Years of Friendship 40

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of friendship city ties between Shanghai and Yokohama, the Yokohama Archives of History is currently holding a special exhibition on the cities at a time when Asian ports were opening to the rest of the world titled " Shanghai and Yokohama, Beyond the Rolling Seas The Port of Shanghai was opened in 1843 Sixteen years later, in 1859 the Port of Yokohama followed suit. The two cities rapidly developed as hubs for commerce with other countries – " Nippon Yusen Kaisha" and " Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company" had even secured maritime corridors as early as that moment in time – and of course commerce with each other. And that is the ความเกี่ยวข้อง the exhibition mainly explores.

Leading to the exhibition hall are comparative pictures of Shanghai and Yokohama as they were at the time and as they are now. Besides the many historical pictures and documents, the exhibition offers some bigger pieces such as a wooden piano near the entrance or a red ชาวจีน dress facing it. การทำแบบญี่ปุ่น If you don ' t read I suggest going with a การทำแบบญี่ปุ่น friend to better understand what you ' re seeing.

For example, the S. Chew piano – one of only 12 remaining in the world – was made in Yokohama ' s Chinatown by 1st generation immigrant Mr. Shosei Chew (ชาวจีน Zhou in pronounced ` shoo ' ) จีน Born in the Zhenhai district in the Province of Zhejiang, he polished his skills in Shanghai under a British piano company before moving to ญี่ปุ่น in 1905 where he became shop supervisor for a different firm. In 1912 he opened his own company in Yokohama Chinatown. His son succeeded to the business after his father died in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 Their piano factory in what is now Minami Ward kept running until it was lost to air raids in 1945 In recent years, twelve " S. Chew" pianos ( made by Chew senior ) and six " S. Chew & Sons" pianos ( made by Chew junior ) pianos. have resurfaced here and there for a total of 18

polyester. The ชาวจีน dress is interesting for it is made แบบ If you ' re anything like me, when you think of ชาวจีน dresses, you think silk. But in the 1,920s polyester was a much newer and rarer, hence more sought after, material. ( A side note for การทำแบบญี่ปุ่น learners: Look for the importers ' balance books in the exhibition. It was my first time to see the kanji สารประกอบ for polyester! )

items: At the time, the ชาวจีน population in Yokohama was famous mainly for 2 western clothes (ญี่ปุ่น because there was previously no way to make them in ) and pianos. Thanks in part to this, Yokohama rapidly attracted a large population of craftsmen rather than workers as is the case in countries like Canada and the U.S. where ชาวจีน immigrants often had to take on labors such as building railways. And probably because most shops were aimed at foreigners, most signage in the pictures on display was in English. I was very surprised to see this, since now almost none can be seen.

การใส่เสื้อผ้า Among the hundreds of old tools, pieces of Yokohama. documents, pictures and maps, the exhibition counts old labels แบบ a silk trading company แบบ The การตลาด put into them is quite remarkable, with images tailored to each country where they did business. There are also many treasures of literature such as a book on Shanghai written by none other than Eliza Scidmore ( of the cherry blossoms fame ) as well as Hepburn ' s very first Japanese-English dictionary printed in Yokohama. There is also a part dedicated to Ginko Kishida, a journalist and businessman of the Meiji era. On top of editing the Hepburn dictionary, he is famous for publishing the very first newspaper in ญี่ปุ่น as well as อุตสาหกรรมการผลิต eye drops. He was mainly active in Yokohama and Shanghai.

เป็น on Honcho-dori just a few steps แบบ the venue of the exhibition. As for a living heritage of the history between the 2 cities, look no further than Tomsung & Co Originating แบบ Ningbo city in the Province of Zhejiang, this ชาวจีน tailor has been operating in Yokohama since the end of the Meiji era. His hometown is said to be the แหล่งกำเนิด of " Shanghai tailors Not only has the place been there forever, it has been passed down strictly within the family and so the traditional techniques and skills learned over generations are still alive today. I have had the pleasure of การไปรับ the man when I went in for adjustments on a suit. At the time, I didn ' t know his business had such a long history. One this is for sure, his skills are outstanding.

You can catch the exhibition at the Yokohama Archives of History (เว็บไซต์ภายนอก)

Note: This exhibition is over.

Dates: April 24 – เดือนกรกฎาคม 7 2013
Time: a.m. 9 นาฬิกา 30 นาที –5 p.m.
Entrance fee: Adult – yen; 200 Middle school student and younger – yen 100

Address: 3 Nihon Odori NakaWard, Yokohama 231-0021

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Note: This exhibition concluded in เดือนกรกฎาคม 2013 However, I still suggest visiting the permanent and current special exhibitions at the Yokohama Archives of History (เว็บไซต์ภายนอก)