The National Museum of Japanese History is located approximately at 30 minutes by train from Narita Airport, in Sakura city, Chiba Prefecture. In this museum are displayed official documents and different goods of Japanese history. From the late 1950s to the 1970s, Japan experienced an economical boom called “high economic growth period”. In the period people moved from mountain villages to cities, where “Danchi” (2DK housing complexes) were built. In this museum, there is an exhibition where is possible to learn more about how was life in “Danchi”. Visitors often feel norstalgic! Behind the powerful Japanese economy, people living in those small apartments had big dreams.
There are plenty of interesting exhibitions, so they can not be seen just in one day. There are also lending audio guides for foreigners, so why not try to visit this representative museum of Japan?
1950年代後半～70年頃、「高度経済成長期」を迎えた日本では、人々が山村から都市に移り住み、それに伴って都市に「団地」が建てられました。千葉県佐倉市にある国立歴史民俗博物館には、そういった団地での生活を知ることができる実物大の展示があり「懐かしい！」と人気を集めています。パワフルだった日本経済の裏側で、人々は小さな団地で希望をもって暮らしていました。他にも興味深い展示が盛りだくさんで、とても1日では全部見て回ることはできません。成田空港から列車で約30分。外国人向けにオーディオガイドの貸し出しもあるので、日本を代表するこの博物館を訪れてみてはいかがでしょうか。
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