| How the Museum Was Started | |||||||||||||
 In January 1995, the home of Aoki Tosaku's surviving family members was damaged during the massive Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. In April 1996 the family proposed donating Aoki's art collection (centering on paintings and drawings by Utagawa Hiroshige) to the Town of Bato(now Nakagawa Town). Aoki Tosaku was born in the Hasamada district of Niiita Village in Shioya County (now Sakura City), Tochigi Prefecture. He operated fertilizer shops in Sakuyama, Ujiie and Nishinasuno. A successful entrepreneur, he also began collecting art, beginning with Hiroshige's paintings, drawings and woodblock prints. His family wanted to donate his collection intact to a place that would store and display it.The Bato-machi Hiroshige Museum of Art exhibits works with this Aoki Collection at the core. The museum was established to serve as a central cultural facility in town, and as a regional cultural facility linked to the revitalization of the Yamizo District. It seeks to enrich the cultural life of local residents, and strives to create a network for the smooth implementation of a variety of exchanges with other museums and foreign countries. |
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| 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (last admission at 4:30 p.m.) | |||||||||||||
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| Mondays (except when Monday falls on a national holiday, in which case Tuesday is the holiday) The day following a national holiday (unless this is a Saturday or Sunday, in which case the museum will be open) The period of time during which exhibits are changed (please contact us for information) 27 December 2010 - 3 January 2011 Calendar |
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