History through everyday life
Explore historical change through food, work, travel and communication.
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710–784 · Interrupted by temporary capital moves
The work that sustained Heijō-kyō
Use wooden records to investigate work and provision in a capital.
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1641–1859 · The Dutch trading post at Dejima
Overseas connections through Dejima
Explore overseas exchange through interpretation and cargo.
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Early nineteenth century · Late Edo urban life
Water and commerce in everyday Edo
Connect water and commerce with tenement life.
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Nineteenth century · Uchiko from late Edo into Meiji
Uchiko’s streets and wax production
See how a local industry connected a town to wider markets.
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1872 · Tomioka Silk Mill starts operating
Reeling silk and sharing skills at Tomioka
Learn about the working lives of women who transmitted industrial skills.
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