Exhibition ‘Sumidagawa – The Beloved River of Edo’ Opened

On September 22, the exhibition titled ‘Sumidagawa – The Beloved River of Edo’ opened at the Edo-Tokyo Museum (until November 14). It traced how the Sumida River flowing through Tokyo had been depicted from the Edo period to modern times, approaching the relationship between the Sumida River and its people from broad perspectives including history, folklore, archaeology, and art. The exhibition consisted of five chapters: Prologue ‘Koten kara gense e (From Classics to the Present Day)’; Chapter 1 ‘Funa asobi no sumidagawa (The Sumiga River for Boat Pleasure)’; Chapter 2 ‘Sumidagawa o nagameru (Viewing the Sumida River)’; Chapter 3 ‘Sumidagawa no fūbutsushi (Seasonal Scenes of the Sumida River)’; and Epilogue ‘Kindai e no renzoku to hirenzoku (Continuity and Discontinuity into the Modern Era)’. Admist heightened attention on the changing landscape along the Sumida River due to the construction of Tokyo Skytree, it proved a particlularly meaningful exhibition. (Japanese)