Good relationship between exhibition and architectural space: Tsuginosuke Kawai Kinen-kan / 展示と建築空間の良い関係：河井継之助記念館

Exhibit along the steps

 This museum was build to commemorate a samurai worrier, Tsuginosuke Kawai who became one of the hard core leader of the conservative Edo government’s correlation force against the revolutionist who attempted ovrethrow the feudal dominanter and build a new democratic government in late 1800.  Tsuginosuke was a good commander on the battle but had gun shot and eventually the wound caused his life end while he took refugee in this area.

The museum interior is narrow and has high ceiling.  The exhibit was arranged along the one side of the wall that rises as steps and the visitor would trace his life from bottom to top.  As if the visitor follows Tsuginosuke’s life by walking up the stairs as his position in his clan rise up when he got older.

The top floor was the climax of his life, looking down the exhibit space or his whole life, his life-sized figure aiming the Gatling gun to the enemy force, showing his pride and faith.

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High ceiling exhibit space

この記念館は、1800年代の後半、維新方に対抗した幕府方の強力な主導者となった河井継之助を記念した施設です．

継之助は幕府方の指揮官として活躍しましたが、銃創を負い、この地で命を落としました。

この記念館は狭い内部空間と、高い天井高となっています。片側の壁に階段状に展示があり、継之助の年齢と業績が上がるのに併せて来館者は下から上に階段を上って行きます。

最上階は継之助の人生のクライマックスです。実物大の継之助の人形がガトリング銃を構え、敵陣（または彼の人生）を見下ろしている、誇りと信念の姿です。

河井継之助記念館