Do you know the Emperor system of Japan?.
It has been continued from past long long time when people were controlled by the general of Ieyasu Tokugawa and under the rule of USA after the World War and ancient times, Emperor is in any age in Japan.
(However, today most Japanese people is not conscious Emperor's existence in their usually life. how about England and Denmark? is it same?)
well, in Japan, the name in the age has changed every Emperor.
For instance, the age "Heisei era" started after the present emperor had ascended the throne.
''Meiji Era''→''Taisho Era''→''Showa Era'' then ''Heisei Era'' now.
So we have two ways call or write the name of era, for example when we write(or say)birthday, 1971/●●/●● or Showa 46nen(昭和46年)/●●/●●. It is interested isn't it?
We have images in every period.
I was born in ''Showa'', Showa's image is sadly ''War'' and everybody had a lot of guts to survive the life after the World War Ⅱfor reconstruction. like that, my image.
oh,and there is an image of analog electrification appliances,too.
a lots of people have fond memories of Showa Era that was living in humble circumstances and worked hard and for young people who was born and growing up in Heisei Era when is in comfortable circumstances,Showa is nostalgic age and feel people's warmth. yes Showa Era is popular for Japanese.
Sometimes the events like "Exhibition that looks back on the Showa Era" is held.
To make a long story short,I went to ''Exhibition that looks back on the Showa Era'' held in the nearby museum the other day.
This exhibition is for kids.
Children can play with nostalgic toys which are museum own.
They played normally with these toys, look at this my daughter setting this toys↓↓↓,
mmmm Japanese taste.
These dolls named ''Monchicchi'' was all the rage among children when I was child.↑↑↑
Monchicchi was sold by Japanese toy company in 1974 then was popular in the world.
This is a baseball pinball.
Everybody liked baseball and they were glued to baseball players, Mr, Shigeo Nagashima and Mr,Sadaharu Oh in Showa Era.These players are really famous and star player in Japanese baseball.
My husband used to play with baseball pinball when he was child but I have not played with it.
This is a survival game, its a board game.↑↑↑
When I found it I was really excited and flashback to old memories,yes I remember this survival game, used to play it but I forgot the rule....
and this is a tick-tock bang-bang.
This game, you should rearrange rails in a hurry so as not to stop a clock moving.
I really wanted this toy but my parents didn't buy it.
The museum staff recreated a Showa's shop that sells cheap sweets(Dagashi-ya).
This shop(Dagashi-ya)is for children, they can buy cheap snacks and sweets etc by themselves.
There is not many Dagashi-ya now.
This is a Kamishibai(tell children story illustrated with picture cards)
It was a children's entertainment in the age without the television after the world war Ⅱ.
a man,storyteller rode public squares where children played on a bicycle equipped with a small stage.
Storyteller told stories with funny then stopped story on the way, storyteller said to children ''to be continued,so come back to here tomorrow''.
Kamishibai is Showa Era but it is my mother's generation.
I knew it this time, Children is Children any age.
play, curious obedient and they adapt oneself to any environment.
I look back on toy of tick-tock bang-bang and I nostalgically talked about Showa Era, these made me felt older.
!! Did you surprised that
at the Ryokan(Japanese style hotel), so just we were easy going to short trip to here with our kids.
We should catch the bus because there is a restricted area expect exclusive buses for the environments safeguards.
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but that was OK.
then figure out
What do you think that you can record your favorite song by your version? and listen the your original song when you driving a car then will be spellbound.
