanced tickets)

The Tsu festival, which have taken place every October for 370 years. The origin of this event came from the fact that Todo Takatsugu, the second lord of the domain of Tsu encouraged it and held it as a festival for the Tsu Hachiman-gu. It has been held as the biggest festival in Tsu city since then.

This exhibition features the longest picture scroll, the Tsu Hachiman-gu Sairei Zukan (Spencer Collection, New York Public Library), which depicts the Tsu Festival. And you can enjoy other art works such as paintings. caligraphies and crafts with regards to the history and the development of this festival. Furthermore, we intoroduce you some parts of culture for various festivals and townspeoplein the Edo era.

We hope that you will be impressed with the sense of beauty and spirit of tradesmaen and artisans expressed in the festival.

Installation views

１st room

３rd room