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General Information
- Exhibition Title
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Feature Exhibition
The Shimazu Clan of Satsuma and Tōfuku-ji’s Sokushū-in Temple
- Period
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December 16, 2025–January 25, 2026
- Venue
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Heisei Chishinkan Wing, Gallery 1F-2
- Closed
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- Mondays, except January 12, 2026
- December 29, 2025–January 1, 2026
- January 13, 2026
- Museum Hours
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9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (entrance until 4:30 p.m.)
Open until 8:00 p.m. on Fridays (entrance until 7:30 p.m.)
- Admission
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Adult 700 yen University Student
(ID required)350 yen - Admission fee includes admission to all galleries in the Heisei Chishinkan Wing.
- Admission is free for high school students and other youths age 0–17, seniors over 70, visitors with disabilities and one caretaker, and for Campus Members (including faculty). Please show ID.
- Admission for school groups: Admission to the Collection Galleries is free for elementary school, middle school, and high school students on school fieldtrips as well as teachers serving as their guides.
Description of Exhibition
Sokushū-in is one of the many subtemples found within the
precincts of Kyoto’s massive Tōfuku-ji Temple complex. It
was established in 1387 by Gōchū Genjū (1318–1388), the
54th abbot of Tōfuku-ji, in honor of the deceased feudal lord
Shimazu Ujihisa (1328–1387). Sokushū-in then served as a
family temple of the Shimazu Clan for generations.
Many of the cultural properties part of the temple’s long
history were scattered during the chaos of the Meiji
Restoration in the late 1800s. However, in fiscal year 2022
the museum received a generous donation of historical
documents and decorative arts once belonging to Sokushū-in.
This Feature Exhibition commemorates the remarkable
re-emergence of these works after some 150 years, drawing
primarily on historical documents to introduce a selection of
these precious materials.
Letter by Numazu Jōshō (Dated to the Twenty-ninth Day of the Fifth Month)
From the Documents Related to Tōfuku-ji Temple’s Sokushū-in (Family Temple of the Shimazu Clan of Satsuma)
Kyoto National Museum
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